Tag Archives: New Zealand

Sudden death

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Old Woman

I am always happy to arrive in New Zealand. We landed at 6 AM as Auckland was waking up. The flight was long and our old bones stiffened in the cramped airplane seats. We had, as usual, an hour to … Continue reading →

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The holidays and after

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Old Woman

We traveled back to Pukekohe from Napier just before Christmas. On Christmas morning we opened a few jokey presents.  We gave Joc and Albert Alaska socks with moose on them (made in China, of course.)  I got covers for ice-box … Continue reading →

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Gannets, Marys, tractors and rocks

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Old Woman

In Napier, on the east coast of New Zealand in the Hawk’s Bay region, we stayed in the same motel we were in last year.  It isn’t a high end motel (“flash” is New Zealand slang for upmarket). There are … Continue reading →

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A ramble in New Zealand

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Old Woman

An easy flight, and now 3 weeks in New Zealand.  The trip, as always, is a mix of memory (I spent a year here when I was 13), family stories (my mother was a New Zealander), wilderness wandering and getting … Continue reading →

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Back to winter

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Old Woman

Tomorrow I fly home: from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere, from summer to winter. I am leaving the cousin I love and a country I love.  I‘ll miss the birdsongs, the flowers, the exotic trees and ferns, the … Continue reading →

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I am in New Zealand, but where is my head?

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Old Woman

I think of my head as having little squares inside.  One square is in the present, here in New Zealand, looking around at the sights: flowers, ferns, tree ferns, undulating green hills, beaches and bays.  The country is largely agricultural, … Continue reading →

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Scraps of New Zealand

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Old Woman

We arrived in New Zealand about 2 weeks ago.  The plane touched down just before 7 in the morning.  We spent the first day getting over the flight.  My cousin Jocelyn and her husband Albert picked us up and took … Continue reading →

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Life marches on

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Old Woman

The bathroom is finished (well almost finished). It is a truly comfortable and beautiful room, and Jerry and I made it ourselves. The wood stove is installed (almost installed). In a few minutes I will cut Jerry’s hair.  Then I … Continue reading →

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