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Month: April 2009

A Wellington Trip

I mentioned last week that I was off to Wellington. I'm posting photos this week. 1. We left from Auckland Airport. 2. It was raining in Auckland, but we had wonderful weather in Wellington. There were quite a few unaccompanied children on the flight, flying home...

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Packing

Hubby and I fly out to Western Samoa on Friday. Hubby is packed. Even his golf clubs are packed and ready to travel. I haven’t started. Whenever my husband makes a comment, I tell him I can’t pack until Scotty goes to the kennels. She doesn’t like a change in her...

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Enjoyable or Horrid?

A lot of people love visiting museums and art galleries. They can spend hours wandering through the various displays and visit a different museum each weekend. Not me. I visited Te Papa this weekend, New Zealand’s big museum in Wellington. I checked out the colossal...

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Upside Down Tomato

Today I have a gardening post about how to plant an upside down tomato, courtesy of Mr. Munro. UPSIDE-DOWN PLANTER by Mr. Munro What to do with that old paint pot or unwanted container. It may seem strange to plant a tomato in an UPSIDE-DOWN container, but there are...

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A Weekend in Wellington

Thirteen Things about Wellington and my upcoming weekend. 1. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand and is about an hour flight from Auckland. 2. It’s always very windy in Wellington. I’m hoping we have reasonable weather for our weekend since we’re intending to do...

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Horse Pills

I had to go to the doctor this week, and I arrived home with a bottle of large pills. I know the pills will make me feel better, but I want to know why they have to make them in a size that’s more suitable for large animals. I choke and gag and stress out every time I...

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I Want My Book Fix Now

My special guest today is friend and fellow New Zealander, Tessa Radley. Tessa and I were aspiring authors together. In fact, Tessa and I had a competition where the person with the least rejections by the end of the year had to buy the other lunch. It was a contest...

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A Contemporary Binge

During the last six months, I've read heaps of contemporary romances. I seem to have burned out on paranormals and have become really picky about what I read in this genre. And of course, my love of the contemporary genre fits in nicely with the books written by the...

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Stereotypes

Have you seen the YouTube featuring Susan Boyle? The judges took one look at Ms. Boyle, listened to her talking and decided she wouldn’t be able to sing. The music started, Ms. Boyle started singing and smashed apart every one of the judges’ preconceptions, showing...

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