My beach-walking buddy was away at the WORD Festival, and the rainy weather was not conducive to walking anyway. I did some chores and would have been happy to stay at home, but Stephen suggested we venture out for lunch. We drove to Edgeware, planning to try the new Yellow café there. Yellow is my […]| Ruth's Reflections
Our annual literary festival is always an outstanding treat. I’d carefully chosen three sessions that I could attend on one day. First up was Epic Adventures: with Naomi Arnold (author of Northbound about walking the Te Araroa Trail) and Kate Evans (author of Feijoa). I hadn’t read either of these books and had decided not […]| Ruth's Reflections
Usually we choose somewhere familiar when we go out to dinner. Yesterday we decided to try a different restaurant and selected Original Sin on The Terrace. With Stephen’s Total Mobility card …| Ruth's Reflections
I’ve always been intrigued by fleshless bones, and these caught my eye in Cathedral Square. They are photograms of taonga from Te Waipounamu held in collections abroad. These photograms are t…| Ruth's Reflections
Learning is one of the five ways to wellbeing, and I’m currently taking a WEA course on Smartphone Photography. Our tutor pointed out that the word photography means writing with light. This idea appealed to me as my usual writing has been in abeyance lately. Blog posts have been few and far between. I’ve carried […]| Ruth's Reflections