We went to the Custodian Café at the Richmond Club for breakfast this morning. When we arrived the café car park was busy, including this lovely antique Austin. The Café was not so busy. The owners of the cars outside were at a meeting elsewhere in the Club. I’ve been to the café for lunch […]| Ruth's Reflections
Alice’s is my favourite Christchurch cinema. It’s small, independent, quirky, and has history. It takes me half an hour to walk there from home, and at the nearby bus exchange I can always get a bus to take me most of the way back. These days cinemas are almost completely automated. You can book online […]| Ruth's Reflections
The taxi driver we’d summoned had no idea in which direction Papanui Road was, and started to head east. When we told him it was west he tried to change lanes, which caused other drivers to t…| 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 Nor…| 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