We plan to hold a Garage Sale on Saturday 8 November, the same day there will be an Antiques and Collectables Sale at the nearby Bridge Club. Some good friends have offered to help us. Now that we are both in our 70s and health issues are lurking it’s a good idea to take this […]| Ruth's Reflections
Richmond Spring Fair at Avebury House is always worth a visit. We went early and were pleased to find a mobility park near the entrance. There were hundreds of people, many of them with well-controlled dogs who relished the chance to socialise. The weather was ideal, warm and cloudy, with a gentle breeze. The stalls […]| Ruth's Reflections
For the past thirty years, since the Star and Garter Tavern was demolished, we’ve been privileged to live opposite a green field with a view of the river and its surrounding trees. Now all that is changing. The field will shortly have 38 units three stories high built on it. We were not able to […]| Ruth's Reflections
Christine and I tried a different part of the City to Sea pathway this morning. We started at the Swanns Road bridge, and as we entered the Red Zone we saw this sign suggesting dogs (and their owners) might get together. There were many black swans on the river, but they kept putting their heads […]| Ruth's Reflections
Our 60th anniversary was a magical day with warm sunshine. We dropped our usual routines, although I did do my daily exercises. More flowers were delivered. Stephen had ordered six red roses, one for each decade, and more cards arrived. We were thrilled to receive messages from many friends, some of whom we’d had no […]| Ruth's Reflections
Tomorrow will be our 60th wedding anniversary. We don’t plan to exchange diamonds, but we will be dining out with good and generous friends. Over the past week we’ve been delighted to receive cards from near (thanks J) and far (thanks Chuck and Cam). This morning a knock on the door heralded the delivery of […]| Ruth's Reflections
Spring had sprung – or so we thought. Temperatures of over 20° meant daily lunch outside. Flowers bloomed, and roses were budding. But yesterday it rained. The temperature dropped and we were…| Ruth's Reflections
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
I have a pair of purple jeans I bought at an op shop a couple of years ago. I love their bright colour, but don’t often wear them because they really need a belt. My preference is for an active waistband, i.e. elastic. This morning I decided to try wearing them without a belt because […]| 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
9 posts published by Ruth during September 2025| Ruth's Reflections
Dr Nurina Katta is part of the University of Canterbury’s Nutrition Research Group, and she spoke to us about how good nutrition can aid our mental wellbeing. Our gut and brain are connected …| Ruth's Reflections
Do you sometimes feel dizzy? This happens to me occasionally, and these days I’m always careful to hold the handrail when I’m climbing stairs. Dr Jeremy Hornibrook, a retired ENT specia…| 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
This is a realistic and necessary book that is at times scary. Atul, who is a surgeon, writes about what can happen as we grow old and frail. He points out that at one time we might have turned to …| Ruth's Reflections
