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People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others have idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, and have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self–denial, industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life the success often erroneously attributed to good luck.
— Grenville KleiserThe Cat Cam
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Wednesday evening and the Garden photos
Uploaded some of the garden photos from Maple Glen Garden. They start here: Sunset photos from tonight’s dinner at the Fisherman’s Table:
Posted in gardens and flowers, NZ 2017, sunsets, taking time to look
Tagged MapleGlen, NZ2017, sunset
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Wednesday we went walking
We went and picked up Gingernuts at the cattery this morning. This afternoon we went for a walk to pop a couple things into the mail and to look around. I saw where Marge catches the train into town and … Continue reading
Posted in gardens and flowers, life around us, NZ 2017, taking time to look
Tagged flowers, NZ2017, photos, quote
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Tuesday – Wellington it is!
Went into Wellington to view some art – ending with the Splash 2017 watercolor exhibit and an accompanying exhibit of ceramic pieces. Very inspiring. Here are some of the photos from today, click on the photo for more
Posted in Do the Work, In the neighborhood, NZ 2017, the creative process, watercolor
Tagged dothework, NZ2017, Splash2017, watercolor, wellington
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Things that make you go – ah!
I found this little book in Adventure Book in Oamaru and was going to save it for the trip home but I knew it would be ok to start. Tolkien in his scholarly form tends to be… hmmmm… dense reading? … Continue reading
Posted in badass-ness, NaNoWriMo, note to self, NZ 2017, the creative process
Tagged NaNoWriMo, NZ2017, process, quote, tolkien
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Monday in New Zealand
I’m writing you, gentle reader, from the Interislander Ferry as it bears Marge and me back to the North Island. It’s a great way to pass a few hours, have a bite of dinner, a drink, a cuppa and do … Continue reading
Posted in birds and chickens, family and friends, food, From the Quote Box, life around us, NaNoWriMo, NZ 2017, the creative process
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