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Continue reading →: Standing on my deck – what a wonderful viewI’m fortunate in having a wonderful view that looks over the Heathcote River, down into Heathcote Valley, over up to the Port Hills, west toward the city and even further west I can see our mountains. It’s an ever changing view, but when we get a warm wind blowing (our…
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Continue reading →: Butterfly Fence Now (Mostly) CompletedA collage of images from the butterfly fence (and the butterfly mailbox which I rather like). The fence is at the top end of Ferry Road – just before the roundabout that takes you to Lyttelton. A sign has recently gone up on the fence advertising Butterfly Therapeutic Body &…
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Continue reading →: Heathcote Valley Mid Week MarketThere’s a new market started in Heathcote Valley. It’s on every Wednesday 2-5pm at the Cricket Club car park up from the school on Bridle Path Rd. As you can see from the photos, this is a place to tempt you into breaking a diet with tasty treats like Macrons,…
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Continue reading →: Erica Reserve pond is a big hit with local dogs!Meet Charlie and Izzy – I met them today at the Erica Reserve as I was taking photos of the area. They were highly entertaining and quickly became my subject of choice. Izzy is mad about the water and kept leaping into the pond there. Charlie is a rescue dog…
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Continue reading →: 185 Empty Chairs Tribute has movedThe 185 Empty Chairs memorial has been moved to just opposite the IRD building (near the CTV site). The Love, Hope, Faith images are on the fence behind it – they’ve been there a while and they are a fitting backdrop to the tribute.
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Continue reading →: Building on Madras StreetThis building (well ruin really) is on Madras street right by the NG building. I spent a few hours walking around the city this lunchtime and it’s still a surreal experience. Sometimes I think ‘wow did this really happen?’. It still seems so odd that my city has suffered so…
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Continue reading →: Re-Start Mall Has it’s First BirthdayToday was the 1st birthday for the Re-Start Mall. I was there the day it opened, and I remember being excited but a little nervous as well (we were still getting quite a few earthquakes). Well, over the last year, I’ve really loved spending a Saturday afternoon at the mall…
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Continue reading →: Brougham Street Re-built Office BlockA ‘new’ building on Brougham Street. It was actually stripped back to its frame and re-built, so is not technically new. I’ve watched over the months as they stripped back the building right to its foundations, and wondered what was going to be put back. Yes, it’s essentially a box…
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Continue reading →: Mona Vale GardensI was in the area today so decided to pop into the Mona Vale Gardens to have a look. Mona Vale house is not open – it’s future is still being decided upon according to the sign posted on the fence. It was damaged during the February earthquake so it’s…
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Continue reading →: Beckenham wall muralBeckenham wall mural. Looks so smart. Don’t be deceived by the blue sky we had today – the sun was shining and the sky was blue, but the it was bitterly cold in the wind.
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Continue reading →: The Flying Cup Coffee VanChristchurch is now a city of mobile coffee vans and this one – The Flying Cup can be found on Peterborough Street near Colombo Street.









I have a long time friend in Papanui as it’s on her side of town who would love Kai Co…