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Continue reading →: Brooksfield Mews Townhouses, AKA ‘Candy Corner’These colourful townhouses (nicknamed ‘candy corner’ by locals) are situated at 299 Selwyn Street and have been developed by Brooksfield property developers. The developers have a mission statement of bringing life to Christchurch with classically designed homes. What a great thing to be doing. I don’t know about you, but…
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Continue reading →: A blog refresh!I didn’t plan on redesigning the website today, but after becoming frustrated with the theme I was using, I decided it was time for a new look. So, I’ve got a new theme installed and set up. It’s quite a change getting used to the full site editing themes that…
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Continue reading →: Little Hagley Park todayWhat a stunning spring day it has been. My photo club went to Little Hagley Park today to check out the bluebells. We knew the blossom trees were over, as they were about a week early this year for some reason. However, the bluebells are out in force and there…
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Continue reading →: Illuminate light show at the Botanic GardensWow! What a fantastic event this is. So many fantastical light displays. Ten out of ten. If you ever get the chance to see the show do so!
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Continue reading →: Ferrier Fountain, Town HallThe Ferrier Fountain looking stunning. It’s going all the time now as far as I can tell.
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Continue reading →: Yarn bombing on Oxford TerraceThere are currently yarns on various trees and posts on Cashel Mall and Oxford Terrace. It’s a gap filler festival called Yarnachy.
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Continue reading →: Oxford Terrace Looking StunningI took this photo on August 24th but have been a bit slack over winter about blogging. There’s a lot I like about this view – the sweep of the Avon, the statue in the Avon, the newly restored Municipal Chambers (far right – the Queen Anne style building), the…
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Continue reading →: Marigolds in my Window BoxDespite it being winter, these marigolds are thriving. They are so cheerful. I’m not sure what variety the red and yellow ones are as I got them as seeds from a friend’s garden.
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Continue reading →: Gloucester Street Wall ArtI was walking down Gloucester Street and passed what seemed like a regular red brick wall, when suddenly I noticed a drawing on one of the bricks, and then I noticed the rest. It’s a reasonably long wall of what I think is a residential address (not sure).









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