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Continue reading →: Dahlia in my gardenI’m not sure what variety this dahlia is, but it’s doing very well in our garden right now. Many of the other dahlias stopped flowering probably due to the heat – I find they go off in late January, early February and start to come back about now. It’s been…
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Continue reading →: Mini on building in SOL SquareSOL Square was once a favourite place to go out to with bars and restaurants. It’s stood vacant and damaged since 2011. I’ve no idea if there are any plans to rebuild.
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Continue reading →: Cruisy Days Diner in OxfordCruise Days Diner is a 1950s style American diner, located in Oxford. A fun place to go for lunch when doing a day out of Christchurch.
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Continue reading →: SOUTH EYRE SUNFLOWERS, OXFORDI headed out to Oxford today to see the sunflowers on South Eyre Road. They are a popular attraction right now, but I wouldn’t leave it much later to go and see them. It’s a $5 per person entry fee into the field (there’s an honesty box), and you can…
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Continue reading →: Watch out there are dragons about!It’s that time of year again when we celebrate Chinese New Year. 2024 is the year of the Dragon – hence why we have a dragon lantern in the Avon at the moment. We will celebrate with a New Year festival over three nights (Feb 9th,10th, and 11th) that includes…
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Continue reading →: Kate Sheppherd House Open DayKate Sheppherd House at 83 Clyde Rd is an historic villa that was lived in by the leader of the New Zealand suffrage movement, Kate Sheppherd. There was an open day today and as I’d never been before I went along with a friend who had recently discovered she had…
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Continue reading →: Coes Ford Freedom Camping spot in SpringstonWhat a stunning place to freedom camp. I was just visiting for a family BBQ but it was obvious to see how lovely the area is with even the covenience of a toilet block provided. The drive there from Ferrymead was a bit circuitous and I realised I’m very much…
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Continue reading →: Marigolds in the Botanic GardensI’m loving these large Marigolds in the Botanic gardens. So much so that I bought a packet of African Marigold seeds to plant under a windmill palm that we have in our garden.
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