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The End (possibly)
Despite the many times I’ve said, I do mean to continue with this journal, I’ve decided the opposite. It’s time to put it to bed. In...
Scratch101
Dec 1, 20203 min read
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Ready for Work
Last Thursday, halfway through a Greek lesson, I got a text message from Giorgos. Hello, my friend! Are you ready for work? I shouldn’t...
Scratch101
Nov 20, 20205 min read
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Κρήτη Μου
Not for the first time, I’ve been useless at getting anything written down. But you know that already. It’s not because I haven’t had the...
Scratch101
Nov 10, 20205 min read
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The Sun Will Rise
I’ve entered a chapter of sunrises. And it’s gone well past the point of blaming jet lag. There is just something about them for me right...
Scratch101
Oct 17, 20204 min read
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Being Known
On Monday, I drove to Sitia. It’s the nearest biggest town to this little village in Crete and it takes about 25 minutes, winding along...
Scratch101
Oct 3, 20204 min read
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Rhythms
Time is marching on. And I can’t say I’ve done an awful lot in the time that has passed since I arrived in Crete. Other than acclimatise....
Scratch101
Sep 21, 20204 min read
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Crossing the Threshold
It’s 2am in Greece. And I’m wide awake. The middle of the night here means the middle of the day after in New Zealand. And because I’ve...
Scratch101
Sep 9, 20205 min read
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E Noho Ra, Aotearoa
As I was on my way to Love and Core, a friendly face out walking her dog smiled and asked if I was off to do some yoga. I gave her a big...
Scratch101
Aug 28, 20204 min read
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My Goose is Cooked
I’ve reached the end of the road. And I need to say it out loud. I’m not sure who I think I’ve been kidding, other than myself of course,...
Scratch101
Aug 15, 20203 min read
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Foxgloves and Flax
If you’d asked me a week ago what the most common accident is amongst gardeners, I’d have probably said something to do with secateurs....
Scratch101
Jul 30, 20203 min read
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The Weather
There. I’ve said it out loud. I’m writing about the weather. I am reluctant because it perhaps says something about what my grand, Taking...
Scratch101
Jul 20, 20204 min read
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North Island Adventures
Around 950AD, Kupe left Hawaiki in his waka, Matahourua. With Kupe, were his wife, Hine-te-Aparangi, their four daughters, and...
Scratch101
Jul 15, 20209 min read
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Moving On
Tomorrow morning I’m boarding a flight to Auckland. My bag is all but packed. I’ve had to send some of my layers home in a parcel and...
Scratch101
Jul 1, 20202 min read
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South Island Photo Journal ~ Day Fifteen
It was time to head home. Home to Christchurch and back to The Chocs, my lovely lockdown family. I had missed them and was looking...
Scratch101
Jun 30, 20202 min read
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South Island Photo Journal ~ Day Fourteen
On Sunday 21st June, it was the winter solstice. The shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere. It was cold and it was quiet...
Scratch101
Jun 29, 20202 min read
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South Island Photo Journal ~ Day Thirteen
The drive from Motueka to Kaikoura was to be the longest of all my drives. I could have taken a shorter route that would have taken me a...
Scratch101
Jun 29, 20202 min read
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South Island Photo Journal ~ Day Twelve
There were no surprises when I woke up on Friday morning. It was still raining. But I got myself together and braced myself for the 100km...
Scratch101
Jun 29, 20202 min read
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South Island Photo Journal ~ Day Eleven
The next morning, after a huge sleep and a long and lovely FaceTime call with a dear one in London, I crawled out of bed to face the...
Scratch101
Jun 29, 20201 min read
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South Island Photo Journal ~ Day Ten
It was another beautiful morning when I set out from Franz Josef and there was the prettiest low mist over Lake Mapourika. I’d only been...
Scratch101
Jun 28, 20202 min read
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South Island Photo Journal ~ Day Nine (2/2)
I was giddy after my helicopter adventure but the day was only half done. Even after a coffee and a jam donut. And Josh, one of my fellow...
Scratch101
Jun 26, 20201 min read
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