Life at No.22, Musings, Poetry

An Engaging Tui

As spring enters her own, blooms open, and nectar is there for the taking, and the Tui sings lustily with another lick.

Family History, Life at No.22, Musings, Poetry

A Genial Gardener

A tribute to Uncle Danny, a man I only knew for approximately a quarter of his 80+ years, though the Squire knew him all of his.

Family History, Life at No.22, Musings, Poetry

Uncle Fred & The Whitebait Season

Sometimes Spring isn't always about those pretty blossoms.

Family History, Musings

Nostalgia can be a seductive liar

Past images draw us in seductively before we are aware of that happening; we are reminiscing and perhaps wishing that we were back in the day of that event.

Life at No.22, Musings, Poetry

Flying High into the Night’s Sky

Dedicated to a man who made me think and smile, even if I did disagree with his viewpoint, and to my beautiful-hearted cousin, kia kaha.