Family History, Life at No.22, Musings

Hotel Buller and Uncle Bill

During the 1940s, my great Uncle Bill (Nana Ballard's brother) worked, visited or did both at the Hotel Buller in Westport.

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.

Musings, New Zealand, Poetry

Grandad’s Patch

Grandad Ballard and with the assistance became a market gardener when he was given the opportunity to buy fertile land in Gisborne after the war. With Nana's helping hands they grew an abundance of kumara.