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Romany Rambler: 7/1/15 - 8/1/15
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Our blog of travels both near and far, in our wonderful country New Zealand and occasionally overseas. Success is getting what you want; happiness is liking what you get. Friday, July 31, 2015. Tucked away in a rural corner of Levin is a secret that not many people know. This is where the family run Genoese. Picking basil in Fiji. Ready to see how it is done. The parmesan cheese arrives in large blocks and need to be finely grated before being added to the mixture. Grating the parmesan cheese. At the end...
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Romany Rambler: 12/1/14 - 1/1/15
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Our blog of travels both near and far, in our wonderful country New Zealand and occasionally overseas. Success is getting what you want; happiness is liking what you get. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. The family gathered together in the afternoon, and cooked up a barbecue for the evening meal. The young ones are growing up fast, there seemed to be a whole bunch of glamorous young ladies and good looking young men in the younger generation. It was a good opportunity to take plenty of family photos. Peter ...
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Romany Rambler: 8/1/15 - 9/1/15
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Our blog of travels both near and far, in our wonderful country New Zealand and occasionally overseas. Success is getting what you want; happiness is liking what you get. Sunday, August 30, 2015. Family Time at Palmerston North. It was daughter Nicky’s BIG 50th Birthday and we gathered for lunch at the very poshly named Orlando Country Club. As well as a cafe and function centre, (just the place for weddings, we were told) it also runs a golf driving range. Where have all those years gone? After a long l...
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Romany Rambler: Kyrewood – lambs and horses
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Our blog of travels both near and far, in our wonderful country New Zealand and occasionally overseas. Success is getting what you want; happiness is liking what you get. Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Kyrewood – lambs and horses. Camping area in the back paddock. We were invited to have a look around, an offer which we gladly accepted. There were several little hand fed motherless lambs on the decking of the student accommodation, wearing little white coats to keep them cosy and warm. How cute is that! Missio...
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Romany Rambler: 4/1/15 - 5/1/15
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Our blog of travels both near and far, in our wonderful country New Zealand and occasionally overseas. Success is getting what you want; happiness is liking what you get. Monday, April 27, 2015. A Helping Hand at Himatangi. OK men, this needs shifting. Actually, there were two piles of wood which needed moving – the “dry” pile was loaded on to the trailer and taken to the wood shed. Three good keen girls then set to and carefully stacked it nice and neatly inside. They werenR...As the game progressed ...
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Romany Rambler: 6/1/15 - 7/1/15
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Our blog of travels both near and far, in our wonderful country New Zealand and occasionally overseas. Success is getting what you want; happiness is liking what you get. Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Scotts Ferry is a small sleepy place these days. We took a drive up there to check out the Motor Camp – we are always looking for different places to stay at for future Caravan Club rallies. The camp is reasonably small, with very basic facilities, but will be fine for a summer rally. Still covered in mud. Our tu...
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Romany Rambler: Cream Horns for Lunch
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Our blog of travels both near and far, in our wonderful country New Zealand and occasionally overseas. Success is getting what you want; happiness is liking what you get. Monday, August 3, 2015. Cream Horns for Lunch. Sunday is just the right day for a “Sunday Drive”, wouldn’t you say? And with a lunch out added into the equation – there was no holding us back. Where to? We were keen to have lunch at “ Viv’s Kitchen. The famous cream horns from Viv’s Kitchen. Nana Ruth’s Corner. At the Sanson Markets.
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Romany Rambler: Fire Officer Kerry at 60s Up Meeting
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Our blog of travels both near and far, in our wonderful country New Zealand and occasionally overseas. Success is getting what you want; happiness is liking what you get. Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Fire Officer Kerry at 60s Up Meeting. Fire Officer Kerry O’Keefe. Overloaded plug boards are also dangerous – it it feels warm to the touch it is overloaded! It was a very interesting and informative talk. Can I do without my electric blanket? Wow, I didnt know some of that. Great information Jenny. Subscribe to:...
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Romany Rambler: 10/1/14 - 11/1/14
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Our blog of travels both near and far, in our wonderful country New Zealand and occasionally overseas. Success is getting what you want; happiness is liking what you get. Friday, October 31, 2014. First Stop Featherston and a taste of Southern Comfort. It was first stop Featherston when we met up with our SLG friends yesterday at Les and Anne’s home for a cuppa before we set off on our mystery day. At the Corner Cafe. Samuel Oates Gum Tree in St Luke’s Anglican Church grounds. Damon makes his beds by han...
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Romany Rambler: Wandering around Woodville
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Our blog of travels both near and far, in our wonderful country New Zealand and occasionally overseas. Success is getting what you want; happiness is liking what you get. Thursday, August 13, 2015. Luckily our bus trip was safe and uneventful and once through the gorge it was just a short drive to Woodville. A crane arrives in the gorge to lift the truck from the ledge. Photo: Warwick Smith/Fairfax NZ. Our first stop was to the Gottfried Lindauer Replica Studio. Great name for a cafe. Now Looking Lived In.
