Like many older New Zealanders, we have conscientiously listened to the Covid reports on TV or radio, and read the daily paper, to try and stay well-informed. And we are awaiting our booster shots. We find it hard to understand the anti-vaxx brigade, and even harder to feel tolerant of the bizarre parades and nasty […]
Summer Solstice, Aotearoa
December 19, 2021 by 2 Comments
“pōhutukawas in fading crimson, the sand below wreathed in its cottony tangles balls of red hair blown here by yesterday’s wind….” ……from a poem by Lauris Edmond (We found this quote in Juliet Batten’s lovely book Dancing wth the Seasons – inspiration and resilience through times of change) We hope that each of you can […]
1. Good News…
October 30, 2021 by 1 Comment
We have sold our current apartment in Grey Lynn – an unconditional agreement was signed this week. It will be a first home for a young couple and child. The little boy has already delighted in exploring the upstairs deck, and he will be going to Grey Lynn School next door. We have appreciated our […]
2. Unexpected Good News!
October 30, 2021 by 2 Comments
Selwyn Village staff have offered us free temporary accommodation in the Village because of their having to postpone the completion and moving-in date for new apartments until late January 2022. We have chosen a small free-standing cottage in the grounds of the Village: 15 Bambury Close, Point Chevalier, not far from the coastal walkway. It […]
3. Charmaine’s Recovery
October 30, 2021 by 1 Comment
Charmaine is recovering and coping well, on the whole. She has good and bad days, but usually regains good humour and capability after a walk down the road to the shops . Some days she is deeply tired, and her memory is more erratic than consistent, but she is learning strategies for coping by keeping […]
Settling in at Earthsong
May 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
We’re settling in to Number 8 at Earthsong with ease and pleasure… …enjoying twice-weekly community meals and getting the hang of cooking in a team of six, once a month, for 50+ people. Shortly we’ll be assigned our regular ”guardianship” tasks in the big Common House, and next Saturday we’ll take part in the quarterly […]
City Communities
May 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Ranui is a community, not just a suburb in West Auckland… Last Sunday as we walked past St Malachy’s, next door to Earthsong, a big Samoan mama on walking sticks stopped to give us each a big hug and wish us a happy Mother’s Day. Outside the church were people of every colour and age, […]
…To Earthsong…
April 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
We’re beginning to feel truly at home in Earthsong now, partly because it’s almost a year since we decided to buy Number 8 and we’ve spent time there frequently ever since; also because many of the values underlying Earthsong Eco-Neighbourhood are similar to those we have been living by at earthtalk. The 32 houses are […]
Earthsong Eco Neighbourhood
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