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Rosalind James
Things I love about New Zealand, Maori culture, rugby, and the All Blacks--and just things I love in general!
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Rugby
New Zealand
All Blacks
Botanical Gardens
Rugby
New Zealand
Dolores Park
October
Vacation
Mountains
City
Wellington, NZ's capital, in late October (spring). Taken from the Botanic Garden. It's such a beautiful city, built around Wellington Harbour, but famously windy--the reason the rugby team is called the Hurricanes.
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Rosalind James
Running Away
Auckland
Countryside
Sheep
Paradise
Platform
Train
The little train you take from Auckland to Wellington (if you have 12 hours and want to see some beautiful countryside). You stand on that little platform while the train goes 60 mph, and watch the sheep running away as the train goes by. (Fun to see all the babies during lambing season.)
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Rosalind James
Real Life
Trees
Husband
Outdoor Decor
Plants
Maori
Wellington Botanic Garden. I love this picture (taken by my husband).
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Rosalind James
Sky
Culture
Travel
Heaven
Vacations
Waitemata Harbour. I love this New Zealand sky.
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Rosalind James
You Get It
Keep Trying
Making Mistakes
Blanket
Pattern
Make Mistakes
Patterns
The first pattern I ever created. Made this blanket for my younger son. My older son got the first-ever one, which was full of mistakes. He said, "It's a good reminder to try new things. You make mistakes and keep trying until you get it right." Awwww.
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Rosalind James
To My Mother
Give It To Me
Fitness
Sweaters
Food
Fashion
This was the first actual garment I made. And it fit! I gave it to my mother, though. (Because it fit her too.)
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Rosalind James
The Fosters
Effort
Labrador Retriever
Shell
Canada
Couple
My first foster Labrador, in his new home in Canada, healthy, alert, and happy. When I got him, he had been crated 24 hours a day for years, but was still loving and affectionate. It took him a couple months to come fully out of his shell, but what a worthwhile effort it was.
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Rosalind James
Pretty
Design
Viajes
The afghan I knitted for my mother. This was my first more complex design, and I was pretty proud of it! I tried about 6 things before I settled on the final idea.
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Rosalind James
Pride And Prejudice Elizabeth
Sisters
Bird
The Originals
One of my bantams, Elizabeth. (Original chickens were all named after the sisters in "Pride and Prejudice." Elizabeth was, obviously, my favorite.)
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Rosalind James
Fish Skeleton
Pedestrian Bridge
Walkway
Plymouth
Coast
Clouds
Building
Pedestrian bridge on the walkway/cycleway along the coast in New Plymouth. It is like a fish skeleton. You can see the lower slopes of Mt. Taranaki in the background, though most of it is hidden by clouds.
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Rosalind James
November
Spring
Mt. Taranaki, near New Plymouth, coming out of the clouds, early November (spring).
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Rosalind James
One Tree Hill
Cows
Middle
River
One Tree Hill is in the middle of Auckland, which has over a million people. But there are still sheep on it! And cows!
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Rosalind James
Early Morning
Whale
Swimming
Breakfast
Animals
Swimming in the early morning, Mangawhai. Then we went back to the bach and had a huge breakfast.
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Rosalind James
Rope Swing
Swings
Victoria
Places
Rope swings all over the place. (Because you can't sue!) This is on Mt. Victoria, in Devonport.
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Rosalind James
Flightless Parrot
Turkey Size
Fun Stuff
The Outsiders
Fancy
Island
Greg the takahe just died a month or two ago. This is a giant, flightless parrot-type thing. Think turkey size. Very funny. Highly endangered, but you can see them at Tiritiri Matangi--island sanctuary in the Hauraki Gulf, outside Auckland.
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Rosalind James
Boys Playing
Cricket
Lunch
Australia
Seasons
Tea
Boys playing cricket on the grounds near where we lived in Devonport. I still don't understand cricket--at ALL, even after 2+ years in Australia and NZ. The only sport I've ever seen where they tell you the score, and you still don't have any idea who is ahead. Oh, and it lasts even longer than baseball! They break for lunch. And tea.
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Rosalind James
Meat
Destinations
Holidays Music
This amused me. In NZ, every week is Meat Week.
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Rosalind James
Meat Pies
Muffin
Good Food
Tasty
Bread
Note
Meat pies. A friend was visiting, and asked, "Is there a national cuisine here?" Uhhh . . . meat pies? (Note: they ARE making some very good food in NZ these days. On the other hand, meat pies ARE tasty!)
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Rosalind James
Black Swan
A black swan on Lake Rotorua
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Rosalind James
Express Bus
The Office
San Francisco
Bike
The view from our original apartment in Auckland, on the waterfront--looking across to Devonport. That is a ferry coming in. Only 10 minutes on the ferry from Devonport to Auckland. My husband's commute: ride his bike along King Edward Parade to the Devonport Ferry, then across to Auckland and walk 2 blocks to the office. The express bus from Berkeley to downtown San Francisco can't quite compare...
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Rosalind James
Elderly Couples
World Traveler
Balcony
Travel Destinations
Cruise
Exotic
Wanderlust
View from my first apartment, next to the Ferry Building in Auckland. Cruise ship coming in. A friend had an apartment that he didn't realize was on the cruise ship wharf. He woke up one morning and opened the curtain to find an elderly couple sitting on their balcony a few meters away, staring back at him. Surprise!
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Rosalind James
Red Flowers
Bloom
Christmas Tree
Bright
Beach
Cheltenham Beach from North Head, Devonport. This was "my" beach while I lived in Devonport, half a block from my house. Sigh.... The tree in forefront with red flowers is Pohutukawa, New Zealand Christmas Tree. Blooms right around Christmas, bright red. Beautiful.
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Rosalind James
Naked
Best Friends
Wheels
Hiking
Beach near Piha (west of Auckland). Went for a hike and it was hot. Decided I wanted to get in the water so I did (naked but there was nobody there except my husband and a good friend). So what happened when we got to about this point? Met one of my husband's colleagues, his wife, their two kids, and their dog. Moral of the story: NZ is a SMALL country. Don't take off your clothes unless you are willing to show your naked self to your husband's workmate! (Luckily I was dressed by then--phew!)
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Rosalind James
Figure It Out
Caves
Authors
The Darkest
Scary
Lost
My husband Rick and me, after we'd spent an hour getting lost in Waipu Caves. We got turned around in the dark! It was a bit scary for a few minutes, but Rick figured it out. Notice how much cleaner he stayed than I did.
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Rosalind James
Yoga Classes
Shed
Waves
Outdoor Structures
Book
The Sea Scout Hall in Devonport--site of my Yoga by the Sea power yoga classes. Yoga with the waves lapping against the piers (or the rain and wind beating on the roof)--very cool!
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Rosalind James