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Continuation from last writing. The cheapest rent mother could find was a ferry and bus ride from downtown Auckland. Also, it was overgrown and somewhat shabby. However, it was idyllic!

Expelled from Europe at 35 with 2 children 6 & 9. Through privilege, my father became vice-consul of Costa Rica, after the war, which enabled the family to stay in Switzerland. In the acrimonious divorce, he withdrew ...

Doubtlessly the election has overshadowed every other nuance in our daily lives, but it brings me to one of Mother’s early observations. We do what we need to do (in this case vote) and whatever the outcome you need ...

We were sitting in music class at school, and our teacher was playing Mozart explaining that the music had lasted over 200 years. Under his breath, Don uttered, no wonder it stinks, just loud enough that the class burst into laughter!

No Maintenance! As a builder of house, I heard this so many times I could puke! If you learn anything in life, this is the lesson one should take to heart. DO THE MAINTENANCE. The expression: spoil the ship for a ha'pworth...

Enough of the heavy stuff. Lately, I was chatting with a friend of mine and he announced they were expecting their first child in January. What joyous news. As is often the case, the couple is assuming that they will be able to...

My upbringing said, do not discuss Money, Religion, or Politics! However, in this election cycle, it is quite difficult to avoid what is certainly a surreal experience. It feels to me like a hail storm that won’t abate! For most of us,

The other day I was watching a nature film and a musk Ox had died on the tundra – seemingly from disease as no other causes of death were obvious. The camera crew then captured a pack of wolves, who were...