Monthly Archives: December 2010

The best Christmas present

Posted on Tuesday, 28 December, 2010 by jmacg

My best Christmas present this year didn’t arrive on Christmas Day. It came on Christmas Eve, when I played the piano for residents of Martinborough’s Wharekaka Rest Home. It’s something I do from time to time, usually playing Great American … Continue reading →

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Is our cat kinky?

Posted on Saturday, 25 December, 2010 by jmacg

This afternoon our Burmese cat, Chino, was taking his ease on an old sack in our greenhouse, beside a battered old concrete griffin. Suddenly he took quite a shine to the old griffin, as these photos attest.    

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How things get done

Posted on Sunday, 12 December, 2010 by jmacg

From the latest edition of the Martinborough Star, our community newspaper, comes a great little story by Katherine about how she begged, borrowed and cajoled the necessaries to make up a special lot of wine for a fund-raising auction to … Continue reading →

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