Category Archives: This is Nelson

Excellent!

Posted on 20 August, 2012 by

Seen in Nelson

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Matters of State

Posted on 18 July, 2012 by
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Mapua Portrait: Portrait Mapua

Posted on 28 February, 2012 by

2 men in hi-vis jackets installing something on the roof of the shed next to the Appleshed Café. Today’s post on Portrait Mapua maybe. (If it’s blurred, put it down to a couple of glasses of Blackenbrook’s Sauvignon Blanc at … Continue reading →

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Local interest

Posted on 20 February, 2012 by

Put “Kiwi” or “Nelson” on the cover of a book and it’ll sell like hotcakes around here. (“Can I have my money back, please? This book’s all about South AFRICA, not NELSON…”)

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Poetry in “The Listener”

Posted on 20 February, 2012 by

Tony Jackson is my cousin Shirley’s husband. He wasn’t joking. This was the 360˚ view from the top of what used to be their garden. What he doesn’t say is that a) the hillside stopped at his backdoor, with a … Continue reading →

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The Nelson Mail is confused….

Posted on 12 January, 2012 by

Shurely shum mishtake?

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>Red Gallery

Posted on 15 June, 2011 by

> “We want it to be a beautiful shop that people will want to come to for art, atmosphere and perfect coffee. say the new owners Er, isn’t that what Red Gallery was anyway…?

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>Kwinglish

Posted on 22 April, 2011 by

> A comma or two would be a good start. And a long ruler…..

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>3 and 3 = 10

Posted on 10 March, 2011 by

> At Naturesmoke on Mapua wharf, anyway. 3 pieces of 3 Ribaldo, 3 scallops and half a scoop of chips (= Freedom Fries) turns out to be 5 pieces of fish and 5 scallops. Lucky us….

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>A walk on Kina beach

Posted on 10 March, 2011 by

> Time: 1 hour Distance: 5.4 km Kina shells collected: 7 People met: 0

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