Tag Archives: Auckland

21 February 1982

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Sun Feb XXI Mum and Dad took us to a PiPPS do at the Domain. Kite flying – Jacksons kite a dead loss! Went for a run after tea Home – Carrington Road – Mt A – Top Mt A … Continue reading →

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13 February 1982

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Sat Feb XIII Went to the 1 day International. NZ beat Australia. NZ 240-6 (50 overs) (Edgar 79, Coney 45, Howarth 34, Reid 20, Cairns 18no, Wright 18, Hadlee 11, Pascoe 1-36, Alderman 1-40), Australia 195 (46.5 overs) (G Chapell … Continue reading →

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30 January 1982

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Sat Jan XXX Morning spent shopping. P.m. Went swimming for the last time*. Went to Mt. Eden (dead Volcano), with Parkes’. Climbed down into crater and got Mr Robinsons rock samples. Then to One Tree Hill. There were three trees … Continue reading →

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29 January 1982

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Fri Jan XXIX Spent most of today in Auck. Shopping, but came home in time to have a long swim. Then into M. A. for more shopping. Trains = 25 Shopping could be strange at times. Although ahead of the … Continue reading →

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24 January 1982

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Sun Jan XIV Lisa + Kevin are being bloody pains with their non-stop nagging – Lisa especially. Lisa put sand in Rabbits’ milk and ‘Jellymeat’! Looks like this was the point where the cabin fever caused by over three weeks … Continue reading →

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23 January 1982

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Sat Jan XXIII Dull Day. Went Swimming A.M. Played Monopoly and came 3rd. Lisa won! Poured with rain. Every time I re-read this I don’t quite understand why I would have gone swimming in an open air pool if it … Continue reading →

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22 January 1982

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Fri Jan XXII Nothing special today. Dad went to work. Went swimming. Went for chips and got a massive pile. Ah, the chip shop. It did well out of us. And, in fairness, we did well out of it, too. … Continue reading →

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21 January 1982

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Thur Jan XXI Went to the library by the St Lukes Shopping Centre. Did some shopping. Had Lunch at McDonald’s P.m. Went swimming. The truly alarming element of this story is the very scant mention of what must have been … Continue reading →

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19 January 1982

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Tues Jan XIX Went swimming at the school down the road. Went to the beach with the Parkes’ and cut my feet and hands badly. The school down the road was actually the one that Lisa and Kevin would attend. … Continue reading →

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The Toe End of the Curry Story

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

I deliberately left something out of Wednesday’s story about curry. I figured that a post about such a delicious meal – even my worst such meal – might make some of you hanker after it. I therefore decided not to … Continue reading →

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