Category Archives: favorite things

FND Launched!

Posted on September 15, 2009 by lynsey gedye

Yay! We went live with Fresh New Day this morning – not exactly countless hours, but uncounted hours of concentrated effort to get what is perhaps our most ambitious project off the ground. It doesn’t look like there’s much going … Continue reading →

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Life, changing

Posted on January 21, 2009 by lynsey gedye

Christina’s World Art PrintWyeth, Andrew36 in. x 28.75 in.Buy at AllPosters.comFramed   Mounted The first writing of the new brings no comfort at all. I was saddened to read of the passing of Andrew Wyeth noted by James Gurney, and then in … Continue reading →

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books

Posted on November 3, 2008 by lynsey gedye

Once there was a well known philosopher and scholar who devoted himself to the study of Zen for many years. On the day that he finally attained enlightenment, he took all of his books out into the yard, and burned … Continue reading →

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customer service

Posted on March 25, 2008 by lynsey gedye

A couple of weeks ago we picked up a tub of black olives from the Thorndon New World (TNW) deli. Pretty uncomplicated stuff, you’ve probably done that kind of thing yourself. We got home and decided to make an antipasto … Continue reading →

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thanks, guy

Posted on November 2, 2007 by lynsey gedye

November 2. It’s 21:30 or thereabouts; and from outside I can here the occasional bang of fireworks. Double happys and tom thumbs we called ‘em. New Zealand is attempting to manage the annual carnage of life, limb, property, pets, wildlife, … Continue reading →

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every thing tells a story…

Posted on October 22, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Some years ago I took my Mum to Townsville, far north Queensland. She’d had some surgery that hadn’t gone well. I was working three part time jobs being as full time work was unavailable. It was the middle of winter … Continue reading →

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tiddle me

Posted on October 17, 2007 by lynsey gedye

I was talking about my new online Japanese haiku tiddlywiki with one of my workmates. He was saying how he’d like a tiddlywiki to create manuals etc, but the whole online hosting drama was just a pain when you’re not … Continue reading →

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how to make a kite for matariki

Posted on June 12, 2007 by lynsey gedye

The ultimate in one-upmanship is to cruise down the park with the kids and have a kite that flies. Or, let me put it another way – Charles Shultz absolutely knew how to show Charlie Brown’s ARGH! moments with a … Continue reading →

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combined forces

Posted on October 6, 2006 by lynsey gedye

When I was first exposed to wikis I couldn’t see an application. And then along came wikipedia and it seems a wonderful tool. It’s increasingly difficult (but not impossible) to find a gap in wikipedia’s coverage. One of my professors … Continue reading →

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they’re ba-a-a-a-ack!

Posted on September 7, 2006 by lynsey gedye

Yay! I was so pleased today to discover where ‘my’ sea bass had slunk off to. Through the summer I’d enjoyed my daily view into the world of the bass that live in the harbour. I’m not prepared to say … Continue reading →

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