Dear Friends, there has been an outpouring of sorrow since I made it known that the Compendium Vol. 4 would be the last. I have included some excerpts from some of the emails I’ve received below. I hate to think of people having to cope with hard news alone. So you’re not alone, and I [...]
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Dear loyal readers, devoted fans, friends, and interested bystanders
I am pleased to announce Volume 4 of my Compendium is now out and available for purchase at Magnetix in Midland Park for only $9.95 or by making a postal order with me. Sadly though, this will be the last issue as other commitments have made it [...]
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Actually I plan to talk about the local news more than the weather as the weather round here is either fine, rainy or very windy. And everyone likes the news, or has an opinion about it. Sadly most news is bad news, which is an unpleasant fashion trend to develop over the last 30 years. [...]
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Dear readers,
Don’t you think this year has a good feeling about it? I do, despite the fact the year has barely started and we have a very peculiar prime minister who wants to put mines in conservation land. Ah well, I guess these desecrated areas still may be beautiful if you’re blind. And lets not [...]
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Yes it is and I feel optimism on its way also, along with the rising Wellington winds and warmer weather. So many w’s! Better than so many Viola’s.. I just heard the cousin of a friend of mine named her baby after me, fabulous name of course, the mother is infinitely artistic so no wonder [...]
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I know word has been spreading like a wildfire…and it’s all true..Volume Three of the Compendium is finally out.
What a wonder, yes these words have been said to me by so many people, contentment radiating out from them just like young children with handfuls of sweeties.
For those of you who are wanting to join the [...]
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I’m sure you are all itching to send your latest masterpiece off to the Bravado Poetry Competition..great judges..great prizes..all inviting great poets to participate! If you’ve missed out on recent news and want to know more, well here it is…
Last year she was The Robert Burns Fellow at the University of Otago. This [...]
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We’ve had tornadoes, water spouts, hail storms, 4 dead cows, a man with an arsenal shooting police, and Mothers Day all in the last few weeks.
Winter’s approaching, the landscape’s changing with the cold, and the emotional climate of our country is changing with job losses and growing unemployment.
Thank goodness there is at least one source [...]
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My dear readers,
Thank you for all your emails giving support for my new political party, as well as your suggestions for a possible name for it. I’m not sure if ‘The Happy Elves who want to Help NZ’ or ‘Viola’s vigorous violets’ are quite the feel I am after, but I appreciate your interest all [...]
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Dear Readers,
I have received mail from some of you wondering why it has been so long since I’ve written anything on my blog. I must confess to being quite distracted. First there was the superb spectacular at the State Opera House of the musical Cats. I’m sure you all know how much of an animal [...]
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