myhomeandcountry

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Whatever path you’re on, leave a little bit of airspace for chance. Like #ledzeppelin said, “There’s still time to change the path you’re on.” Less than two hours ago #wellington was experimenting with #summer. I guess it all got too much and we’re back to #winter again. I’m wondering what other changes await me today. https://www.instagram.com/p/CIFTZNOJOKO/?igshid=tk4nr21brf51

#ledzeppelin #wellington #summer #winter

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Day 4 of the rahui. A zesty Wellington-style southerly sparkles through testing our readiness for #winter. Ha! As if, we were prepared weeks ago. So today was a great day for getting the last bedoffice sorted, and my do desk is gleaming ready for action. Out my bedoffice window I can watch tui foraging, and kaka practising their aerobatics. I love working from home. #freshnewday #gettingstronger #gettingthroughit #wtshtf https://www.instagram.com/p/B-TmM5tp0PD/?igshid=1h4k08hjfrs3n

#winter #freshnewday #gettingstronger #gettingthroughit #wtshtf

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Day 3. I figured I needed six floral items to make my do-desk more congenial. The #rose #geranium behind the pink roses is more fragrant than many roses. Simple, beautiful. #freshnewday #workingfromhome #homeoffice #flowers #creamofthecrop https://www.instagram.com/p/B-RU0SgJjwU/?igshid=1pwh7tvns0sj0

#rose #geranium #freshnewday #workingfromhome #homeoffice #flowers #creamofthecrop

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Lockdown Day 2: I luxuriate in #pareidolia. That’s a classy word for I see patterns in things. Give me two dots and a curved line I see a smiley face. I join the dots, and like #amelie I see #bears and #bunnies in #clouds. It’s a bit like reading tea leaves (#tessomancy) with Professor Trelawney. Tell me, what can you see in these clouds? #freshnewday #creativeyou https://www.instagram.com/p/B-NZLA9pLop/?igshid=1a8sx9nhy4cya

#pareidolia #amelie #bears #bunnies #clouds #tessomancy #freshnewday #creativeyou

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Swirls form themselves into faces. #freshnewday #apophenia #everydayart #arteveryday #cosmicinthecommonplace https://www.instagram.com/p/B2zuXLfJOsS/?igshid=25hhddxn7j9h

#freshnewday #apophenia #everydayart #arteveryday #cosmicinthecommonplace

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Some days I skip out the door, off to work like a pixie - full of all the joys of #spring. Other days I feel just exhausted. Like these motor scooters, snoring after a night of #lust. Spring is the time of #lambs, and sweet baby birds. Scooters typically give #birth in the late #autumn. Shhhh! Let’s not disturb these #lovers. #freshnewday #havealaugh #gales #wellingtonnz #switchtodecaf #morningaftersex https://www.instagram.com/p/B2jF3PHpwIW/?igshid=12kz0utjxj5co

#spring #lust #lambs #birth #autumn #lovers #freshnewday #havealaugh #gales #wellingtonnz #switchtodecaf #morningaftersex

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Suddenly it seems like spring - sleety, cold showers and the days getting longer. About a month ago walking through #victoriauniversityofwellington on my way to work was as dark as midnight. Today, the sky is the colour of snapper scales. Monday’s child is fair of face - get up, go to work, get on, get through. #freshnewday #workingonthechaingang #mondaymotivation #snapper #spring https://www.instagram.com/p/B2L58uUpQS-/?igshid=8yvmxu0165d7

#victoriauniversityofwellington #freshnewday #workingonthechaingang #mondaymotivation #snapper #spring

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Eat more #fish they said. It’s an important key in your recovery they said. I say, sometimes a little bit of what you fancy does you good. And recovery means returning you to you. And that’s what’s truly important. With @maricasevelj and @dmlegoman #freshnewday #recovery #releaseyourselffrommentalslavery #recouperating #neuroplasticity #neurosurgery #fishthefamilydish #chocolatefish #breakfastofchampions #nutrition #nijmeganbreakagesyndrome #movingforward #ihavetoadmititsgettingbetter https://www.instagram.com/p/B17R5ZlJUg6/?igshid=hodvo2yx6vfl

#fish #freshnewday #recovery #releaseyourselffrommentalslavery #recouperating #neuroplasticity #neurosurgery #fishthefamilydish #chocolatefish #breakfastofchampions #nutrition #nijmeganbreakagesyndrome #movingforward #ihavetoadmititsgettingbetter

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We’re getting through. Watching #movies (#cashbackmovie), making #art; #drawing; #talking; #resting; #healing. #freshnewday #wellingtonhospital #recuperation #nijmeganbreakagesyndrome #smartsyndrome #migraine #family #feelinggrateful #gratitude #sayyes https://www.instagram.com/p/B12jcuspBAR/?igshid=nt5g4myvhzai

#movies #cashbackmovie #art #drawing #talking #resting #healing #freshnewday #wellingtonhospital #recuperation #nijmeganbreakagesyndrome #smartsyndrome #migraine #family #feelinggrateful #gratitude #sayyes

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It’s the first day of #spring. Cold and cheerless outside the #wellingtonhospital, much warmer inside. We all slept much of the night - #breakthrough. Warmer coffee, warmer food, warmer people. Thanks, #nurses and #doctors. #freshnewday #fathersday2019 #nijmeganbreakagesyndrome #healing #feelinggrateful #gratitude #hospitallife #itainteasy #surgery #neurosurgery #hallucinations #ihavetoadmititsgettingbetter #september https://www.instagram.com/p/B12MJ3GpVIt/?igshid=nb0pekjfw1n9

#spring #wellingtonhospital #breakthrough #nurses #doctors #freshnewday #fathersday2019 #nijmeganbreakagesyndrome #healing #feelinggrateful #gratitude #hospitallife #itainteasy #surgery #neurosurgery #hallucinations #ihavetoadmititsgettingbetter #september

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Another #dawn with only a quarter of the sleep we wanted and desperately needed. It didn’t happen. I don’t know how the #nursing staff do it. #freshnewday #hospitallife #wellingtonhospital #wellnessjourney #calmbeforethestorm #working #glamour #caroma #relentless #burnyourdreams https://www.instagram.com/p/B1zMppgJ-zu/?igshid=1aj69glwvh00v

#dawn #nursing #freshnewday #hospitallife #wellingtonhospital #wellnessjourney #calmbeforethestorm #working #glamour #caroma #relentless #burnyourdreams

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Lemon and sky blue. One can never be too stylish. With @maricasevelj, and @dmlegoman. #freshnewday #wellingtonhospital #fashionistas #feelinggrateful #gratitude https://www.instagram.com/p/B1woYzVpDZN/?igshid=1fhs2i7rmf9kt

#freshnewday #wellingtonhospital #fashionistas #feelinggrateful #gratitude

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Date night. After a gourmet feast of pho to go, and dessert of wishbone rhubarb muesli yogurt, my wife and I finally curl up in our “folds out of a farting vinyl chair” single bed top and tail better than sleeping on the hospital floor bed and listen to the whine of the negative atmosphere room. When it comes to #romance some of our best work has been done in a single bed. With @maricasevelj and @dmlegoman #freshnewday #wellingtonhospital #neurosurgery #feelinggrateful #wellingtonnz #gratitude https://www.instagram.com/p/B1veEMsJAhV/?igshid=uvblhc05umnc

#romance #freshnewday #wellingtonhospital #neurosurgery #feelinggrateful #wellingtonnz #gratitude

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When you go to #nanas for #lunch and you be #starving and you have to wait for uncle Wal to wash his hands and come inside and he always talks and then #grandpa insists that you all say #grace and be all like #grateful and you are and all and you love them more than you know but but you really want to do is #dive in and #eat. #freshnewday #citrus #family #afamilythateatstogetherstaystogether #nomnomnom #truestory #nzbirds https://www.instagram.com/p/B1P9yjoJEm3/?igshid=1curckasnomsy

#nanas #lunch #starving #grandpa #grace #grateful #dive #eat #freshnewday #citrus #family #afamilythateatstogetherstaystogether #nomnomnom #truestory #nzbirds

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Is this my #tui face? #freshnewday #nznativebirds #urbanornithology #burbsbirds #loveisallyouneed #orange #nectarforthegods #nectarfeeder #rain #winterdreaming #suburbia #karori #wellingtonnz #weather https://www.instagram.com/p/B1P30cbJ37H/?igshid=bp1ydc04bisu

#tui #freshnewday #nznativebirds #urbanornithology #burbsbirds #loveisallyouneed #orange #nectarforthegods #nectarfeeder #rain #winterdreaming #suburbia #karori #wellingtonnz #weather

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And then you begin to think you might get through this after all. #freshnewday #getthroughit #spring #recovery #gratitude https://www.instagram.com/p/B1E5WFHJPaf/?igshid=1l4u9m0gmb6b5

#freshnewday #getthroughit #spring #recovery #gratitude

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Winter is easing away into #spring. Of course there’s plenty of time for more shivers whispered up from #antarctica; but meanwhile our #lemon tree is just shimmering #beauty. #freshnewday #citrus #lovelovelove #foodforest https://www.instagram.com/p/B0uwoueJfdb/?igshid=1frmi3p8kjnnj

#spring #antarctica #lemon #beauty #freshnewday #citrus #lovelovelove #foodforest