Aging is an extraordinary process, where you become free to be the person you always should have been – David Bowie.
My grand-nephew turned eleven years old recently (how did that happen, when he was a baby only yesterday?), and had a paintball birthday at Ferrymead Paintball. I was invited to join in the shoot-out shenanigans, and did ponder on it briefly before declining. My memories of the original paintball game here in Canterbury, NZ, many …
It was awesome to wake up to the news today that another sporting body has made a decision to protect women’s sports at the elite level. FINA - swimming’s world governing body - alongside World Rugby, has now implemented new transgender participation policies to protect women’s participation. Back in October 2020, World Rugby were the …
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A fellow blogger wrote this fascinating snippet about the art created by WW2 Japanese prisoners of war in New Zealand. My fellow blogger attends a series of very interesting talks for 'third age' people in Canterbury (our province) called U3A, dedicated to the stimulation of lifelong learning. https://www.u3anetcant.nz/ Here's her blog-piece - Oriental Art 7 …
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