Ruth Gardner's Blog: Ruth's Reflections
Entries from Ruth Gardner's blog, "Ruth's Reflections: Observations on life in inner city Christchurch and elsewhere" (http://realruth.wordpress.com). Ruth writes, "After the earthquake on Tuesday 22 February 2011 our cottage was within the Red Zone and behind a military cordon for fifty days. Our lifestyle has changed completely and my blog documents that change. Previously our paid work, shops, and many entertainment options were within easy walking distance. Now we need to take a car to find almost any of these things. One positive outcome from the quakes is that we have adopted a refugee cat, Bentley, who provides good company, and comfort when the earth shakes." Note that the blog posts have been converted to PDF format for archiving, which has in some cases resulted in changes to the formatting and layout of the page. Some images and other elements have been removed for display or copyright reasons.
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 11/06/2011: Strolling on Saturday
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 June 2011 entitled, "Strolling on Saturday".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 12/06/2011: The Importance of Being Ernest
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 12 June 2011 entitled, "'The Importance of Being Ernest'".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 13/06/2011: Awesome Aftershocks
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 13 June 2011 entitled, "Awesome Aftershocks".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 14/06/2011: 'My' Magazine
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 14 June 2011 entitled, "'My' Magazine".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 15/06/2011: Fortunate Felines
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 15 June 2011 entitled, "Fortunate Felines".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 16/06/2011: Walking Warily
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 16 June 2011 entitled, "Walking Warily".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 18/06/2011: Confidence Cracking
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 18 June 2011 entitled, "Confidence Cracking".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 21/06/2011: Longing for the Light
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 21 June 2011 entitled, "Longing for the Light".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 25/06/2011: Anticipating Events
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 June 2011 entitled, "Anticipating Events".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 27/06/2011: Regular Roads
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 June 2011 entitled, "Regular Roads".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 02/07/2011: Saturday Scenes
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 2 July 2011 entitled, "Saturday Scenes".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 03/07/2011: Salisbury Street Scenes
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 3 July 2011 entitled, "Salisbury Street Scenes".