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.
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 25/09/2011: Faraway Friends
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 September 2011 entitled, "Faraway Friends".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 26/09/2011: Precipitous Pulleys
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 26 September 2011 entitled, "Precipitous Pulleys".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 02/10/2011: Family Fun in the Fanzone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 2 October 2011 entitled, "Family Fun in the Fanzone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 05/10/2011: Drilling Down
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 5 October 2011 entitled, "Drilling Down".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 06/10/2011: Absent from the Arts Centre
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 October 2011 entitled, "Absent from the Arts Centre".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 10/10/2011: Water Woes
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 October 2011 entitled, "Water Woes".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 11/10/2011: Himalayas
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 October 2011 entitled, "Himalayas".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 18/10/2011: Bye Bye Big House
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 18 October 2011 entitled, "Bye Bye Big House".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 19/10/2011: Rain, Rain, Rain!
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 19 October 2011 entitled, "Rain, Rain, Rain!".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 24/10/2011: Don't ask, don't tell
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 24 October 2011 entitled, "Don't ask, don't tell".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 25/10/2011: Additional Artwork
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 October 2011 entitled, "Additional Artwork".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 26/10/2011: Guerilla Gardening
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 26 October 2011 entitled, "Guerilla Gardening".