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 20/02/2012: Peterborough Plot
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 20 February 2012 entitled, "Peterborough Plot".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 22/02/2012: Mitigating the Memories
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 22 February 2012 entitled, "Mitigating the Memories".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 22/02/2012: Cute Cones
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 22 February 2012 entitled, "Cute Cones".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 22/02/2012: Loss of Lives, Livelihood and Living
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 22 February 2012 entitled, "Loss of Lives, Livelihood and Living".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 24/02/2012: Don't miss DVD
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 24 February 2012 entitled, "Don't miss DVD".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 25/02/2012: Magic Museum Moments
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 February 2012 entitled, "Magic Museum Moments".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 26/02/2012: Quakes and Quietude
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 26 February 2012 entitled, "Quakes and Quietude".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 27/02/2012: Determining the Day
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 February 2012 entitled, "Determining the Day".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 08/03/2012: Wet Weather Woes
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 8 March 2012 entitled, "Wet Weather Woes".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 10/03/2012: The Taggers' Trail
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 March 2012 entitled, "The Taggers' Trail".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 12/03/2012: Central CERA City
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 12 March 2012 entitled, "Central CERA City".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 20/03/2012: Shaking and Shattering
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 20 March 2012 entitled, "Shaking and Shattering".