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 28/05/2012: Perilous Palms?
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 28 May 2012 entitled, "Perilous Palms?".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 29/05/2012: Bye-bye Building
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 29 May 2012 entitled, "Bye-bye Building".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 01/06/2012: Royal Rubble
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 June 2012 entitled, "Royal Rubble".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 02/06/2012: Waste Water Waiting
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 2 June 2012 entitled, "Waste Water Waiting".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 03/06/2012: Reduced Resilience
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 3 June 2012 entitled, "Reduced Resilience".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 04/06/2012: Bright Butterflies
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 4 June 2012 entitled, "Bright Butterflies".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 11/06/2012: Sobering Sunday Stroll
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 June 2012 entitled, "Sobering Sunday Stroll".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 17/06/2012: Habeas Corpus
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 17 June 2012 entitled, "'Habeas Corpus'".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 24/06/2012: Reducing Rooftop Risks
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 24 June 2012 entitled, "Reducing Rooftop Risks".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 27/06/2012: Permanent Pipes
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 June 2012 entitled, "Permanent Pipes".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 29/06/2012: Black Bulls
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 29 June 2012 entitled, "Black Bulls".
- Ruth Gardner's Blog 30/06/2012: Bravo Ballantynes!
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 30 June 2012 entitled, "Bravo Ballantynes!".