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 02/08/2013: Drilling Deep
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 2 August 2013 entitled, "Drilling Deep".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 05/08/2013: Neither window nor wall
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 5 August 2013 entitled, "Neither window nor wall".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 06/08/2013: Captivating Cathedral
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 August 2013 entitled, "Captivating Cathedral".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 07/08/2013: Modification on Madras
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 7 August 2013 entitled, "Modification on Madras".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 07/08/2013: Fractured Fame
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 7 August 2013 entitled, "Fractured Fame".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 08/08/2013: Good Gang
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 8 August 2013 entitled, "Good Gang".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 11/09/2013: Arcadian Art
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 September 2013 entitled, "Arcadian Art".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 12/09/2013: Wild Winds
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 12 September 2013 entitled, "Wild Winds".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 30/09/2013: Scape 'n' Streets
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 30 September 2013 entitled, "Scape 'n' Streets".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 01/10/2013: Swamp Shanties
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 October 2013 entitled, "Swamp Shanties".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 03/10/2013: Common Co-op Coop
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 3 October 2013 entitled, "Common Co-op Coop".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 06/10/2013: 'Tractive Tannery
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 October 2013 entitled, "'Tractive Tannery".