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 26/02/2011: Day 5, 1pm - inside the Christchurch cordon
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 26 February 2011 entitled, "Day 5, 1pm - inside the Christchurch cordon".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 27/02/2011: Avon Adaptation
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 February 2011 entitled, "Avon Adaptation".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 27/02/2011: Our corner shops
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 February 2011 entitled, "Our corner shops".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 27/02/2011: Scenes Around the Barbadoes Street Bridge
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 February 2011 entitled, "Scenes Around the Barbadoes Street Bridge".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 27/02/2011: Airborne Invasion
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 February 2011 entitled, "Airborne Invasion".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 27/02/2011: Day 6, 7am - inside the Christchurch Cordon
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 February 2011 entitled, "Day 6, 7am - inside the Christchurch Cordon".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 27/02/2011: Day 6, 3pm - inside the Christchurch cordon
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 February 2011 entitled, "Day 6, 3pm - inside the Christchurch cordon".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 28/02/2011: Circles of Goodness and Healing
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 28 February 2011 entitled, "Circles of Goodness and Healing".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 28/02/2011: Day 7, 2pm - inside the Christchurch cordon
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 28 February 2011 entitled, "Day 7, 2pm - inside the Christchurch cordon".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 28/02/2011: Avon Loop - inside the Christchurch cordon
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 28 February 2011 entitled, "Avon Loop - inside the Christchurch cordon".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 01/03/2011: Day 8, 5am - inside the Christchurch cordon
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 March 2011 entitled, "Day 8, 5am - inside the Christchurch cordon".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 01/03/2011: Two minute silence - inside the Christchurch cordon
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 March 2011 entitled, "Two minute silence - inside the Christchurch cordon".