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 06/03/2011: We're in the Red!
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 March 2011 entitled, "We're in the Red!".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 06/03/2011: Shrines for Broken Hearts
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 March 2011 entitled, "Shrines for Broken Hearts".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 07/03/2011: Day 14 - in the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 7 March 2011 entitled, "Day 14 - in the red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 08/03/2011: Day 15, 7am - in the earthquake red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 8 March 2011 entitled, "Day 15, 7am - in the earthquake red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 08/03/2011: Day 15, 6pm - in the earthquake red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 8 March 2011 entitled, "Day 15, 6pm - in the earthquake red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 09/03/2011: Day 16, noon - inside the earthquake red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 9 March 2011 entitled, "Day 16, noon - inside the earthquake red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 10/03/2011: Day 17, 9am - inside the earthquake red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 March 2011 entitled, "Day 17, 9am - inside the earthquake red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 10/03/2011: Day 17, 6pm - inside the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 March 2011 entitled, "Day 17, 6pm - inside the red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 11/03/2011: Day 18, 9am - inside the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 March 2011 entitled, "Day 18, 9am - inside the red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 11/03/2011: Day 18, 6pm - inside the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 March 2011 entitled, "Day 18, 6pm - inside the red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 12/03/2011: Day 19, 10am - inside the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 12 March 2011 entitled, "Day 19, 10am - inside the red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 13/03/2011: Day 20, 5am - inside the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 13 March 2011 entitled, "Day 20, 5am - inside the red zone".