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 23/03/2011: Day 30 - inside the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 23 March 2011 entitled, "Day 30 - inside the red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 24/03/2011: Day 31 in the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 24 March 2011 entitled, "Day 31 in the red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 25/03/2011: Day 32, 6am - Blues in the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 March 2011 entitled, "Day 32, 6am - Blues in the red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 25/03/2011: Day 32, 6pm - in the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 March 2011 entitled, "Day 32, 6pm - in the red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 26/03/2011: Day 33, 7am - in the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 26 March 2011 entitled, "Day 33, 7am - in the red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 26/03/2011: Day 33 - Perambulating in the Park
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 26 March 2011 entitled, "Day 33 - Perambulating in the Park".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 27/03/2011: Day 34 inside the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 March 2011 entitled, "Day 34 inside the red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 28/03/2011: Day 35 - inside the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 28 March 2011 entitled, "Day 35 - inside the red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 29/03/2011: Day 36 - inside the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 29 March 2011 entitled, "Day 36 - inside the red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 30/03/2011: Day 37 - in the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 30 March 2011 entitled, "Day 37 - in the red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 31/03/2011: Day 38 - inside the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 31 March 2011 entitled, "Day 38 - inside the red zone".
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- Ruth Gardner's Blog 01/04/2011: Day 39 - inside the red zone
- An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 April 2011 entitled, "Day 39 - inside the red zone".