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Adventures of moving from Australia to New Zealand.

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An interview with myself: Part 1

From on the move......again, 5 days ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

Q. So how have you been since we last communicated' A. Well, busy to put it in one word.? After packing up our lives in New Zealand we now live in Darwin, with a two week long stopover in South Australia.? It was a whirlwind period and I feel like I have lost the past few months. Q. Are you happy to be back in Australia'? I know you missed it a lot while living in New Zealand. A. Yes indeed, ?I did miss Australia and have written in the past ?how I pined for the... Read more
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be careful what you wish for...

From on the move......again, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

There is an old English proverb which was used as a central theme for a short horror story in 1902.? The Author was W.W.Jacobs and the tale was titled ?The Monkeys' Paw'.? It is an early exemplification of the proverb - "be careful what you wish for, lest it come true". It is too easy to wish we had more of some things, less of others, different jobs, better pay, more hair, less weight, new city, more time and so on.? Seldom do we reflect on what we already have and consider... Read more
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So, hows it going so far'

From on the move......again, 3 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

A bit of deviation from my usual ranting and raving about Life. ?As promised, I am going to use my blog,?Facebook?and emails to make contact with everyone about how the move is going. ?This posting is going to be more about facts and events as opposed to fanciful?philosophical?prophecies. After driving almost 3500kms over a 5 day period, we finally arrived at our new home in Darwin.? The house we are living in is little more than a renovated shed,... Read more
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Darwin

From on the move......again, 1 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

Sorry for the absence. Relocating house is crazy enough, but relocating countries is immeasurably crazier.? The transition has been long and convoluted, with visits to family and friends in other parts of the country before arriving in Darwin in the week just past.? It was a perfect whirlwind revisiting my old haunts and seeing everyone again.? Hitting the road for the drive to Darwin was initially daunting, but it quickly metamorphosed in to a period of tranquillity and... Read more
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It's time to go......

From on the move......again, 1 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

Only a few hours remain of this adventure.? It is true that I will return to New Zealand again, but that will be a separate adventure disconnected by the passage of time and age.? It feels as if my world has been getting smaller over that last few weeks, with a maddening reduction towards the end.? With each goodbye, there was one less element of my world.? With each last trip to a certain shop, or last drive past a certain landmark, the everyday elements and activities... Read more
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Time.

From on the move......again, 1 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

In some ways it feels like I have been in New Zealand forever.? Then I think about events passed, and it seems like I arrived last week.? It's curious how the mind doesn't give an accurate perception of time.? Time is only relevant when you look at your watch or at a calendar.? The concept is lost without a visual object that measures it, defines it or gives it a framework.? Without these time defining objects, time becomes meaningless.? What happened a year... Read more
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On a more positive note

From on the move......again, 2 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

As the sun descends to kiss the horizon these thoughts come clearly to me? through the?Autumn mist. There is no one beauty in the world,? just one world which is beautiful. By embracing new places and allowing no?stagnation we have the?chance?to see beauty around each new corner. All that is required is to open our eyes and look closely at what lays before us at any point in time. Feel it move within our hearts, souls and minds. If we walk with our... Read more
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....gone.....

From on the move......again, 2 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

The last day of work came and went.? Two more days have since passed and it already seems so long ago.? The tears have dried leaving a sad and empty feeling inside.? This is planned to be a thrilling and fun time, getting ready for the next big adventure of this crazy road show.? I could fake it, pretend that I'm not sad, that I am actually looking forward to leaving everything and everyone behind. Yet, just the thought of doing so makes that empty feeling inside become... Read more
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Going, going'?.

From on the move......again, 2 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

A week has passed quickly, now leaving less than two weeks before our departure.? The less time we have, the faster it goes.? We don't have much left to organise or pack, so I will be trying to enjoy this time peacefully.? Enjoy the crisp autumn mornings, the cool fog hugging the countryside waiting for the warmth of the sun to awaken it and give it life.? Slowly watch it rise and clear the view to reveal the artistic landscape that I have become so fond of. I do have... Read more
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Leaving.

From on the move......again, 2 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles

In less than three weeks' time, we will be moving back to Australia.? Our one year adventure quickly grew in to more than the three years it has ended up being.? I thought this imminent departure would surely be an exciting time, having made the decision to return to my beloved homeland to be embraced by its warmth once more.? Many months ago, the thought of returning would have generated up all sorts of wistful emotions and immediate thoughts of what I miss so much about... Read more
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