You are here:
Home / Archives for penneylaneonline.com
Lately, my cousin Davina and I have been having chats with matua Haami Moeke. He is a kaumatua, a respected Maori elder. His birth place in the Bay of Plenty, bordering on Tuhoe country, Tuhoe Children of the Mist. I think of him latterly as a son of the Four Winds. He has that about him, […]
Tags: antipodeans, arrows, art, author, blog, blog writer, breath, bullseye, Central hawkes Bay, chats, cherishing, classroom, comicStyle, conversational, cousin, cuppa, days, forbears, forest, four winds, fresh air, gift, grow, Hastings New Zealand, Hawke's Bay, hearts, inherit, instructional, Jason Frazer, kaumatua, kauri, kiwi, kiwiStyle, life, lifeStyle, lore, maori, master carver, mindStyle, Mt Taranaki, New Zealand, new zealanders, old school, oratory, pasifka, penneylane, penneylaneonline, penneylaneonline.com, polynesian, pontifications, practical, presence, reflections, respected maori elder, seasons, son, Te Maunga O Taranaki, The Treasure Box, thoughts, treasure box, turnStyle, twistedmusings.com.au, views, Waipukurau, well-worn, where mindStyle matters, wisdom, writer, writing, writings
There’s a lot to be said for ignoring the ‘voices in your head’ and finding your own way about doing a thing. I find that all the time! Surprised? Well, neither am I! But you always knew that about me right? I have certain friends who would definitely fall off
Tags: afternoon, air, antipodeans, apple tree, author, barefoot, blog, blog writer, Central hawkes Bay, children, comfort, comicStyle, family dog, finding, friends, Hastings New Zealand, Hawke's Bay, honest, Jason Frazer, kiwi, kiwiStyle, laughter, launch, life, lifeStyle, limbs, lip, maori, mind, mindStyle, moss, nerve, New Zealand, new zealanders, park, pasifka, penneylane, penneylaneonline, penneylaneonline.com, people, polynesian, pontifications, puddle, rain, reflections, scene, skateboard, skatebowls, small, Sydney, thoughts, turnStyle, twistedmusings.com.au, views, Voices in my Head, Waipukurau, warm, where mindStyle matters, writer, writing, writings
I love this time of year that we’re heading into, it’s the time of year that bookworms like me get to read to our heart’s content. I always associate the upcoming Christmas season with a cache of newly acquired books and
Tags: action, antipodeans, author, blog, blog writer, Bob Newman, books, bookworms, cache, Central hawkes Bay, characters, Christmas, Colin Forbes, comicStyle, content, delicate, diatribe, favourite authoe, fiction, gang, Hastings New Zealand, Hawke's Bay, Hawke's Bay red wine, heart, heart rate, Here's One for the Books, Jason Frazer, kiwi, kiwiStyle, lifeStyle, maori, Marler, mindStyle, Monica, New Zealand, new zealanders, novel, pasifka, Paula Grey, penneylane, penneylaneonline, penneylaneonline.com, plot, polynesian, pontifications, Raymond Harold Sawkins, read, reflections, sand, save the world, sea, season, sequel, sequels, summer, sun, thoughts, thrills and spills, turnStyle, Tweed, twistedmusings.com.au, twists and turns, views, Waipukurau, where mindStyle matters, word, writer, writing, writings
It’s astonishing how quickly we can fill our days up with activities. Some worthwhile and others, well, less so. The Christmas party invites have already begun to arrive and you can feel we’re heading into that mad season again.
Tags: adventure, amazing, antipodeans, author, blog, blog writer, Central hawkes Bay, chat, Christmas, clean, comicStyle, corner, ease, Eat, enjoyment, eye, frame, friends, gears, Hastings New Zealand, Hawke's Bay, impact, Jason Frazer, kiwi, kiwiStyle, lifeStyle, lives, magpie, manner, maori, mind, mindStyle, new beginnings, New year, New Zealand, new zealanders, opportunity, pasifka, penneylane, penneylaneonline, penneylaneonline.com, peripheral, polynesian, pontifications, positive, presence, reflections, scenario, season, shift, short, sight, silent, slate, space, speaking, special, thoughts, total, turnStyle, twistedmusings.com.au, views, Waipukurau, weight in gold, where mindStyle matters, words, writer, writing, writings, year
There’s something quite moment-defining in feeling our spirits lift, soar for however long it takes us to soar on its wings and deliver us up from out of the everydayness of our lives. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate ‘everydayness’ it’s kept my feet blessedly muddy and
Tags: A Golden Phoenix, act, afternoon, agenda, antipodeans, ashes, author, beach, blog, blog writer, Central hawkes Bay, clothes, comicStyle, days, everyday, face, feeling, folding, generosity, harshness, Hastings New Zealand, Hawke's Bay, heart, hearts, heels, household, impressions, Jason Frazer, joy, joyfulness, kindness, kiwi, kiwiStyle, larger than life, lifeStyle, lift, lives, maori, mindStyle, moment, mother, muddy, neighbour, New Zealand, new zealanders, pasifka, penneylane, penneylaneonline, penneylaneonline.com, play, polynesian, pontifications, reflections, rfelax, sea, small, soar, spirit, stick, sun, temper, thoughts, toes, truth, turnStyle, twistedmusings.com.au, views, Waipukurau, washing, wheel, where mindStyle matters, wings, writer, writing, writings
« Previous Page — Next Page »
