I was so excited the other day when I discovered that my favourite blogger’s book is available right here at the library – if I hadn’t been in the middle of helping a lovely young mum search the catalogue for parenting DVDs I would have SQUEEEEEE!!-ed. Thankfully I managed to contain my enthusiasm and save us both from embarrassment…
A sandwich-board man advertising dancing shoes in Cathedral Square: Picturing Canterbury
A sandwich-board man advertising dancing shoes in Cathedral Square, Christchurch Christchurch City Libraries, File Reference CCL PhotoCD 6, IMG0041 From our Faces of our Forebears heritage image collection Local pictures on the blog Browse our image collection A Sandwich-board Man Advertising Dancing Shoes In Cathedral Square, Christchurch…
Recent necrology, February 2014
A list of well-known people who have died recently: Gabriel Axel, 1918-2014 Danish director whose drama Babette’s Feast prefigured the modern fetish for food on film Mavis Gallant, 1922-2014 Canadian born writer whose sharply witty short stories explored post-war rootlessness and exile Philip Seymour Hoffman, 1967-2014 Academy Award winner considered by many to be the…
DIY and number 8 wire
DIY is in our DNA, or so they say. There are more DIYers in Godzone than anywhere else in the world, according to Te Ara, and they should know, right? I’m not afraid of a bit of DIY myself. So when our tongs decided they’d turned their last sausage and my husband said we’d better buy a…
Recent necrology, January 2014
A list of well-known people who have died recently Claudio Abbado, 1933-2014 Shy but steely conductor who crafted some of the great performances of the last century Percy Blandford, 1912-2014 Canoe designer who got Britain boating with his post-war do-it-yourself designs Colin Burrows, 1931-2014 Former University of Canterbury ecologist who spent his life studying, protecting…
Terrified by Tiramisu?
What started as a bit of a joke, has ended in a cooking revolution in my home this last week or two. I saw a cookbook in our New Titles a while back, immediately thought of my husband, and put it on hold. The Can’t Cook Book : 100+ Recipes for the Absolutely Terrified by…
Book eating as a pastime
Marion looks at "dangerous" picture books for kids.
A river runs through it (Part 2)
A year and a bit ago I blogged “Having spent most of my Christchurch life living east of the Square and close to the Avon River, I’m pretty passionate about the delights of those riverside suburbs like Richmond, Avonside, Dallington and out to New Brighton. The river has always been a source of beauty, fun…
Lyttelton Road Tunnel 50th anniversary
On 27 February, 2014, the Lyttelton Road Tunnel celebrated 50 years since it was opened. When the tunnel was opened in 1964 people were allowed to walk through it. The tunnel complemented the long established Lyttelton Rail Tunnel. Christchurch had a rail tunnel from early colonial times but all sorts of issues prevented a road tunnel from…
Our favourite books brought to life
Movies and TV series based on books are funny things. You either love them or you hate them. There is nothing more annoying than one you hate and nothing more satisfying than one which brings a book or even a character truly alive. I came across an interesting blog listing ten favourite movie adaptations of…
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