Comments on: Waikanae

By: Juliet

Juliet — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:41:07 +0000

I’m catching up on some missed posts, and I must say how much I enjoyed reading your memories of the Kapiti coast, and your grandparents’ wonderful lifestyle. My sister and her family all live at Paekakariki and I know how beautiful that coast is.

By: GourmetGetaway

GourmetGetaway — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 23:26:00 +0000

Such nice memories and a lovely story. My sister and I used to have to walk to church each Sunday by oursleves.. My parents had alone time :0

By: Linda Walbridge

Linda Walbridge — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:08:00 +0000

Hi Charlie – I can relate to your post of church and pot roast on Sundays as a child. I grew up in Texas but on Sundays after church we often times went home for a pot roast complete with root veggies for “dinner”. My favorite after church “dinner” however, was driving about 40 minutes to my favorite seafood restaurant “Al’s” for fried gulf shrimp….YUM! It was always freezing cold in that establishment and I loved curling up in my dad’s lap after lunch to stay warm, while the adults had coffee and visited. I am an only child and soooo was always the only kid at the table – boring but I loved the food! Thanks for rekindling that memory!

By: Charles

Charles — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:03:00 +0000

Wow, that is some blue, blue sea. The sea always has a miserable green/grey colour in England… not at all as enticing as that alas 🙁

That bottle of whiskey looks way older than 17 years – how long has Carl had it?

By: Jed Gray (sportsglutton)

Jed Gray (sportsglutton) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:32:00 +0000

The blue in that opening image just makes me want to pack my bags and hop on a plane…beautiful. And while I can appreciate those who chose not to consume adult libations, I appreciate a good scotch too much not to drink it. 🙂

By: Gretchen Wendt O'Donnell

Gretchen Wendt O'Donnell — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:45:00 +0000

I love your NZ stories. Could just picture it! I bet it smelled marvelous, too!

By: A_Boleyn

A_Boleyn — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:55:00 +0000

Thank you for sharing you lovely childhood memories of your grandparents.

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By: mjskit @ mjskitchen.com

mjskit @ mjskitchen.com — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:03:00 +0000

What a great story story of your grandparents and what a beautiful place to have lived. The scenery and ocean air alone would have kept me living forever!

By: Jenny @ Ichigo Shortcake

Jenny @ Ichigo Shortcake — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:22:00 +0000

I’ve never visited NZ even though it’s so close by, such a shame! NZ sounds like a beautiful country and all of my friends and relatives who have been said so too. You’ve described a perfect scenario there, love your grandparents’ lifestyles, just like my grandma who’s turning 99 in a few months, she has a no chilli, no sour things and a no alcohol apart from a sip or 2 to warm the body policy. 🙂

By: lissa

lissa — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:20:00 +0000

Oh what I would give for an acre of backyard to plant edible things in ! We visited my parents on Sunday and came back with bags of oranges and a container of mulberries – and purple tongues.