http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress A visual musing on New Zealand, Kiwiana and it's re discovery from far out in space. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:59:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I haven't been able to leave America, and in truth I don't really want to, but leave I must. There are bills to pay and a job to keep..............leaving is proving difficult. There isn't a seat on the plane. As a little kiwi guy who hasn't spent a lot of ... http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress/leaving-america-2/ That makes a nice change from song titles like leaving Ireland........in past times. While I am glad to be heading back to a job and our own home..........this trip has found Americans weaving their way into my being lots more. I have seen the people for a change.......all the other ... http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress/leaving-america/ This is my third visit to the States. To recap for some, I spent 9 months here in 2008, was here previously in 2007 when I met Susan, and here I am in 2010, now married to Susan and over here in the school holidays. As soon as I landed ... http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress/america-take-three/ In New Zealand it is winter. We are approaching the longest day and to be honest, while it's dull and grey some days, it's nothing compared to some countries in winter. New Zealand winters are tame as. Thinking in terms of emotional health, I really struggle in winter. I need ... http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress/will-the-sky-fall-on-me/ I have found myself over the years so believing that every weekend should be a three day weekend. Believing because after a three day weekend, apart from thinking Tuesday is Monday and turning up for things on the wrong days for a while until the penny drops, believing because it ... http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress/thanks-to-the-queen/ Getting through to the end of a hard week I could think of a number of things I wanted to do as soon as the work week was over and I stepped thru my front door. The first was to spend some time with my best friend if she was still ... http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress/friday-goodness/ Beauty Therapy in a nutshell (a muse)I find myself hungry for beauty. Not the kind you might think. Beauty has many faces & unfortunatelythe deepest & rarest beauty is born through pain.Birth is never a painless process.Ask any woman or polished gemstone.Beauty sneaks up on me & jumps out from ... http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress/beauty-therapy-in-a-nutshell-a-muse/ My wife who is an American, (and I love that connection) recently pointed out how kiwis are in the habit of saying, 'yeah, yeah yeah", in quick succession when in conversation. And just like when you buy a new vehicle,  and suddenly everywhere you look you see one like yours, ... http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress/yeah-yeah-yeh/ I have been thinking lately about the changes in my life, and the nature of love. I  find myself so grateful for this moment that I live in now and how all the deepest changes and the creation of some kind of beauty in my life have been ... http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress/healthy-loving/ I have been reflecting recently on the love and faithfulness of my mother, before Mothers day arrived even!. Why is it that we don't realise everything in one huge blob of understanding instead of the urrrrr   duhhhhh! moments that punctuate your life as you come to simple significant understandings. The ... http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress/mothers-day-thoughts/