tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post3753096586173427542..comments2023-11-03T00:19:48.895+13:00Comments on Lady Mondegreen's Secret Garden: One Year OnLady Mondegreen's Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07638813551209321151noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-29156515727420158732012-02-25T11:23:52.541+13:002012-02-25T11:23:52.541+13:00Claire: Heartbreak makes us stronger if it doesn&#...Claire: Heartbreak makes us stronger if it doesn't break us first, doesn't it. And always there are flowers for healing...<br /><br />Steve: I appreciate your writer's feedback, thank you for that. Like your children's growing, we'll both look back one day in wonder at where we've been and sigh with relief that we made it through :-)Jeneanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-4444495672482351932012-02-25T11:15:24.548+13:002012-02-25T11:15:24.548+13:00Nick: Thanks so much for visiting and appreciating...Nick: Thanks so much for visiting and appreciating this post. I do remember that although there was a strong international media presence (NZ television used very good BBC footage in the days after the Earthquake) UK residents who were desperate for news - modern communication systems were down for at least four days - found that the sexual excesses of a football star quickly replaced tragedy in NZ.<br /><br />Christchurch had certainly been complacent about earthquake risk, believing that unlike Wellington, we were in a 'safe zone.'Jeneanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-37916871206184880812012-02-25T10:27:02.609+13:002012-02-25T10:27:02.609+13:00Beautifully written. The sense of shock - even aft...Beautifully written. The sense of shock - even after all this time - is palpable. Come what may re-building will occur... I hope the new Christchurch will honour the noble spirit of her citizens.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-18550842941433878892012-02-25T08:25:44.104+13:002012-02-25T08:25:44.104+13:00Beautiful and heart-breaking, I love the flowers i...Beautiful and heart-breaking, I love the flowers in the cones xClairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02068002040188323465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-17654156136776290642012-02-25T00:23:58.339+13:002012-02-25T00:23:58.339+13:00Found you via John Gray's comments. A fascinat...Found you via John Gray's comments. A fascinating post on the aftermath of the earthquake through the eyes of a "local". It all becomes a lot more real and immediate after so many rather detached media reports (and not many reports at all in the UK). I love the book fridge and the cone-flowers. Good that there's an inquiry into why so many buildings collapsed so rapidly. People just don't take the earthquake threat seriously enough.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-12759272969007448952012-02-24T09:12:56.513+13:002012-02-24T09:12:56.513+13:00the cuby poet: the book fridge is neat isn't i...the cuby poet: the book fridge is neat isn't it, and the doors left ajar just as we all learn to do with a fridge that's been turned off :-) I think a poet would be a great person to introduce a book fridge to Truro...<br /><br />libby: Yes, the world does still turn. It certainly felt like our Armageddon last year. I've just added a new website 12.51 to my sidebar - thanks to Dyk of Wellyjewell - for a media review of past present and future. It is well presented and uplifting.Jeneanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-75926008844445574862012-02-24T07:26:13.110+13:002012-02-24T07:26:13.110+13:00That was a sensitive and beautiful post. The world...That was a sensitive and beautiful post. The world turns...still.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-84794559181214005762012-02-24T01:21:28.181+13:002012-02-24T01:21:28.181+13:00As every year passes from the rubble will emerge n...As every year passes from the rubble will emerge new creative ideas as your city recovers. The book fridge is such a great idea maybe it will catch on in other places as a great recycling project. Flowers in road cones - brilliant. XCubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12925180435458519715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-77654450158745281272012-02-23T10:27:01.835+13:002012-02-23T10:27:01.835+13:00Thanks so much Owen. I can't help wondering wh...Thanks so much Owen. I can't help wondering what this process is like for people in third world conditions after a massive earthquake. Do they get commissions of inquiry into building failure? Do they have govt funded relief and re-settlement packages? Do they get awards for bravery and kindness? I am very conscious of the privilege afforded our damaged society and that something new and hopefully wonderful will arise from the dust.Jeneanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-32549199192054842292012-02-23T10:03:59.192+13:002012-02-23T10:03:59.192+13:00Always a pleasure to read your thoughtful writing....Always a pleasure to read your thoughtful writing. I hope Christchurch will rise from the ashes and rubble, and that Mother Nature will calm down a bit, you've had far more than your fair share by now. Best wishes from afar...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-20075089793278024552012-02-22T22:42:02.596+13:002012-02-22T22:42:02.596+13:00Chris: thanks for your perceptive comments. We hav...Chris: thanks for your perceptive comments. We have certainly lost old and modern and it feels like there are more empty spaces than standing buildings these days. While we miss our landmarks and cornerstones, it is disconcerting to have forgotten what was where in passing.Jeneanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-9415336525327032002012-02-22T21:36:59.623+13:002012-02-22T21:36:59.623+13:00I work on building design and town planning and ap...I work on building design and town planning and appreciate how the removal of an old landmark building, once an everday, taken for granted sight by the local people can rip at the heart of any community. <br /><br />It's good to throw up new buildings and rejuvenate a town or city but a link to the past, sometimes through even the most innocous and plain building forms part of our memories and our past. When it's gone something goes with it.<br /><br />The flowers in the traffic cones was very touching.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487456386841182116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-51163342278925801892012-02-22T21:02:29.288+13:002012-02-22T21:02:29.288+13:00The Sagittarian: Fancy that newspaper having perso...The Sagittarian: Fancy that newspaper having personal relevance - alongside everything else! I saw all the flowers in the river and the road cones on the news; so uplifting on this melancholy day.<br /><br />John Gray: Thankyou John. I had prepared most of this post a week ago and only added the floral tributes this afternoon. I couldn't have done the whole thing today I realise. Just too heavy hearted. The Sagittarian in More Canterbury Tales sums up the feeling of this day so well in her Remembrance post.Jeneanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-20777173048776220762012-02-22T20:02:52.800+13:002012-02-22T20:02:52.800+13:00I like scars on a city....it reminds us that peopl...I like scars on a city....it reminds us that people and places heal.<br />One of your most haunting posts thank you xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-53348420680605316422012-02-22T18:51:25.555+13:002012-02-22T18:51:25.555+13:00Beautiful post, my Lady! (Love the reference to th...Beautiful post, my Lady! (Love the reference to that June 11 date - my real brothers birthday, right down to the year!!)....heaps of flowers in road cones over our way too. xxThe Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.com