tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post115429389617686902..comments2023-10-02T16:20:05.107+02:00Comments on People become stories and stories become understanding: Homesick, again ...Di Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1154366700157692802006-07-31T19:25:00.000+02:002006-07-31T19:25:00.000+02:00And the Keas are soo funny! They landed on the car...And the Keas are soo funny! They landed on the car when WW and I were touring South Island!! I still have my pictures.. <BR/>I miss NZ too! I feel like it was my 2nd home! Perhaps a bit of the company there?? lol but I loved it tremendously.. and I noticed yesterday in the paper that there were only 2 places in the world considered totaly safe.. Greenland and New Zealand! So expect a big onslaught of visitors! <BR/>I miss it too when I read your posts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1154354536051929742006-07-31T16:02:00.000+02:002006-07-31T16:02:00.000+02:00I understand :) Home is where you want to wake up ...I understand :) Home is where you want to wake up so that you don't miss out on the awakening day.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1154339603797061742006-07-31T11:53:00.000+02:002006-07-31T11:53:00.000+02:00Oh manic, you would love New Zealand ... all the B...Oh manic, you would love New Zealand ... all the Belgians who have been tell me they loved it.<BR/><BR/>The bird you are thinking of is called the Kea and I think you'd enjoy watching it because they're full of mischief and very cheeky. <BR/><BR/>They're my favourite birds those Keas.Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1154335974909902542006-07-31T10:52:00.000+02:002006-07-31T10:52:00.000+02:00So Belgium is a bit crowded, so Belgium doesn't ha...So Belgium is a bit crowded, so Belgium doesn't have any nature anymore, so Belgians aren't always the most friendly people in the world. It's still a great country, but maybe I should go to New Zealand and compare. I think I would like it, but not those awfull parrots in the mountains, you know the ones who bite your car to pieces, I once again forgot the name.Manictastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006152822401001812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1154311068807212792006-07-31T03:57:00.000+02:002006-07-31T03:57:00.000+02:00Thanks Christina ... it sounds like you're having ...Thanks Christina ... it sounds like you're having a lovely time back home. Reading it, I felt like I knew exactly how you felt.<BR/><BR/>Things missed are distinctive, and distinctly NZ aren't they. <BR/><BR/>I haven't found the scent and sight of those yellow lupins on a beach anywhere here yet either.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Harvey, your list made nice reading and made me smile.Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1154308748769364552006-07-31T03:19:00.000+02:002006-07-31T03:19:00.000+02:00Away from NZ I miss: the blue sky, Wellington on a...Away from NZ I miss: the blue sky, Wellington on a fine day, empty beaches, toitoi, kiwi accents, poongas, fish n chips and watties sauce, tuis, kowhai in bloom, gorse, to name a few.Harvey Molloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168420609485849643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1154300717057398282006-07-31T01:05:00.000+02:002006-07-31T01:05:00.000+02:00Keeping my fingers crossed for you for Christmas. ...Keeping my fingers crossed for you for Christmas. You know I know exactly how you feel.christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991148606497381478noreply@blogger.com