ABC Wednesday D for :Dumplings and Dam

 Above, raw, semi panfried and then steamed.

 Northern Chinese Dumplings Jaio ze
Lower Nihotupu Dam, where I get some of my drinking water.




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No respect for the dead

on, 04 Feb 2013 6:09p.m.

Families of infants buried at the Waikumete Cemetery say decorations were bulldozed and then thrown out

By Michael Morrah

Reporter

The Auckland Council has apologised after contractors damaged the graves of stillborn babies at the country's largest cemetery.

Families of infants buried at the Waikumete Cemetery say decorations were bulldozed and then thrown out.

Grieving families wanted answers from staff at Waikumete Cemetery.

Lynette Lewis' daughter was buried at the cemetery. On Saturday, the site was bulldozed.

“They've just demolished it all,” says Ms Lewis. “There's no heart in that. This is where you come to grieve and put your memories down and it's all gone.”

Council staff say they were doing planned maintenance work, but Karen O'Sullivan says decorations at her granddaughter’s grave were swept up and thrown out. She even took pictures of the contents of a skip bin.

“I burst into tears – couldn't believe it,” says Ms O’Sullivan. “It was beyond my comprehension.”

“There's a difference between maintenance and what we saw when we came down here yesterday,” says plot owner Roger Sims.

The council says it was clearing areas where decorations should not have been. But it admits the work was done recklessly.

It issued a statement saying, “We should be treating people as we would expect to be treated in this case. We sincerely apologise to people that are hurt in this situation.”

Council staff did put up signs warning about the maintenance work in September. But some of the signs fell down and the families say they should have been contacted personally before the work started.

The council says it will work with families to rectify the situation and build new areas. But that may not wash with those who feel their sites have been desecrated.

3 News

Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/Auckland-Council-apologises-for-destroying-graves/tabid/423/articleID/285592/Default.aspx#ixzz2Jv7zDzMe

 Display of my book Diary of a bereaved Mother, goodbye my baby's display.
Forever In My Heart exhibition which is at the Peacock Art Gallery, Upton Country Park, from 31 January to 4 February 2013.
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Stay mellow with yellow!

Thanks Judy for this special event,

Judy Lancaster-Bowen

Hello Ann and Deborah,

The Forever in my Heart exhibition is this week and your book and Deborah's drawings really look so lovely. Thank you so much for including them in the exhibition. Many people, especially, stop for quite a while and look and comment on Deborah's drawings. Really spending the time looking at her Chinese Baby, Andrew, and your family picture. It does touch my heart each time I see someone standing in front of her drawings, and that even though it has been a long time since Andrew passed, you are still able to communicate what was going on for your family when Andrew was going to be "an angel".

Here is a link to the website where I have uploaded photographs from the exhibition.http://www.foreverinmyheartexhibition.com/134494020

You can also see more photographs on our facebook page:www.facebook.com/foreverinmyheartexhibition

Thank you so much

Judy

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weekend reflection, scenic sunday/bridge : Picturesque Auckland

A bridge in Western Springs

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Photo hunt: Daub

I don't normally have daub or dollop of cream. My daughter is visiting from abroad and I bought a whole tray of meranges. In New Zealand, you must have pavlovas, but we can't finish the pavlovas  Beautiful expensive summer berries and a Daub of cream.
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The photohunt for today is Daub.
When I looked at the definition (yes I admit it . . . how many of you had to do that too? ) I realized that in New Zealand we use the word a dollop. I learn every day at Photo hunt. Thanks
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Thursday Challenge : Lake

WATER (Drops, Glass of Water, Ocean, Lake, Pond, Pool,...)

When you are married to a water engineer, the places you go are bound to be near water,

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Thursday Challenge is a place for photographic fun and learning.

ABC WednesdayLetter C

 Tracks closed because the Kauri trees are infected.

 These long chairs are funded by charity.

 To save the butterflies, Families and schools in New Zealand plant Swan plants to feed the Caterpillars and the kids gain a lesson.

Courgette or zuchinni plants, they grow some sort of a powdery stuff, which do not hurt the plants, so no need for poisonous synthetic chemicals.






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