YOU light my fire & are the ROCK of this FAMILY YOU spin the dial & MAKE US SMILE YOU help us keep FOCUS when we get distracted YOU CARE more than we will ever know She DANCES & YOU LIGHT up her WORLD She SPARKLES because OF YOU SHE feels SAFE having YOU They […]
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes in Welly went ahead!
It was a scorcher of a day and then… the clouds rolled in about 7pm. With the big Guy Fawkes show scheduled for night fall at 9pm it looked like a wild southerly was going to jeopardize the fireworks – but no – they went ahead! Not that we saw them – we were all […]
Guy Fawkes Night 2009
As usual Wellington put on a spectacular firework display and evening of entertainment. We didn’t stay in town to watch the big bangs (but could hear them booming around the distant hills from our home). Earlier in the evening we enjoyed the fun of the fair on the waterfront, before returning home at dusk for […]
Guy Fawkes: A Dwindling Event?
Guy Fawkes is still celebrated in New Zealand, but the private sale of fireworks is under threat. Even in York, England, and other places in the UK there will be no big bangs and bonfires as local councils get increasingly risk-averse. We usually stock up on a box of sparklers, to use for special events […]