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Alice's avatar

Those shoes definitely fell off a car roof after being put there by a tired mum after daycare pickup. Speaking from experience.

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Leah McFall's avatar

Aw, Alice. I remember those years x

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Susan Elliot's avatar

Beautifully written Leah - at times an expose, at others an love song. Change the street names, and the birds, and we could be anywhere in New Zealand

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Miramartian's avatar

The simple observations of every day life brings much pleasure to the reader.and resonates in our own lives, if that makes sense. ( I will always return to Tel-boy.)

I well remember that Anzac Day when we all stood outside at dawn and someone up the hill near Maupuia played the Last Post.

But this time it was George who made me laugh out loud, it was a perfect end to a wonderful read. Happy Sunday!!

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Leah McFall's avatar

How lovely of you

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Benjamin Hartfield's avatar

Aw chur. What a beautiful city we live in. So much awareness and healing coming now. After many years of sadness. Ngā mihi aroha. BH X

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Leah McFall's avatar

It IS a beautiful city! Much love back to you x

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kōtare's avatar

I laughed out loud just a few sentences in, thank you.

I highly recommend watching the elephants at the San Diego zoo forming an alert circle during today’s earthquake . There’s something very tender about watching them protect their young….

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Leah McFall's avatar

Oh, ELEPHANTS

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Phirum Moeung's avatar

Always a delight to read yours Leah. I too love the format. Thoroughly appreciate living around the corner x

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Leah McFall's avatar

Aw thanks Phirum. It’s a lovely neighbourhood

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Anna Loughnan's avatar

Yeah about that sloth rescue video 😆

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Carrie Wainwright's avatar

For a Wellingtonian who’s lived in Karori and visited often a friend in Hatton St it’s oddly compelling to enter into the dailies of someone I don’t know who’s calling up these places and sharing her Wellington life.

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Wendy Varley's avatar

Guess who read this at 4am UK time and has come back to comment? Love this montage, Leah. The dog in the backpack sounds like the one having the most chill time of it!

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Julie's avatar

Dunnnng beetle. Snortle.

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Lucy Corry's avatar

All the important domestic details, beautifully rendered. (I’ll try not to take the switching off RNZ personally!)

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Charlotte Glennie's avatar

Another great read Leah. Am new to your substack but after just a few weeks it’s now on my essential reading list. Thank you!

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Leah McFall's avatar

CHARLOTTE. I'm delighted to know this!

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Charlotte Glennie's avatar

All the way from Sydney. Makes me very nostalgic for Wellington though…

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Barbara Lofgren's avatar

There is a very loud ruru in our bit of Karori....the other day I would have sworn it was outside the window..

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Leah McFall's avatar

Aren't they bold? Ours starts up really early each evening. Before the pure dark sometimes

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Greg West-Walker's avatar

Love it! From Auckland but used to live in Karori.

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Leah McFall's avatar

You take a little piece of it wherever you go, Greg!

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Anna Mahoney's avatar

Wonderfully evocative, Leah. I used to live there, and I saw it again, through a different lens.

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Malzone's avatar

loved the sloth bit, laughed out loud! See you at circa xx

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