We must talk about it (PE)

I am at the checkout of the foodtown supermarket in New Lynn, Auckland, and starting to talk to an elderly man I have never met before as we are waiting to be served.
He is before me but seems to want to continue to talk, because he is waiting for me over there until I [...]

19.05. 2007 MAC FACTS

In Franchise New Zealand Volume 7 Issue 2 Winter 1998 were 8 listed.
But I was especially interested in Mac Fact 2:
“The Golden Arches are recognised by more people world-wide than the Christian cross.”

The Cross in the Sky

 
 
The Cross in the Sky
It was a most beautiful evening in Kaikohe, and it was still warm. The sun was just about to go down when I saw it above our garage from the back of the house. It was a cross in the sky, very clearly. I really wish we could have more evenings [...]

11. 05. 07

Here are two quotations from a book I was given about a week ago:
” Love your calling with passion; it is the meaning of your life.” Auguste Rodin said that. “Sharing is my passion- it is my reason for being.” Steve Parish said that.
Maybe I come back later to say something about [...]

09. 05. 2007

The Glorious Dead (Monument in the middle of Kaitaia)
The monument made me think about the dead.
The Bible says in Hebrews 9,27: “Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, …..”
(click on the picture to see the writing)

Ein Gruss aus der Heimat

Ich bin jetzt pensioniert und habe Deutschland verlassen, als ich 26 Jahre alt war. Wir waren 13 Jahre in Thailand und die anderen Jahre hier in Neuseeland.
Wenn Freunde das erfahren, fragen sie manchmal, ob ich mich nicht nach Deutschland, dem Heimatland zuruecksehne. Ich muss dann manchmal laecheln und ich sage ihnen, “Freunde, Deutschland [...]

Kaitaia

04.05. 2007
Kaitaia
Main Street with shops