tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post5678472944552153913..comments2024-01-19T11:41:09.359+13:00Comments on A Hebridean in New Zealand: TirauGBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-24432741849442923672013-01-28T22:07:12.783+13:002013-01-28T22:07:12.783+13:00I can well imagine that the main street of Tirau h...I can well imagine that the main street of Tirau has changed a lot in some ways and not at all in other Pauline. It's a strange place.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-67832131280380610192013-01-28T22:00:43.199+13:002013-01-28T22:00:43.199+13:00It's a great little place Virginia....for the ...It's a great little place Virginia....for the tourist and passer-through. I'm not sure I would live there though.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-70832179354488185262013-01-28T21:57:07.256+13:002013-01-28T21:57:07.256+13:00Yes Meike. I'd find it a bit hard to live wit...Yes Meike. I'd find it a bit hard to live with but great for a blog post!GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-42391506509950512872013-01-28T21:56:11.134+13:002013-01-28T21:56:11.134+13:00Whimsy is exactly right Lisa. I'm not sure ab...Whimsy is exactly right Lisa. I'm not sure about a favourite but the school bus is certainly distinctive.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-75357471157991572822013-01-28T21:54:51.495+13:002013-01-28T21:54:51.495+13:00You'd not like the number of people for a star...You'd not like the number of people for a start Adrian. It's a small place but an exceptionally busy one.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-30289653944302850952013-01-28T21:28:23.861+13:002013-01-28T21:28:23.861+13:00So funny and appropriate Monica. I hadn't tho...So funny and appropriate Monica. I hadn't thought of it.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-23038088603796303982013-01-28T21:26:23.227+13:002013-01-28T21:26:23.227+13:00I'm not sure why we don't use profiled ste...I'm not sure why we don't use profiled steel either Yvonne. I intend to use it with a slope when I replace the flat roof extension to the house on Lewis. It's so common in Australia and New Zealand that it is the rule rather than the exception.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-60661594583914133092013-01-28T18:44:33.947+13:002013-01-28T18:44:33.947+13:00Tirau certainly has changed since I was last there...Tirau certainly has changed since I was last there. Mind you, that was so long ago I can't remember when it was, in the 80s sometime is as close as I can get. Love the school bus!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-66937781432685777182013-01-28T00:24:40.929+13:002013-01-28T00:24:40.929+13:00I love love love those corrugated metal signs and ...I love love love those corrugated metal signs and statues.<br />Makes good use of scrap metal in an "artsy fartsy" kind of way, but I love them all...especially the bird lady in her high heels and pearls...priceless.<br />I'm impressed with how clean and tidy the town looks as well.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-67321921455986423952013-01-28T00:16:12.105+13:002013-01-28T00:16:12.105+13:00Hmmm... makes for good pictures but I think I pref...Hmmm... makes for good pictures but I think I prefer traditional buildings in my area :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-52730877087035431682013-01-27T14:10:45.355+13:002013-01-27T14:10:45.355+13:00I love the whimsy of it all! I think my favorite i...I love the whimsy of it all! I think my favorite is the school bus!shabby girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340974325967555770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-81134253729541324712013-01-27T11:38:10.809+13:002013-01-27T11:38:10.809+13:00I'm not sure I could cope with living here but...I'm not sure I could cope with living here but it is certainly different......Crackers they are!ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-42302777253399799432013-01-27T10:19:07.962+13:002013-01-27T10:19:07.962+13:00I suppose the shepherd may need the help of a gian...I suppose the shepherd may need the help of a giant dog to look after the giant sheep... :D DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-22109589859202356182013-01-27T09:55:31.065+13:002013-01-27T09:55:31.065+13:00Great photos GB.
My favourite family home was a B...Great photos GB.<br /><br />My favourite family home was a Blackburn semi (built with surplus plane parts in the aftermath of WW2). It had a corrugated tin roof. I used to lie in bed on a morning, listening to the scritch-scratching of the crows as they pattered and scuttled across the tin. Or the noise (thundering sometimes!) of rain falling on the tin. Or of the booming wind as it found a way in underneath the tin.<br /><br />I don't know why we've such a prejudice against it as a home-building material.sansserifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445280597626572292noreply@blogger.com