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Jan 21, 2023 8 tweets 7 min read Read on X
One year ago today I watched the #canadaconvoy kick off. I just knew there would be one in NZ (and that I’d get involved!) Never done anything quite like it before and don’t regret it, even if I didn’t much enjoy the last day. Let’s share memories of that epic time, I’ll start:
The day it hauled thru’ Napier the weather was vile. Torrential | sideways rain, yet throngs of people lined the streets. It still brings a tear to my eyes remembering that drive. The toots, waves and the fabulous signs: kiwis came together to fight Ardern’s illegal mandates 🖤
Arriving in Wellington there was a sense of hope, that maybe they’d listen | come out and talk. However the cowardly politicians all hid inside and ignored many thousands of kiwis who just wanted to be heard. Shame on them. Luxon, Seymour etc al.
You let us down big time👎🏻
It wasn’t always sunshine and roses. In fact we had baby shark and a cyclone!🤣 But we came together and a beautiful community formed .. until aotearoa’s finest jackboot thugs destroyed it all / attacked us. One thing that blew me away was the love & support from Wellingtonians. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The food tents (and “food HQ”, off site) groaning with donations. Locals would bake treats and walk around sharing it with protestors. A Turkish cafe came down with kebabs one day. People really seemed to appreciate those fighting for their rights. For the right to choose..
Who can forget the peehive and beautiful showers (destroyed by ardern’s thugs) the kindness of strangers helping us in our mission was beautiful to experience. In stark contrast to the lies spouted by ardern and her msm 🙄
I’ve so many people incredible memories from that 3 weeks. So many pics and videos of kiwis fighting for their rights. Fighting for their lives. Jobs. Families. Guess you could say I’m a very proud river of filth veteran? 🤷‍♀️💕🤣 #honkhonk
Oh, a word to those who stalk my account to spit your own rather peculiar brand of vitriol: You were lied to, over and over (and over!) again. By politicians and their media mates. How on earth can that vex you less than a bunch of people exercising their right to protest? 🤷‍♀️

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Jul 29, 2023
The tables will be adorned with candles and flowers - plus Xmas crackers which I’ve driven all over the country to acquire off various people haha thank heavens for the mums who buy for next Xmas (and their generosity: giving them to me!) Cos there’s none in shops now of course!
I’ve splashed out and bought bottles of prosecco (blech. Too sweet for me but our guests will love it) so they’ll sit down and have a laugh, read their bad cracker joke, don their hats etc while we pour them some bubbles .. then they will be told to hit the buffet tables!
Menu is a leg of Ham, Gin and beetroot (cured) whole salmon, jersey benne baby potatoes in herb butter, asparagus goat cheese tarts, every salad you can imagine and even bread rolls if they’re starved. And while they eat we will be frantically setting up for secret Santa fun!
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Dad is OK! 🙏🏻 It wasn’t a Waratah - and for that we should be thankful - or it’d be wayyyy worse news. His “abnormal fitness” (for a man of his age) saved the day, said the surgeon. And had I not found him when I did, I suspect it could’ve been a different story. His first words?
“Well that was a silly thing to do.” Then he apologised for ruining our lunch plans 🤦‍♀️💕 How it missed vital organs is .. a miracle! He will have to take it slow but he’s gonna be fine. So .. just a question: Can I cry now? 😅 I will admit to feeling rather guilty last evening..
I had been SO annoyed when I went around to pick him up and he wasn’t in the house / ready. But something made me keep looking for him (when I just wanted to say sod it and take off for my lunch date with @Nicola07832777 ) and friends .. 😬😅
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Bit of a frustrating day today (Jane needs a whinge 😬) I loaded up a sharing shelf at 7.30am. A man arrived and sat in his van watching (I got an instant bad vibe which I know to trust) he came for a peruse when it seemed I was finished. Something made me loiter tho (1/...?)
I pretended to be sorting the crates and saw him take three boxes of goodies to his van until finally I said “Can you please leave something for others?” To his credit be bought one box back .. (Could be cos he saw me take his pic?) 😈 but it all kinda felt bad vs good 😐
Went to the next sharing (key word “sharing!”) shelf and loaded it up. One lady came and took umpteen bags of stuff. Same happened at the next one 🤦‍♀️
I guess I just have to hope they’re sharing the love w friends / family and not hoarding or wasting it!?
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