February 14, 2010

My grandfather goes looking for his own grave (and other Maltese mysteries)

Ninety-five or so years ago a teenager in New Zealand, hearing news of the-- perhaps still "heroic"-- early phases of the British involvement in the Great War, was desperate to...
Posted by Helena Cobban at 03:05 PM | Fulltext link (7 comments)

March 02, 2009

Magnanimous in Defeat

It's a beautiful place to sit, on a bench overlooking Tarakena Bay on the southeast corner of New Zealand's North Island. One can watch the ferry boats traversing Cook Strait...
Posted by Don Bacon at 12:20 AM | Fulltext link (11 comments)

July 04, 2005

New Zealand notes, #2

Another NZ piece I wanted to post earlier. But I'm home now, so once I get myself sorted out a bit after the trip I should be back to more...
Posted by Helena Cobban at 03:25 PM | Fulltext link (3 comments)

July 02, 2005

New Zealand notes, #1

I'm back in the US of A. On a beautiful mountaintop overlooking Los Angeles. Our family is gathering here for a short time to commemorate my mother-in-law, who passed away...
Posted by Helena Cobban at 02:48 AM | Fulltext link (3 comments)

June 28, 2005

We conquer the capital

Today we were in Wellington, capital of New Zealand. It was a fun day; also, very beautiful. We spent a bunch of time in the National Museum/ Te Pape, and...
Posted by Helena Cobban at 05:29 AM | Fulltext link (26 comments)