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Here is what Volunteer Sarah Hensley is up to

How are you spending your time during lock-down? I am lucky that I can continue my psychology practice with telehealth and Zoom. When I’m...

May 11, 20201 min read

Here's what Volunteer Ron Ainsbury has been up to in lockdown

How are you spending your time during lock-down? Oddly enough, I’m busier now than I’ve ever been since I came to live in Martinborough...

May 11, 20202 min read

Here's what Volunteer Patsy Wooles is up to

1. How are you spending your time during lock-down? I’m enjoying knitting for my little grandson, Solomon, and I’m looking forward to...

May 8, 20202 min read

Here's what Volunteer Madeleine Slavick is up to during lockdown

How are you spending your time during lock-down? Reading, writing, editing (my main job), gardening, walking, cooking, communicating with...

May 7, 20202 min read

Here's what Volunteer Sharlene Forbes is up to during lockdown

How are you spending your time during lock-down? Do you know, apart from the underlying anxiety of us all getting sick, I’m finding the...

May 6, 20203 min read

Here's what Volunteer Joanna Ludbrook is up to in lockdown

How are you spending your time during lock-down? I’m gardening – but a bit nervous that if I go around saying that and the results aren’t...

May 5, 20202 min read

Here's what Volunteer Nik Rilkoff is doing during lockdown

1. How are you spending your time during lock-down? While MANY people in the country are using this time during lock down to read and...

May 4, 20202 min read

Here's what Volunteer Anne Hannah is up to during lockdown

1 How are you spending your time during lock-down? Cooking and gardening. Using our abundant crop of quinces and catching up on those...

May 3, 20201 min read

Here's what Volunteer Wendy Campbell is up to during lockdown

1. How are you spending your time at the moment? There’s a lot of fluffing around happening…. Have been cooking and the freezer’s now...

May 2, 20202 min read

Here's what our Designer Chris Miller has been up to in lockdown

How are you spending your time during lock-down? It’s incredibly dull to admit it but I’ve been doing work mostly. And don’t get me...

Apr 30, 20204 min read

Here's what Volunteer Margie Sharpe is up to during lockdown

How are you spending your time during lock-down? I’m working - contacting my clients via Skype and Zoom like so many others. Amazing how...

Apr 29, 20201 min read

Here's how Volunteer Noelle McCarthy is spending lockdown

How are you spending your time during lock-down? I’m home with my husband John and our nearly- 3 year old Eve. John and I work from home...

Apr 28, 20203 min read

Here's what Volunteer Jean McDowall is spending time in lockdown

How are you spending your time during lock-down? I’m still working – long and hard! Every day I liaise with the Covid-19 response team at...

Apr 24, 20202 min read

Here's what Volunteer Zoya Huxford is up to during lockdown

How are you spending your time during lock-down? I’m working from my home in Featherston, where I live with my two brothers Heath and...

Apr 23, 20203 min read

Here's what Founding Kaumatua Lincoln Gould is up to during lockdown

1. How are you spending your time during lock-down? Gillie, Ruby (four month old puppy) and I seem to have a routine where Ruby wakes us...

Apr 22, 20202 min read

Here's what Volunteer Juanita McLellan is up to during lockdown

1. How are you spending your time during lock-down? Mostly so far it has been cooking, baking, eating and cleaning the kitchen. We moved...

Apr 21, 20202 min read

Here's what Volunteer Sarah Hensley is up to during Lockdown

How are you spending your time during lock-down? I am lucky that I can continue my psychology practice with telehealth and Zoom. When I’m...

Apr 20, 20201 min read

Here's what Volunteer Ross Vickery is up to during COVID-19 lockdown

How are you spending your time during lock-down? I’m still running my law firm from the kitchen table. The workload remains about the...

Apr 20, 20202 min read

Caroline Peren - Here's what our Featherston Booktown volunteers are up to during COVID-19:

How are you spending your time during lock-down? I’ve progressed from actively engaged with home and garden projects (week one) to flat...

Apr 16, 20203 min read

What our Featherston Booktown volunteers are up to during COVID-19: Colin Olds

How are you spending your time at the moment? I’ve been watching documentaries – as an alternative to cracking on with the large number...

Apr 15, 20201 min read