Residents in Aotearoa: Howick Village, part two

Sunday, 18 September 2022

Howick Village, part two

I ended my last post with the picture you see below of the general store at Howick Village. Apparently, this building did not weather the last century and a half plus, without getting some help from modern materials. Well, let's take a look inside where the items displayed are more in keeping with the time period. (1840 to 1880 I believe)

I think that because most of the exteriors of the homes that I saw have been updated in a way similar to the General Store, I'll concentrate on showing you the interiors.

Although I was a little disappointed with the modern looking exteriors of many of the buildings, the interiors were clearly original and smelled it. Very old stone, brick and wood reveal the wonderful odor of history when they no longer have the smells of daily living layered upon them.

That's it for this week.

Soon, a group of us will be taking a 'mystery sight-seeing tour' by bus. Gary, the organizer, is giving no hints whatsoever about the itinerary, so I'm completely in the dark.

I'll share the mystery though, once it's revealed to the 50 or so of us signed up for the experience, with all of you. Later, -djf

3 comments:

Anonymous23 September 2022 at 15:19
I enjoyed Part 2 of your trip. You are right that the outside and the inside do not truly match always. I love to explore historic places.
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My deer blind, a place outside of time and space.

This is a picture of my deer hunting blind. I built in in 1975 and used it until about 2010. I'm publishing this picture and text on November 15 of 2022, the opening day of Michigan's rifle deer hunting season, to remember all the years I spent sitting there and occasionally harvesting a deer. I think that the meat I provided for my family was only a small portion of the benefit I received from hunting in this manner. Of greater value to me was the time I spent alone, watching the forest and its many components interact. I had time to unwind from the stresses of my work, to appreciate our world, and even sometimes to pray. That blind was a refuge to me. It was cozy, and comfortable and I spent much more time filming the activities of not only deer, but bears, racoons, turkeys, squirrels, hawks, and once, even a snowy owl, than I did harvesting deer. May I suggest to all of you that you try to find some time and a place, where you can be alone, and where you can ponder and appreciate your life and your place in the world. It does a body good. -djf