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About The Tininn, Culverden, North Canterbury, New Zealand

• 1.5 hrs drive from Christchurch
• 3 bedrooms, separate lounge and dining areas
• Secluded quiet location
• Hosts: Murray & Deirdre Sisson
• Altitude: 300 Metres
• Features: Golf, fishing, hunting, hot mineral springs, horse trekking, scenic flights, skiing, tramping, mt. biking, photography, farm tours.
• Climate: Low rainfall, typical inland NZ

Contact Info:

Tininn
13 Pahau St
Culverden
North Canterbury
Phone: 64 3 315 8060
eMail: thesisson@clear.net.nz

 

New Zealand Information

• 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+12). 
• New Zealand operates daylight saving time which commences on the last Sunday in Sept., when 2.00am becomes 3.00am, and ends on the first Sunday in April of the following year, when 3.00am becomes 2.00am, or GMT+13.
• International dialing code is 64
• Money is $NZ dollar and is usually less than the US and Aust. dollar. Credit cards and EFT POS widely available.
• Language: English predominates
• Health: high grade medical and emergency facilities available. 111 is the ph. number for emergencies

Welcome to Tininn Lodge Bed & Breakfast News...

Sunday, March 30, 2008....

IN LOVING MEMORY OF SANDRA

This is a photo of Sandra on her first pony Hopalong at the Amuri Show. They were both six years old.The funny thing about the photo was that it was taken by a friend of ours Lesley Hoffmann. The photo was meant to be of Liz Hoffmann and Sandra, but somehow it came out with half of Liz and a great photo of Sandra.


Sandra liked this photo of herself - it was taken when she was Purchasing Officer at G.L.Bowrons.


This last photo is taken of Sandra and their two dogs Wendell and Bailey. It was taken at Judi and Max's home at Fernside

Sandra died suddenly on the 30-03-03. Aged 34 years.

It was a great shock to us all.

She was much loved and is greatly missed by us all.

posted by Deirdre  # 12:00 PM 1 Comments

Wednesday, March 12, 2008....

FLOWERS AT TININN IN CULVERDEN

Greetings from the place with the big sky.

Our garden is planted in natives to match the style of the house. However I always like to have fresh flowers inside,so I have planted a few favourites in a garden outside the kitchen window.


Photography is not a strength of mine, but I did get a camera for Christmas so I have been taking a few photos to practise. Murray has been telling people that every sweet pea in the garden has been photographed!! I have included a couple of my efforts-I'm very proud of them.


Thats all for now
Deirdre
posted by Deirdre  # 10:44 AM 0 Comments

Monday, March 10, 2008....

RUGBY AND MORE RUGBY

Greetings again from Culverden
I guess most people by now realise that we are quite keen on Rugby!
I just have two more photos to show you.
The first is of our grandson Brooke holding the Ranfurly Shield-this was taken at Tim Drapers wedding in 2006.North Harbour had taken the shield off Canterbury and a few of the North Harbour supporters decided to take the shield to the Wedding Reception to remind the Canterbury supporters what they had lost!!!


The second photo is of our other grandson Hayden and his friend Isaac Ross
This was taken when they were both in the Timaru Boys High School First XV.
Hayden was playing as half back and Isaac as lock and they had just beaten Waitaki Boys High School-the score was 24-0 to Waitaki at half time!!


Enough rugby for now
Deirdre
posted by Deirdre  # 9:21 PM 0 Comments

Sunday, March 9, 2008....

MURRAY'S BIRTHDAY LUNCH

Tuesday March 11th is Murray's birthday-so today Max and Judi put on a family lunch for him.
Max cooked a delicious leg of lamb in the BBQ, with that we had a salad, chicken kebabs, sausages and crusty bread.


For desert we had chocolate cake (the birthday cake baked by Richard McGuigan), chocolates and coffee.


After a meal of oysters for tea, we settled down to watch the Crusaders play the Force in Perth-what a great game it was-one of the best we have watched all season. Anyway the Crusaders won. What a great way to spend the day!!!

posted by Deirdre  # 2:26 PM 0 Comments

Sunday, March 2, 2008....

A GREAT "GET TOGETHER" AT HANMER SPRINGS YESTERDAY

A few years ago at the funeral of a close friend, Wendy Carter, Sandy Jones Scott (pictured here with her brother Carl who flew in from Australia) made the comment that she was sick of catching up with friends at funerals. So the idea of a Hanmer Springs "get together " was born.

There were no invitations-anyone who had been involved with Hanmer Springs was welcome. Everyone was encouraged to spread the word: be at the Domain at 12.00 on March 1st.

What a great day it was-it rained, but that didn't dampen peoples spirits.

People had come from Nelson, Kaiapoi, Wanganui and the West Coast, just to catch up with old friends.

The afternoon was spent talking,catching up and looking at old photos.

That evening everyone went to The Hot Springs Hotel for a meal and a few drinks.Alot of people arrived at night as they had been working that day.

Thanks Sandy for organising a great day -I understand that it will be repeated in eighteen months or two years time.



Jenny Ferner and her mother Lesley Hoffman, who lived in Hanmer for many years, Jenny attended primary school in Hanmer-while her father Fred taught at the Amuri Area School,and used to drive the school bus daily from Hanmer to Culverden.



Some of the people looking at photos and just catching up with old friends.
posted by Deirdre  # 6:00 PM 1 Comments

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