Sandy

My blogs

Blogs I follow

About me

Gender Female
Industry Museums or Libraries
Location Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Introduction Born and bred in Christchurch, NZ, now resident in Auckland, NZ since 2007 and employed in the heritage sector as Collection Manager - Human History

I live with my partner and have 2 adult children from a previous marriage - a married daughter, aged 28 who is a vet nurse who gave birth on 25 February 2011 to my first grandchild Joseph, a beautiful little 8pd 6oz fellow. Our 'earthquake boy' She is expecting another babe mid June 2013.

My son is 26 and an engineer who has recently moved to Perth, Australia. I've been an avid genealogist [dead people collector] the past 33 years. Rampant taphophiliac; ephemera collector; lover of Canterbury history; enjoy digital photography; cemetery trawling and headstones; memento mori and 1:12 miniatures. I'm a volunteer researcher for The Friends of Linwood Cemetery Charitable Trust.

My website: www.sarndra.com

My Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/porkynz/

My fotocommunity page: www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/535851

Header photo:
Angels at Waikaraka Cemetery©
Interests Genealogy, Canterbury History, taphophilia, museums, archaeology, human social history, WW1 photo postcards, just getting in to making miniatures, digital photography
Favorite Books ~An Instinct Toward Life - Dario Robleto; ~Mourning Art and Jewellery - Maureen DeLorme; ~The boy who saw true

What would you wear for camouflage if you were hiding in a gingerbread house?

icing sugar :-)