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I remember this scene in Paihia in Summer 2021. The man sitting on a chair on the left usually lives in Kerikeri, where we lived but I was surprised to see him here too but he was working on a piece of crochet with his needles, strange and cool but true. I wonder if he's on a quest to make as much as he can? Sometimes he would stand on a street with a sign saying "gratitude for a haircut" so I'm guessing he wasn't very well off but he seemed to be a nice person.

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Bill said…
He sure gets around. I've seen a group of men knitting in Galway a few years ago, people would stop and take photos.
29 October 2022 at 10:13
roentare said…
He could have joined the handy man franchise sort of company for work opportunities
29 October 2022 at 10:57
Taken For Granted said…
Always good to run into interesting characters no matter where you find them.
29 October 2022 at 11:07
Tom said…
...crocheting isn't an activity that many men do.
29 October 2022 at 11:56
Pisi Prkl said…
That´s pretty unusual I´d say. Not many man does that. And in public too.
29 October 2022 at 14:16
Jim said…
It's hard feeding folk when a person doesn't have a decent paycheck. I remember cashing in milk bottles at month's end to buy food for our twin babies. That was when I was first in the Army as a private.
We in the U.S. rank peanut butter and jelly sandwiches right below our national favorite, the hamburger. Grape jelly is traditional but I prefer strawberry preserves and peanut butter.
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29 October 2022 at 15:34
magiceye said…
Interesting street capture and caption.
29 October 2022 at 15:49
Andy said…
Looking at him closeup he reminds me of someone who has autism.
29 October 2022 at 22:37
Sharon said…
That is not a hobby many men take up. Good for him!
30 October 2022 at 06:13
Graham Edwards said…
I've had my New Zealand Family staying and going through a batch of your recent posts has made me even more 'home'sick.
30 October 2022 at 07:13
Lydia C. Lee said…
I think Tom Daley made it socially acceptable (cool even) for men to knit and crochet. It's very good for mental health too, apparently. Thanks for joining #Allseasons
31 October 2022 at 09:07
James said…
I don't think I've seen a man crocheting before.
31 October 2022 at 11:07
William Kendall said…
I've seen a local guy here knitting.
31 October 2022 at 13:17
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