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Here’s to curry

March 22, 2013September 20, 2014 N8N 4 Comments Alfs Imperial Army, chilli cooking, cooking curry, Fifth Waikato Dragoons Regiment, Major Blunder

Major Blunder contemplates the good things in life, which includes a jolly good curry or two.   One enjoys food,

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Fundraising fundamentals

December 12, 2012May 20, 2013 N8N 0 Comments Alfs Imperial Army, fund raising, Major Blunder

Major Blunder makes a plea for fundraisers to observe the finer points of running raffles, for the future of all.

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Walking quietly in nature

November 8, 2012November 9, 2012 N8N 0 Comments Alfs Imperial Army, bush walking, Major Blunder, the value of silence

Major Blunder contemplates the value of silence while bush walking in Nelson – with his cellphone turned off, of course.

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Major Musings

September 12, 2012 N8N 0 Comments Alfs Imperial Army, fighting for NZ, Major Blunder

Waikato personality Major Blunder muses on duty, community and fighting for one’s country. This proved to be quite the difficult

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Major Musings

August 27, 2012August 27, 2012 N8N 2 Comments Alfs Imperial Army, Major Blunder, Puketaha School

N8N first stumbled across Major Blunder at Puketaha school during the re-imagining of the Battle of Hastings. The good Major

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Avoiding major blunders when tea making

May 16, 2012May 22, 2014 N8N 1 Comment Alfs Imperial Army, Major Blunder, Tea making

Tea making is a serious business, with many traps for the unwary. N8N Special Correspondent Major Blunder, Officer Commanding, Fifth

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