Living Off Grid in 1983 | LIFE AT MILL COTTAGE | Akaroa New Zealand | Kodachrome 40

[@lesleypetterson8950]

Beautiful record of a very special time

[@gregpetterson]

Thanks Lesley

[@Rooster1976_1]

Epic channel
I love your 80’s Sydney
Keep them coming mate

[@gregpetterson]

Thank for your kind comment 🙂

[@nikhilborwankar]

What a lovely story and video. The opening music score is beautifully apt. Can you please share the source?

[@gregpetterson]

Thanks for your kind comment. Nice to know you liked the opening music track, it's called Lowlands by Jack Pierce who is from the UK.

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

That was a real treat to watch. I love Akaroa. Thankyou for you for this.

[@gregpetterson]

Thanks for letting me know. Good to hear you liked it.

[@juliafeliciano5372]

Thank you so much for this beautiful amazing video God bless 🙏🏼❤️🌸🌱🌿🌺

[@gregpetterson]

So nice of you. Thank you

[@keanwong544]

Hi Greg, that was a fantastic video. I am the step son of Russell Smith, Mike’s business partner and good friend for many years. I remember visiting the Cottage as a child, dining in the new house, touring the cottage, and seeing Mike play a game of pushing against Gilbert’s head as hard as possible (as I recall, Gilbert won). Mike is a very special person to me. Thanks for posting this wonderful slice of the past.

[@gregpetterson]

Thanks for your kind comment. Very funny story about Gilbert, had a good laugh!

[@karnereeves3460]

Are the couple still living there?

[@patriciamaraj4887]

Those were the blessed old days.

[@gregpetterson]

So true.

[@sonny-vii]

Awesome vid, thanks for sharing. Currently OffGrid in the north island

[@gregpetterson]

Thank you. Good luck with your Off gridding up north

[@deanwitt7903]

Awesome short film . How old was Diane when she passed ? How old would Michael be now ?

[@gregpetterson]

Thanks for your kind comment. Diane was 91 when she passed away peacefully of old age. Michael is alive and well and is 87 years old🙂

[@ЛадаМайская-и5в]

Всё что хочется сказать, уже написал советский поэт:
Роберт Рождественский
Человеку надо мало…
Человеку надо мало:
чтоб искал
и находил.
Чтоб имелись для начала
Друг -
один
и враг -
один…
Человеку надо мало:
чтоб тропинка вдаль вела.
Чтоб жила на свете
мама.
Сколько нужно ей -
жила.
Человеку надо мало:
после грома -
тишину.
Голубой клочок тумана.
Жизнь -
одну.
И смерть -
одну.
Утром свежую газету -
с Человечеством родство.
И всего одну планету:
Землю!
Только и всего.
И -
межзвездную дорогу
да мечту о скоростях.
Это, в сущности, -
немного.
Это, в общем-то,
- пустяк.
Невеликая награда.
Невысокий пьедестал.
Человеку
мало
надо.
Лишь бы дома кто-то
ждал

[@gregpetterson]

Thank you for your thoughts by way of a lovely poem by the Soviet poet Robert Rozhdestvensky.