Outside the Arts Centre on Worcester Street, there is a set of 12 bronze busts of local "Canterbury Heroes". One of them is for local librarian Margaret Mahy, whose inscription I absolutely loved: “Writer of magical stories and verse for children and young adults, a giver of the gift of imagination”. Isn’t that such a lovely thing to be remembered for? Maybe one day they can have a similar one done for JK Rowling.Another special Christchurch lady is Winnie, the resident sausage dog at the Windsor B&B Hotel. I’d read about her on TripAdvisor, and was thrilled to meet her when she padded out into the reception area, rolled over to have her tummy rubbed and promptly sneezed (or burped – I couldn’t tell which). She's a tad overweight, so guests are asked not to feed her when she does a round of the room during breakfast. It’s very hard eating buttered toast when Winnie is sitting by you with a mournful look in her eyes though! I'll have to try to get a photo of her when I'm back in Christchurch next week.
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