Being Dominican My first experience of Dominicans was through one of the sisters who took time to get to know us as a family while we lived in Christchurch.  I later came for a retreat to Teschemakers in 1987, and did not want to leave!   When we moved here (Teschemakers) two years later, it felt like coming home!  We loved the climate, the small town, the rolling hills and the people who accepted us so readily. We became part of the Dominican Community as it was then and we all worked together to run Teschemakers.  My husband Paul was happy to mow lawns and any other work that was required, after 30 years with the Railway!  My part was domestic, and what a great way to get to know everyone!  I especially loved the evening prayer times and the sharing of the gospel that our lives all linked into.  The variety of the times we all shared then is too much to mention, but it was a privileged to take part in many of the activities that made up the days of the sisters.  A time of self-discovery, being able to attend many of the workshops the sisters ran, i.e. personal development, women’s retreats, spirituality, art, permaculture, Co-operative development, and so much more, took me into a completely different world and I was educated me in ways I could never imagine!  I discovered how infinite God is, on the end veranda, facing the chapel – and that was an awesome,
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