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Daffodils in Winter
Posted on July 13, 2015 2 Comments
Christmas decorations seem to come out earlier and earlier each year. Hot cross buns stay later and daffodils arriving in stores early July? Personally, I don’t like it. Each of these traditional times is special in it’s own time and season. BUT… daffodils arriving for my birthday I can totally get into! A bunch blooming […]
Holding Out on You.
Posted on July 3, 2015 Leave a Comment
It’s true! I’ve been holding out on you. My sincerest apologies, but I just clean forgot to make the post. A while ago I entered ‘Kiwi on Tryfan’ that I painted for that special Uncle, in the local Shirley’s Shoes art competition. I got mail from Middle-earth…just love that Hobbit reference actually on the mail […]
The Familial Kookaburra
Posted on July 2, 2015 Leave a Comment
Living on a lifestyle block in Queensland full of gum and avocado trees, we got to see lots of Kookaburras right up close. Being a two storied house on a hill we virtually eyeballed each other all day long. And in that time, I learnt a lot. We had them coming on to the balcony […]
Daddy’s Hat
Posted on June 24, 2015 Leave a Comment
Sitting on my boss’s desk was a photo of his son wearing Daddy’s hat. All those curls framing such a cute smile was a winner, don’t you agree? It’s been a few years since I did this one, but it never seems to loose it ‘s appeal.
She Had it Covered
Posted on June 22, 2015 Leave a Comment
That daughter, she’s got a gift! An eye for design with the ability to perform on a very tight budget…’large family’ training coming to the fore right there 🙂 I tend to arrange what we have, rather than knowing how to make what we have better. So when she gave some ideas for making our […]
Do you Enjoy the Weather?
Posted on June 2, 2015 Leave a Comment
What’s your favourite kind of weather? Are you a fun-n-the-sun kind of person, or a brave the elements and walk the blowing-a-gale kind? The beauty of the tropics is waking up every morning knowing that a gorgeous day of cerulean blue skies and gentle breezes is your daily fare…unless it’s the wet season and you are […]
Mouses or Mice
Posted on May 22, 2015 Leave a Comment
We’ve had this grammar war before when son procured more than one mouse for his computer. It came up again last night when I proudly declared to the fam how many mouses I had caught. I know…I should have said ‘mice’, but I was trying to soften the blow for the tender hearts among us. Those […]
Nepal and Sir Edmund Hillary
Posted on May 20, 2015 Leave a Comment
Nepal is suffering the effects of two major earthquakes in quick succession with multiple large aftershocks. We feel for the Nepalese…the Christchurch earthquakes of 2011 are still with us here in New Zealand as a poignant reminder of how devastating these can be. Our friend, Jeff Keily, from Sunshine Coast, Queensland, has recently taken many […]
Out of my Comfort Zone
Posted on April 14, 2015 1 Comment
I knew she would love it. Domain park in Auckland city. Grand old trees, columned buildings, bit of family history with the site for Nanna & Poppa’s wedding photos at the Wintergardens. Harbour views and out to Rangitoto Island. Large open green lawns She liked it. But when she saw the bandstand with it’s canopy […]
God’s Goodnight
Posted on April 13, 2015 Leave a Comment
“A sunset, please.” “Any particular reason why?” I ask. “Every time I see one it feels like God is saying ‘Goodnight’.” Searching for sunsets I came across images from all the places we have lived during our travels. He chose the Raglan sunset…west coast of New Zealand not far from his birth place. You can take a […]
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