Autumn has arrived at Casa da Praia – there’s a cool breeze; the ocean is whipped up and the delicate aroma of quince is wafting through the house. This is our second autumn in the past year as we experienced “l’automne” on our home exchanges to France in September/October 2008. In recognition of the season, […]
Daily Life
Reclamation
Life has been so busy lately, it’s nice to take a deep breath and reclaim the long weekend for some quiet time.
Easter Christmas Shopping
We’re home! and we have unpacked. Precious luggage included 3 kilos of honey (manuka, rewa rewa and tawiri flowers) from The Honey Centre and a bottle of Field of Grace chardonnay from Mahurangi River Winery which is now owned by a good friend of mine. Oh and also Christmas shopping for the US side of […]
Windows of Plenty
You know you are in New Zealand when…every other back yard has an overladen feijoa tree. Apparently my mother ate many feijoas just before I was born. Whatever the reason, I love them and this is an idyllic view for me.
Blurred
This past week has been a bit of a blur – literally. First of all, a painful sty in my eye and threatening eye infection necessitated a move from contact lenses to glasses – something that I always find disorienting, especially when I flounder around in the surf without visual aids and can barely make […]
Enough Already – clearing the clutter
For me the Guild market day last month was a resounding success. While I didn’t raise much money, I was able to redeploy a large collection of patchwork magazines, books, fabric scraps and other items that have been steadily accummulating in my studio since it was first built five years ago. Call it bad feng […]