tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24391197479734517202024-03-13T17:09:26.727+13:00making blanket statementsin search of kiwianaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-70392345215195535722011-04-25T19:07:00.002+12:002011-04-25T19:18:24.916+12:00anzac day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCZtbZKryG-Mbie5cgC5LZyKyuhBK84lKetr1EIxzXhNpeVFrR6gbDpxhHwNtfGLWLe_Q31tfMWckbZaIvaGD2lp_PhViOGv9ZVdfm1RjmVzJK4ObXqG9MKQ20HQriQ_Rj7y6kGMHaLtp/s1600/P3090452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCZtbZKryG-Mbie5cgC5LZyKyuhBK84lKetr1EIxzXhNpeVFrR6gbDpxhHwNtfGLWLe_Q31tfMWckbZaIvaGD2lp_PhViOGv9ZVdfm1RjmVzJK4ObXqG9MKQ20HQriQ_Rj7y6kGMHaLtp/s640/P3090452.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">lest we forget. april 25 is always a sombre day in nz. happy <a href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/anzacday">anzac </a>day to everyone. thank you <a href="http://www.craftnerd-stacy.blogspot.com/">stacy </a>for this beautiful image.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">love you Pop.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-62645455829087757032011-04-23T16:46:00.000+12:002011-04-23T16:46:05.889+12:00happy easter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizT6FyQwc7Ob3qXaeZq9RFfo02vSRFhMIAahPnYQ0FfCTRsC3mqDsAG5H8bQLNFYIYzDj6rFtS93t53FJ_8aKH-S_D9EtG7yChu8HBvTwW8hiOnnLHOV9mQRrpT1AbxeD_UBcgq4XgyLGV/s1600/Tiger1edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizT6FyQwc7Ob3qXaeZq9RFfo02vSRFhMIAahPnYQ0FfCTRsC3mqDsAG5H8bQLNFYIYzDj6rFtS93t53FJ_8aKH-S_D9EtG7yChu8HBvTwW8hiOnnLHOV9mQRrpT1AbxeD_UBcgq4XgyLGV/s640/Tiger1edit.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><br />
happy Easter!<br />
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is anyone doing anything exciting? its saturday evening and we have already done the gardening,eaten our eggs and been out on an adventure. i woke up at 6 this morning - there must be a God - and so i woke up mark. we decided to drive up to the matakana markets. we got there as it began and i am so excited - i saw <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rhys-Darby/80349838406">rhys darby</a>! whoop whoop! love his stuff. and we still have two whole days left. happy.<br />
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as for the cute tiger above, he lives at the auckland zoo. we went along this week and they happened to be giving this amazing puss an Easter egg as part of an awareness-raising campaign. they were encouraging people to avoid products, including Easter eggs, that contain palm oil because the collection of it destroys the tigers habitats. i knew it wasn't a great product - i had no idea that some of it was so destructive. poor tigers! if you want more info, check out <a href="http://www.aucklandzoo.co.nz/">auckland zoo</a>.<br />
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anyway, on this amazing holy weekend i hope you get to demolish some chocolate eggs, hot cross buns and enjoy a lovely holiday. if you go to church this weekend, say hi to the Big Guy for me.<br />
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so disappointing!<br />
i've been avoiding op-shops (charity stores) and just going straight to the vintage stores. particularly on k rd. my faves are those in st kevins arcade - fast and loose, search and destroy, vixen and of course, aunty mavis!! love love love.<br />
here are a few of the cute numbers i've picked up recently...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my new very practical winter shoes! whoop whoop!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">actually, lovely <a href="http://craftnerd-stacy.blogspot.com/">stacy </a>brought this back from oz for me. i have a weakness for vintage souvenirs. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i couldn't resist this pretty little 'wishing well' number by the meakins.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">but this mouse, maisie, is my new best friend! how could anyone resist this face?!<br />
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au revoir!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-57605591234260314532011-03-31T13:35:00.000+13:002011-03-31T13:35:53.958+13:00Emma W.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLWjZ-AgqfO7-YZl2Y0GF3h5cbeObYFH0EPoQ19hCk-4TaZvu-jv8fozBidgrUoCq8XSJJ1fjVXAsnXxaV7gy5YHBD12OO817U8iVGtdpXu4bLoXDf7l5rIobyt66o9InLosysu1IVp9W/s1600/thanks+edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLWjZ-AgqfO7-YZl2Y0GF3h5cbeObYFH0EPoQ19hCk-4TaZvu-jv8fozBidgrUoCq8XSJJ1fjVXAsnXxaV7gy5YHBD12OO817U8iVGtdpXu4bLoXDf7l5rIobyt66o9InLosysu1IVp9W/s320/thanks+edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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this post has been a long time coming. its not kiwiana, but it is about an outstanding kiwi.<br />
we have this friend who never fails to blow our minds. she inspires me to be a much better friend. she has a 'don't take no for an answer' attitude when asking if there is anything she can do to help. she celebrates people. she is sincerely the most encouraging person i have ever met. seriously.<br />
you know who you are, <i><b>Emma</b></i>!<br />
in fact, my special friend mari and i would have a little competition before going to an event that <i><b>Emma </b></i>would be at - how many steps can we get into the room before <i><b>Emma </b></i>announces 'beautiful ladies!!'. we love it!<br />
i tease mark about the fact that <i><b>Emma </b></i>has sent me more bunches of flowers than he has. and last week, when were having a really hard week, she dropped off a series of meals and organised another lovely friend to also drop dinner around for us. when times are tough, meals say love. we felt LOVED up.<br />
usually, due to my cynical nature, i am suspicious of naturally up-beat and encouraging people. ha. but <i><b>Emma </b></i>is so sincere and consistent, there is no way you can spend any time in her presence and not feel like you're the shiz.<br />
so, <i><b>Emma</b></i>, THANK YOU!!!<br />
it's official - the sun shines out of your ass!<br />
love you.<br />
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who else has an <b><i>Emma </i></b>story?<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-18789148412914202912011-03-10T14:31:00.001+13:002011-03-10T14:31:56.390+13:00crown lynn. love, pure love.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i have to show off my new favourite! my new dinner set - isn't it glorious?! well, new to me at least - i believe it is actually from half a century ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">my love for crown lynn only began about 18 months ago. tut tut. don't make my mistake - it will be gone by the time you realise you cant exist without it. my kids will be raised to love it, whether they want to or not. though, i doubt something born from this body could <i>not </i>love crown lynn unconditionally.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">there is an incredible <a href="http://www.penguin.com.au/products/9780143020639/crown-lynn-celebration-icon">book</a>, written by local collector, valerie monk, that i consider to be pure womens porn on the subject of crown lynn...so i wont go into detail. this amazing company was started in NZ in the 1800's. it was the depression that led to it expanding into crockery for armed services. some vases, some egg-cups, sigh. a silver lining to the period of the depression in God's own.. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">this set is called 'sonata'. i bought it off a friend of mine recently, who incidentally sold his house to Sir Tom Clark, the brains behind crown lynn. Sir TC bought it because he loved how they had displayed their g-i-g-a-n-t-i-c collection of his beloved babies in there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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p.s. the other day, whilst out on a serious charity-store binge, i came across this design. i had never seen it before, it was well priced, so <i>obviously </i>i had to make it mine. no choice. i have since discovered it was made by crown lynn for english pottery legend, alfred meakin. it is from the set called (i believe) 'parisian cafe' or 'parisian cafe scene'. interestingly, the bottom of the cup is stamped with the alfred meakin post war mark. that was 1945 onwards. yet, the saucer has the very standard 'made in new zealand' crown lynn stamp.<br />
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i have a special place in my heart for this little ensemble after my recent romp around paris with my bosom-buddy. love you mari day.<br />
live long and prosper.<br />
melissa-jade xxx</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-54465319905090232332011-02-25T00:19:00.000+13:002011-02-25T00:19:36.942+13:00thank God for dave dobbyn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">what a shocker of a week. an unexpected 6.3 quake in christchurch not 6 months after the last one. but so much more tragic. nearly <i>all </i>of marks family live in christchurch, nz. that's where he was raised. he still supports the crusader rugby team for goodness sake. did anyone see this quake coming? i mean seriously, it did not even enter my mind that there may be another big quake on its way. talking to marks family over the last 6 months, i just assumed that the aftershocks would die out and then life could go back to not being so wobbly.<br />
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thank God all his family are safe. we are lucky. so lucky.<br />
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really, nz is a small place! i shit you not - when i lived in hong kong 3 hongkongese people said to me, 'oh, nz, do you know this person...?' i did know them all. i really did. i even knew where they worked. so something so catastrophic happening in such a small place - we all know someone down there or have relatives there, went to school there, had good holidays there, bad holidays there, have been skiing down there.<br />
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it got me thinking about what it means to be a kiwi. i am so incredibly proud to be a kiwi. smug, even. i believe i have grown up in the best country in the world, that as much as i LOVE hong kong, paris, vietnam, bristol, i really want my kids to have the 'best' upbringing. and for me, that's here. sure, it rains a lot (in auckland), but as my gran used to say, 'it's good for the ducks'. i cant think of anything that the rest of the world can think down on me for when i say that i am from new zealand. other than sports related shit. nothing. we haven't ripped anyone off, we don't have nukes, we let nearly anyone in for life, we have great original music and people say what they think.<br />
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in this shit week for new zealand, our <b>first ever state of national emergency</b>, i want to pay tribute to a true kiwi icon. for the life of me, i cant think of anyone more truly iconic (though mayor tim shadbolt is a very close second) than kiwi musician, <a href="http://www.davedobbyn.co.nz/">Dave Dobbyn</a>. what a freaking legend. in fact, i am going to go so far as to bestow my greatest honor on him - the sun shines out of that mans arse! prove me wrong, i dare you. when we see him perform live i have two strong reactions. 1. i think this is considered normal - i sing along as loud as i bloody can. 2. i blub my way through his songs. i genuinely 'snot down my face' blubber. this is for another 2 reasons. 1. he is so transparent when he preforms and his songs are effing awesome - i goddam love it! 2.prepare yourself... he actually looks like my dad! REALLY!! what makes that even funnier is that my dad has dark curly hair, and dave dobbyn has ginger curly hair - and i am a true drapes and rug matching ginga. too much information? chill out. but i have a photo of dave and i have a photos of dad (jock) to show you...what do you think?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwf0RzN-CPW60caWQvFJASsecVCy5DjlAADD5-0NSQXStIsHKBYsvbpFthDaJF7wU3zF0MQ5VT8gAi4AA5C0E8y3c1Pl2S06_0ogbetcDcFpBsiiS0rM5RoueZRb-iTXTlvGPnJTatjgr/s1600/dd-pressimage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwf0RzN-CPW60caWQvFJASsecVCy5DjlAADD5-0NSQXStIsHKBYsvbpFthDaJF7wU3zF0MQ5VT8gAi4AA5C0E8y3c1Pl2S06_0ogbetcDcFpBsiiS0rM5RoueZRb-iTXTlvGPnJTatjgr/s320/dd-pressimage.jpg" width="195" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVa4pKrIzTqdAl0-AJc4mQkUG5wqOa60vNWaPXHF1VizQD-qd1tfOQWOQg25-U83X488WZ_74ToYydooWz5JBruhkycB4lSZsw-zwUYXYWZ8zilTEn3p6qrZwbVZLJzjX47bdhC1cvKip/s1600/Martin%252C+Melissa%252C+Selina%252C+Oct+2009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVa4pKrIzTqdAl0-AJc4mQkUG5wqOa60vNWaPXHF1VizQD-qd1tfOQWOQg25-U83X488WZ_74ToYydooWz5JBruhkycB4lSZsw-zwUYXYWZ8zilTEn3p6qrZwbVZLJzjX47bdhC1cvKip/s320/Martin%252C+Melissa%252C+Selina%252C+Oct+2009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">dead ringer, right??!!can you see what i mean? so i automatically love dave because he reminds me of my dad. we (dad and i, not dave and i - i am still estranged from dave!) had been estranged for years, and now i just love hearing his way of things. so anyway. to check out more of our lovely icon, head to <a href="http://www.davedobbyn.co.nz/">www.davedobbyn.co.nz</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>who is the first person you think of when you think 'kiwi icon'......let me know!!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">summing up, if you are the praying type, please pray for those in christchurh; for those still trapped and alive to be kept alive and for the search and rescue teams to be able to reach them, for the s&r teams and their dogs to be kept safe also. and for christchurch generally, especially that people are kept safe through the aftershocks. we send you our love chch - in money form! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px;">new zealand is a new country, as far as countries go. our iconography is quite new as well, mid-20th century items mostly, according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwiana">wikipedia</a>. tonight though, as i write this blog, i have a particular image in mind. small town new zealand. from my own country-bumpkin perspective.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px;">my ma's family are from a region in the mid-west north island called the king country. in particular, a tiny, and i do mean TINY, town called ohura. it used to be a pumping town, until the local coal mines shut due to political and environmental pressure. now it is part of forgotten highway 43.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 20px;">mark and i went back there for christmas just gone. my great aunt hazel is an 81 year old wonder and will have my head for telling you her age. what a woman!! she runs the local church, rides around town on a push-bike, bakes up a storm and recently won a Queens Service Award for her work in the community. she was the chaplain at the ohura prison for many years, until that too shut down five years ago. she is phenomenal. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">i hadn't been back to ohura since mark and i've been together and i wanted him to know where i'm from and get to know this amazing octogenarian.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px;">thanks, auntie hazel, for a great time. love you.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px;">so i hope you enjoy these photos - this town is an extreme example of small town nz. about 200 people. maximum. it is very very peaceful. and incredibly kiwiana.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a sight for sore eyes after <i>hours </i>of driving</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and - side two. my whole life i have managed to miss out on getting into it, and i still daydream about the treasures i will dig out of it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">home sweet home. this is the home hazel has lived in since she was married. while we settle in at auntie hazels...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i took mark for a walk through these stunning pastures to the local cemetery where all my maternal ancestors are buried.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and this is the view that my grandparents (etc) have from their final resting place. 'how's the serenity'.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ohura's version of the inorganic rubbish collection?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hazels stunning church where my gran played the organ for a million years and where i have spent many a hilarious midnight-mass event, including this christmas gone. the bells are rung to wake up all residents at midnight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and finally after hazels outrageous midnight mass, back home to her place for amazing afghan biscuits, baked in the original coal range. we stayed up into the wee earlies drinking tea and icing them. how kiwiana is this christmas biscuit?</td></tr>
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</div><div>i hope you enjoyed this little tour through my own forgotten small town. tomorrow i'm taking american blogging legend, <a href="http://www.marianlibrarian.com/">marian schembari</a>, to kingsland and grey lynn in the hunt for kiwiana. i plan to get some good fodder for the next post. until then, kia kaha!</div><div><br />
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</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-80703296275853050562011-01-11T01:13:00.000+13:002011-01-11T01:13:12.578+13:00for the love of kiwiana<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9lLOL2AuZJlnwkrvWdYfDkh57_aG7hKLj_-vFkAC0_prVkpUTRywmtLQIWRzttvHBe_0veovCl1ZNgKZDv_faoSezBnT55cgnLWgwD7OfiTaJ5jDUzC5SFD5YQQqDEC4QLY9Gs6wVaf1/s1600/laura+tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9lLOL2AuZJlnwkrvWdYfDkh57_aG7hKLj_-vFkAC0_prVkpUTRywmtLQIWRzttvHBe_0veovCl1ZNgKZDv_faoSezBnT55cgnLWgwD7OfiTaJ5jDUzC5SFD5YQQqDEC4QLY9Gs6wVaf1/s640/laura+tree.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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merry christmas!! and since i am SO freaking behind in blogging, really truly, happy 2011. i hope you and yours had a safe and happy holiday period.<br />
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i've been thinking about my lack of blogging and realised that its become exaggerated since i stopped my 'making a major success out of my small business' theme. i need a new theme. i'm a projects and guidelines kind of Sheila. i need a regular shove of motivation. and i need something to write about. don't you love how self-aware i am? please tell me i am not the only one who struggles with being self-motivated.<br />
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that's what i love about the new year actually. i really like resolutions! my big resolution for the past couple years has been to wear heels more often, and it worked. i do wear them 'more often'.<br />
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anyway, <i><b>new years resolution no. 483 (or thereabouts):</b> create new blog theme.</i><br />
<i><b>new years resolution no. 484:</b> post new blog weekly.</i><br />
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for the record, one is supposed to blog about something they are passionate about and know a bit about. other than being passionately anti-red-light-runners and the lotteries commission, i'm obsessed with kiwiana and spreading the aroha. that means love, and is pronounced with a rolled 'r' just by the way. yup, i'm a natural at this.<br />
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so...i pledge to write a weekly email about kiwiana. in search of kiwiana. all things kiwiana. wish me luck! p.s. i know its freaking late, but here is a wee taste of kiwiana christmas - cinema styles!<br />
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<div>last weekend we were invited to whangamata by great friends who have a family apartment right on the dunes. boy did we appreciate the escape from auckland. especially coming into this holiday season. </div><div><br />
</div><div>as much as i am hanging out for a white christmas, i really love our summery christmas goodness. although, as i type it is raining. but that just means one less afternoon of watering the gardens.</div><div><br />
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</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-11062306672178510622010-12-06T00:36:00.000+13:002010-12-06T00:36:25.461+13:00ruth phipps, artist.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>hi hi hi<br />
i hope this post finds you all well and beginning to indulge in this lovely christmas season. i can personally guarantee that our house is bedecked and besparkled and most of all, betwinkled. i really don't know any other inanimate object that can make me happier than twinkling lights.<br />
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to get some rest in preparation for this mad season we are off to whangamata beach for the weekend with friends. delightful. but before we head off (mark is waiting patiently, watching cricket) i have to show these paintings!<br />
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for quite some time now i have been raving on at hubby about how our favourite nz-queen-elect, <a href="http://www.ruthphipps.co.nz/">ruth phipps</a>, is actually the most phenomenal artist. really really. then we were honored to be invited to the opening night of her exhibition, which was done in collaboration with other clever clogs kiwi artists.<br />
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i love artists. i really do. i think the sun shines out of the bottom of a person who can create something that makes you stop and stare and feel richer just for looking. i know my photos do NOT do ruths art pieces any justice, so i have taken these from her website! ha. they are too good for my lack of camera skills to slay them.<br />
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ruths paintings are based on the concept of linen, precious heirlooms passed down from mother to daughter. to convey this she used oil on linen.<br />
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what i really enjoyed about these pieces, and you will see what i mean, is how perfectly ruth conveyed the different folds of fabric in the paintings. sensational!!! seeing these works in person was actually quite spiritual. i don't say that lightly. being in bed is a big thing to me, with both trying to get to sleep and trying to wake up being something my dna didnt gear me to do so well. seeing these peaceful paintings focused on bed linen was cathartic.<br />
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now, i will let them speak for themselves.<br />
love love love!<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-19552017002550942712010-11-02T16:23:00.000+13:002010-11-02T16:23:02.399+13:00a weekend away<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8I7V4L-3wlnLxgaeli4wK53pnKLggq0yPrBLd2oev48cCDGot44G_wCnyRfn8sDmrccOXGLxHXzaWGdF6OCElnFS-swCV69jl0F_V4MecFp9KIa0qjlCGiJIGVumsiJgmwI8A09NeenW/s1600/Mark+and+bach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8I7V4L-3wlnLxgaeli4wK53pnKLggq0yPrBLd2oev48cCDGot44G_wCnyRfn8sDmrccOXGLxHXzaWGdF6OCElnFS-swCV69jl0F_V4MecFp9KIa0qjlCGiJIGVumsiJgmwI8A09NeenW/s400/Mark+and+bach.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">hello faithful friends. its been a while since my last confession. we have been away the past couple weekends, one for a beak, one for a wedding up north. excuses, excuses.<br />
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a couple weekends ago was labour weekend, a long weekend. mark started a new job yesterday and wasn't able to take a break in between. so i booked a bach just out of piha (west coast of auckland, beautiful black-sand paradise).<br />
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it has been in their family since 1922, and they have kept it pretty much as it was. the property, that is. the interior of the bach is newly painted, decorated with kiwiana and surrounded by stunning native bush.<br />
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the house is not on the beach, about a 10 minute drive, but set up in the waitakere ranges overlooking lion rock at piha beach, seen above. stunning.<br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">we were completely surrounded by stunning native bush. so peaceful. the thing i most love about native kiwi bush is the native birds that live in it. all day i listened to tui's and riroriro. is there anywhere in the world that has birds like us? they just cant be beaten.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">we went into the piha township to get coffee and to make the most of their once-yearly labour day market. that was my highlight, its safe to say.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">the family had built a swimming hole, slide and picnic area about 10 minutes into the bush. we found this incredible hut next to that. can't you imagine it in the 50's?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">this amazing totara tree was outside the front of the house, and i'm not certain what used to be at the top of ladder but it is now where you go to get cellphone coverage. we were not that brave.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">we had nights reading by the fire, making scones and bread from scratch, watching dvd's and sleeping. it was pure bliss. a favourite part was having some friends come stay and other friends come visit for a day in the bush trails. it was truly a weekend of bliss. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>we have decided this summer is to be the summer of weekend getaways. what a difference a couple nights out of the city makes.<br />
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bring on the kiwi summer.<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-37957058289823548502010-10-13T22:30:00.001+13:002010-10-13T22:38:34.008+13:00feeding my spirit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XpbknvxrCKakR6h8ZWxOCmrckIOaMyh29GfhI4EH8wrRqYapLo8nj59oFnTkLwV9icjjMk6RwNWTR9w6vrb7laDwbfFW7fnHPUzOvxULQ3SA9hYnOnapnl0F01CT2H3PE5_3pg5bOG-c/s1600/rangitoto+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XpbknvxrCKakR6h8ZWxOCmrckIOaMyh29GfhI4EH8wrRqYapLo8nj59oFnTkLwV9icjjMk6RwNWTR9w6vrb7laDwbfFW7fnHPUzOvxULQ3SA9hYnOnapnl0F01CT2H3PE5_3pg5bOG-c/s400/rangitoto+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>i have been stuck in something of a creative rut lately. i have a few orders that are behind and try as i might, i really struggled to get anything done that i was happy with. stitch, unpick, stitch, unpick.<br />
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i met up with an incredibly creative friend, lovely <a href="http://craftnerd-stacy.blogspot.com/">stacy</a>, who gave me some great advice. feed my spirit. put aside what i was stuck on and focus on feeding my spirit. genius! so i have been. the photo above, rangitoto island, was part of that. mark and i went for a few lovely early evening walks. how amazing is the auckland waterfront? we really don't make enough use of it, considering we live 3 minutes from it.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">i also took on a creative project. i found a foot stool at an op-shop, and decided to recover it. here is the 'before'...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDz_ZW-mXeTrHRPXE2jmGIHtAIn7e-DbWO8wEN5jAlSwMMSlhKoaVhyphenhyphenp3eypnLUbH3UgxQwjv2c_DZFlP7-EqpsMjt88kwybUcQ0CP-3hls99pOamb1Y2cEL1QjWcoLEazFFbyQRAm3W4u/s1600/footstool+before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDz_ZW-mXeTrHRPXE2jmGIHtAIn7e-DbWO8wEN5jAlSwMMSlhKoaVhyphenhyphenp3eypnLUbH3UgxQwjv2c_DZFlP7-EqpsMjt88kwybUcQ0CP-3hls99pOamb1Y2cEL1QjWcoLEazFFbyQRAm3W4u/s320/footstool+before.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">i had made a baby blanket for my exhibition that i didn't quite get finished. it was the perfect size for my foot stool...what do you think?</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfZeQkW9rPcCznec7LqZvdu-OmiaR517zITfqkiEefv88EgDPndXJCmPlAmuy9rgIyP_c-djlJhIFcEifj_T3Uv4V4R64xgp5NgTkypc9XbCkI6o0u33Zu3ukO7MKX5jEREpabIhxxjjY/s1600/footstool+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfZeQkW9rPcCznec7LqZvdu-OmiaR517zITfqkiEefv88EgDPndXJCmPlAmuy9rgIyP_c-djlJhIFcEifj_T3Uv4V4R64xgp5NgTkypc9XbCkI6o0u33Zu3ukO7MKX5jEREpabIhxxjjY/s640/footstool+2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">stacy was bloody well right - putting my work projects aside and being spontaneously creative was brilliant. i feel like my 'tank' has been filled up some more. corny, yes. true though. thanks stace. legend. by the way, the foot stool i made, but that fab cushion is by stacy.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">in fact, i have been able to work further on my orders. phew. and on top of that, i have made a few plans for future projects. secret squirrel though. but in the meantime, i stitch stitch stitch away. i know i'm not doing 'tips for success' anymore, but if i was, it would be a carbon copy of stacy's advice.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">so, until next time...kia kaha. stand strong.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDJzuAID1Nk39OlcC0bKgplTTO5sScKXAMbFsYxs2IYaWQznC874T_ISNYpKfg9zg3S3EBdaeZCMh_ZOlsiUTCvFvkt2QfSd18laUz83Tpki9gVFCPO5iXgzsT7ITlNdyQ07A64JccMoj/s1600/Hei+Tiki.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDJzuAID1Nk39OlcC0bKgplTTO5sScKXAMbFsYxs2IYaWQznC874T_ISNYpKfg9zg3S3EBdaeZCMh_ZOlsiUTCvFvkt2QfSd18laUz83Tpki9gVFCPO5iXgzsT7ITlNdyQ07A64JccMoj/s400/Hei+Tiki.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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its 3.33 am. mark is asleep. the cats are asleep. there is no sleep for this brighteyed one (me) tonight. and i have been on a detox all week. i'm not feeling grumpy though, in fact, i feel pretty good. but it's because of i have two heaters on, a glass of whiskey to my right, and a head full of bad bad swear words to keep me happy.<br />
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in my hour and a half of trying to get to sleep tonight, i had the opportunity to reflect on comfort 'food'. i'm not really a sweet tooth kind of girl and i'm not really a shopping therapist kind anymore either. no. my comfort-seeking usually revolves around a good glass of whiskey - sigh - and harry potter, my ridiculously adorable cats and getting bad people in trouble. and swearing.<br />
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yes, i said swearing. big, fat, offensive swear words. <br />
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today mark and i celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary in style - surrounded by swearing, hilarious swearing. about a billion months ago i emailed our favourite show (7days) about tickets, and after so much postponement on their behalf, we went to the show tonight. we had the best fricken seats in the world. middle of the front row. (7days is a weekly news show, hosted by comedian jeremy corbett, with one t, two t's? and two competing groups of 3 comedians. <br />
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my absolute delight in what some refer to as 'cuss words' became obvious to me as i realised i was actually crestfallen when corbs (aforementioned funny host) said that they were going to try to cut back on bad language. actually, my thoughts were 'well, what's the point then?' and 'why would they do that?!'.<br />
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but, i was not disappointed. there were about 4,000,170 swear words - really bad ones - and i was happy. so so happy. i was so happy in fact, that a total stranger turned to me at half time and said genuinely, "your laugh is lovely" and when mark and i, and about 20 people sitting around us stared slack jawed at her she clarified "so...hmmm...distinctive". <br />
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so you can tsk tsk all you like. but when you are awake at a million o'clock in the morning, and you mistake the local Tui singing out as a badly behaved car alarm, what will be keeping you warm?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-42952942787928530082010-09-23T01:40:00.000+12:002010-09-23T01:40:07.201+12:00bit of a change...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rkLJj9Mz2o1ElwF9uCEwDB_4SOiSx1UB3NVJexTqa2RuCW4SjOElrp7kRW5EUHy2kG4CJzUNt7wApLCoOy7ZnVS-N62W659SyLlC5vcRbbx0jamTMLfpsK9ILNWDc-AB3KF3SNnKBlys/s1600/wham+wham+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="465" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rkLJj9Mz2o1ElwF9uCEwDB_4SOiSx1UB3NVJexTqa2RuCW4SjOElrp7kRW5EUHy2kG4CJzUNt7wApLCoOy7ZnVS-N62W659SyLlC5vcRbbx0jamTMLfpsK9ILNWDc-AB3KF3SNnKBlys/s640/wham+wham+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
hello lovely readers<br />
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i have a bit of a change to announce, <span style="font-size: large;">but</span> before i do, don't you l.o.v.e. this cool card that <a href="http://craftnerd-stacy.blogspot.com/">stacy</a> made for mark?! i like it a <span style="font-size: large;">heck</span> of a lot. i want to claim it for my own devices, but mark intends to keep it. damn it.<br />
in fact, the 'pow' factor of the card is very...timely. it is time i was honest with the world - i bit off more than i could chew, new zealand. <br />
who knew? some say i jump in the deep end, some say less polite things. i just said i wanted to make blanket statements in to something huge...and i needed a blog to keep me accountable. now, i say, i still want to make blanket statements bloody enormous, but perhaps not in the next few months. and also, i really enjoy blogging about things both related and unrelated to making a stunning-grassroots-company-successful-whilst-being-blogged-about.<br />
i cannot take credit for these clear thoughts. they come from a team i call my 'inspiring inspirators' <span style="font-size: x-small;">(behind their backs only)</span>:<br />
<a href="http://www.johnbrownrose.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">John Brown Rose</span></a> - when life threw her a pack of cards and said 'pick-up 52' she said, 'i have decided that completing one task a day at the moment is what is realistic and i'm fine with it'. how flipping good is that, especially when there is so much we feel like we could be doing.<br />
<a href="http://booksandbitsandpieces.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Dee</span></a> - who found new exciting direction in her blog journey that energised her. that's what i wanna do! sorry deedee, i am copy-catting. again.<br />
<a href="http://seattleiteimagery.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Alisha</span></a> - who does jolly well at taking massive (Read: MASSIVE) changes in her stride and learning something brilliant in the process: new scheduling, finding sources to write from that i personally find freedom in, a wicked tomato timekeeper and expressing perfectly what we all want to say about life's 'Surprise!' factors.<br />
<a href="http://craftnerd-stacy.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Stacy</span></a> - my friend in shining armour and hot accessories. in her lovely 'stroke the shoulder, stroke the shoulder, kick the ass' manner, suggested that i take a step back in a few areas so that i could maintain some sanity. love you raceylaceystacy. that was the clincher really wasn't it? mark thanks you for your guidance! <br />
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so yep, onwards and upwards! for those of you who are following me simply because i promised to make your business successful by feeding you the crumbs from my blog...i apologise. like dee, i am loving blogging about creativity, recording life as it is, making the most of moments. that is really the thing isn't it - blogging makes me cherish <span style="font-size: large;">more</span> than i did. and to record it. and in the words of pat douglas, 'make memories'. on that note, i bid thee goodnight and <span style="font-size: large;">thank you</span> for the time you take out of very busy lives to read my humble (mostly) thoughts. one million kisses to you, from me, the lemon meringue girl. x<br />
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its funny - my experience has been that people either love it or hate it. i sincerely loooove paris. it is divine. here are just a few pics from our four days there. a close friend and i, mari, fell in love with this beautiful city the minute we got off the eurostar. what is not to love? i'm sure i will be blogging again about this place - i know its off topic - but really, i felt like i had misspent half my life not having discovered paris earlier.<br />
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there was not one square inch of the place that didn't inspire me. the architecture is ridiculous, so breathtaking. i had to keep stopping mari, saying 'i just need to stop and absorb it all'. her patience was appreciated! and the people - looove them! so friendly, laid back, elegant. and the language....sigh...what a language. <br />
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ah, paris.<br />
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time to sign off. i have many orders to fill, which is a great great thing.<br />
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<b>Day: 118</b><br />
<b>Lesson: Holidays and their subsequent photos are rather distracting. </b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-66948414339406000812010-08-11T07:58:00.000+12:002010-08-11T07:58:00.670+12:00More than wordsHi Lovelies,<br />
Holiday theme number 2 - signage. I love font as art. Here are a few pics of some pretty signs i've stumbled across. <br />
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I present, The (many) Precious...<br />
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</tbody></table>I was thinking that I would go with a bit of a theme while on holiday - not including this post! ha! Next theme - what I wish I could buy overhere and take home xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-83824092673143287532010-07-22T03:33:00.000+12:002010-07-22T03:33:29.969+12:00Ode to clever friends...I feel a little inspired this evening. It is raining very heavily outside and I have 'Amelie' playing on TV in preparation for my french birthday. I don't speak french, so i do have to look up at the subtitles every so often, but its enough. And I have been spending time with some very, very talented friends.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These stunning items are the ridiculously good-looking business cards made by <a href="http://booksandbitsandpieces.blogspot.com/">Dee</a>. Every time I look at them, I want to inhale them. They are perfectimondo.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now this precious Chocolate Mousse was also made by Dee - if I were you I would rush to her blog, befriend her and see lots of her baking and creative amazingness. <a href="http://booksandbitsandpieces.blogspot.com/">GO</a>!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ring-a-Ding-Ding! Look at this stunning posy I came home to yesterday. <a href="http://johnbrownrose.blogspot.com/">Bex</a>, you are a cleverbum!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And these stunning creations were a gift from a new but quickly becoming obsessed with friend, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/profile.php?id=100001047896431&ref=ts">Laura</a>. She understands my love for all things Kiwi and does the best hair styling in the entire world. You heard it here.<br />
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</tbody></table>I love you Clever Friends! This is just a small sampling, in the last 24 hours, of my clever friends for they are legion!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-674792815921166832010-07-20T05:24:00.000+12:002010-07-20T05:24:42.861+12:00Anticipatory Anxiety...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFh77NJozE2ehE4ZhGUBCDRnVB6XRO9Hg_1pM0sQJ6iH4w_ma4rQi9Oqq8fQBavVG8JT_-PCPA_zNiRGhcv95Z1JPLw5pTTmYMktkfzfNt7I_39kqgNoqqlyTNY9zHySHCqsKfSH56Wg9S/s1600/Ronaldo+blanket+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFh77NJozE2ehE4ZhGUBCDRnVB6XRO9Hg_1pM0sQJ6iH4w_ma4rQi9Oqq8fQBavVG8JT_-PCPA_zNiRGhcv95Z1JPLw5pTTmYMktkfzfNt7I_39kqgNoqqlyTNY9zHySHCqsKfSH56Wg9S/s320/Ronaldo+blanket+1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope that's the phrase I was looking for - the one that means being stressed about what is coming up. If that's not what the Title actually says, that's what I mean. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In 7 days (whetu in Maori, chut in Cantonese), I am hopping on a big bird (a lovely Cathay Pacific safety rated bird) and heading to London! This will be the first time in nearly 2.5 years since I saw one of my absolute FAVE's in the world, Mari. Then I will also be staying with one of my other absolute FAVE families, Dan, Ali and perfect niece Naomi. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I am away for 5 whole weeks - thus the anticipatory anxiety. Not so big at being away from Mark for that long. Yup. I was <i>that </i>homesick child. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> So, as I wind down from exhibition and get wound up about the amazing holiday in London, Bristol, Sheffield, Paris etc etc, I have taken some photos of the things I love around my house. Then I can look back on this post whilst drunk in Paris and cry about how cute my cats are and wonder if my orchids are surviving! I only have one pic of 'the handsome' to add, and sadly, it was not taken at our home!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hope you enjoy these sneaky peaks into Chateau Gregan...PS. the little number up there is my cute puss, Ronaldo. He really is something to behold! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_hx9ctlpmPBUh7_2KrMNAFwiYUCVIJ0LK0eIStmtDb1T98k54zJcH0NMHgYEVQgV1i3jJPZF0Sm_ow-EOYzTMiDNjIsNq34oBiQ0b3RUfgfAJveMCyOdSbM4mh711GKK67SlZcHNBfIY/s1600/Kitchen+window+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_hx9ctlpmPBUh7_2KrMNAFwiYUCVIJ0LK0eIStmtDb1T98k54zJcH0NMHgYEVQgV1i3jJPZF0Sm_ow-EOYzTMiDNjIsNq34oBiQ0b3RUfgfAJveMCyOdSbM4mh711GKK67SlZcHNBfIY/s320/Kitchen+window+1.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a little peak from our kitchen window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWgeEv8VnY1J4rVQBj6Wc-qU4uatCVj1JtvlLUCehZ2oGbVlVw-zvQdgkNc_dZ6VQUk_2qIhTqOMUm7A0AiH9VLr1E1409F9NAD2NEEap66z7idRH73F9UAgMriHs2XcWE11237zk24Yk/s1600/shelving+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I could inhale her. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9ToGMa_DB6lWF-o123TVCBzsmOdoyGN3ldSewalHgijeQUIEdpp2b1H6-H2D0z5PiW79SIx6GPp2_PuMTURuO5Xy7Bu3ovW5VtFHt-dWNYP62b23YAqaXgiXAx6lhHtw7rqJK2ajHraS/s1600/mark+buddha+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9ToGMa_DB6lWF-o123TVCBzsmOdoyGN3ldSewalHgijeQUIEdpp2b1H6-H2D0z5PiW79SIx6GPp2_PuMTURuO5Xy7Bu3ovW5VtFHt-dWNYP62b23YAqaXgiXAx6lhHtw7rqJK2ajHraS/s400/mark+buddha+1.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ahhhh, Mark...RingaDingDing!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Day 68: 20 July 2008</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Tip 7: </b>Re. Anticipatory stress and anxiety - what is the worst that can happen? Then when I work out that all I am worried about is actually just experiencing the feeling, I tell myself the truths of the situation. Keep replacing the lies with the truths when they come up. Spot the old counsellor in me??!! I did this a LOT before the exhibition. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Tip 8:</b> Re. Pretty things - I am gonna take a quote from James Dobson here, who reminded us that women are re-energised when surrounded by things of beauty. Natural or otherwise, I love being surrounded by things and people and landscapes that inspire me. I hope some of the items above have given you a bit of 'umph' for the day. Well, worst case scenario, it worked for me! ha! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Take care friends xx</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-4336766086613054092010-07-08T02:25:00.000+12:002010-07-08T02:41:13.399+12:00Exhibition - tick.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkysAExbKUvZU5DoYgUjKijq7y-2J7baYY_0Pm1uRx9yexb97jjONk9LX34Zm-g_2Xm4nK1HU6h2KORSvtAfjJ5M6j3mslUoBkNjXWSDBoQ1EiOc2dVvuXmQr6Zobo8W_RrrKASs1UQqF/s1600/Exhibition+Thank+You%27s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkysAExbKUvZU5DoYgUjKijq7y-2J7baYY_0Pm1uRx9yexb97jjONk9LX34Zm-g_2Xm4nK1HU6h2KORSvtAfjJ5M6j3mslUoBkNjXWSDBoQ1EiOc2dVvuXmQr6Zobo8W_RrrKASs1UQqF/s320/Exhibition+Thank+You%27s.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Hello!<br />
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So sorry for my long absence...who would have known how much goes into an exhibition, and the recovery required after?! Seriously, I take my hat off to the wonderful event planners of our world - Hail oh Organised Ones!<br />
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I am not sure how many variations of 'focused' behaviour exist, but I predominantly fall into the basket labelled 'Bossy focused person with exact idea of what they want'. That is what I was like right up to the day of the exhibition. Actually, until the night before.Thank you God for Gin and Tonic, really, thank you. And for patient husbands. And understanding friends who don't respond in terror to maniacal behaviour and emails. And for obsessive prior organisation, four incredible, focused and patient women who helped me set up - phew - and a lovely hubby who became 'runner'. Because, truly, I moved from the above basket to the one labelled 'Stands wide-eyed and provides unintelligible responses'.<br />
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Anyhoo...it was a great night! I actually didn't want to leave at the end. The place looked ridiculously incredible - it did. I mean it. Wait till I get the photos to prove it (thank God also for fellow bloggers who remember their cameras when you don't!) - you too will agree that it was bloody amazing!!<br />
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To top it off, Cigana did a great job of the food (see below and drool in envy) and we had three handsome young guys making and delivering coffee! And they cleared up afterwards with their lovely mama.<br />
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So, check out the photos below .Mark remembered to take some photos so we got five which I have tried to turn into as many as I can with my tricky skills. And for the amazing people in my blackboard heart above, thank you thank you thank you. Arohanui. Especially to Dee - the most amazing graphic designer who created my business cards (which are the BS logo above). And the poster to the exhibition - I will be putting that in the next post. Dee's work rocks my world, Whoop whoop!<br />
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I will write up my tips for the adventurous-hearted when I post the rest of the photos of this most auspicious event! Thanks for reading. x<br />
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I cannot quite believe it - but<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: black;"> </span><a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/06/auckland-new-zealand-guide.html"><strong><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #999999;">here</span></strong></a> it is!! An article highlighting Auckland's design hot spots that <a href="http://www.alishasanvicens.com/">Alisha</a> and myself wrote has been published by top international design blog, <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/">design*sponge</a>. <br />
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The illustration on the right is by Julia <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Rothman</span> of design*sponge. We have our own illustration!!!<br />
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I want to take this opportunity to personally thank the legendary Josie Campbell who provided fab input for local press releases. <br />
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I hope you enjoy the <em>Auckland City Guide</em> published by design*sponge. Pretty pretty please leave comments at the bottom of the article.... We hope you enjoy our Auckland City Guide, and find some great new places to visit from it. <br />
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<strong>Day 27: 8th June 2010</strong><br />
<strong>Tip 5: Collaboration is huge right now. Make the most of it and you never know where it may lead!</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-36127339664572233672010-06-08T00:52:00.000+12:002010-06-08T00:52:19.796+12:00Inspired...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyNHWEGro62mfKg2qQ4CN9mK4HtCXvJdu-72fKXHt_6KSkxiKHnXDbnXE9lLYqG_XFJPgSHPcSBOoqUeEIR7NGRBi1u7m0iLskAqR8XlLZUSezvmOhLnXjAkHjvj5Kwn7FLET-FiucZBJ/s1600/Sunroom+edit1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyNHWEGro62mfKg2qQ4CN9mK4HtCXvJdu-72fKXHt_6KSkxiKHnXDbnXE9lLYqG_XFJPgSHPcSBOoqUeEIR7NGRBi1u7m0iLskAqR8XlLZUSezvmOhLnXjAkHjvj5Kwn7FLET-FiucZBJ/s320/Sunroom+edit1.jpg" /></a></div>Hello fair readers. I hope this post finds you happy and well. I took this photo in my sun-room in one of the three minutes of sun we had this week.<br />
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As it turns out...I have my first exhibition in less than 4 weeks - 26 days. Pause and breathe. These last few days I have been thinking about whether it's possible to get occupational overuse syndrome from embroidering...<br />
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<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Anyhoo</span>, as I squirrel away cushions and such in preparation for said exhibition, I have been searching for sparkles to be inspired by. There are so many new and vintage pretty pretty things being handmade by clever people who bless me with their online shops. If I was not saving pennies for my August trip to Europe (topic of fun future blogs) I would be waiting by my mailbox for these pretty sparkly objects to arrive.<br />
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Then this evening I stumbled across an <a href="http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/opinion/article/handmade-hong-kong-life-beyond-the-masses/">article </a>highlighting the growth of 'handmade' in <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Hong</span> Kong! Two of my favourite things - <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Hong</span> Kong, sigh, and handmade. Then, to my absolute delight, the article described an organisation started by an American living in <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Hong</span> Kong to work with disadvantaged local women. And their products are stunning. STUNNING! Please excuse the all-capital excitement just recorded, but you have to see these things. I am regenerated by these incredible bags.<br />
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So I leave you with these goodies - <a href="http://www.bezandoho.com/index.php"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Bez</span> & Oho</a>. Drool away friends, drool away. My personal fave is the last photo...sigh. I am truly inspired.<br />
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<b>Day 27: 8th June 2010</b><br />
<b>Tip 5: Be inspired </b> <br />
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<dt style="color: #666666;"><b>He aha te mea nui o te ao?</b> <br />
<b>He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!</b> </dt>
<dt style="color: #999999;"><b>What is the most important thing in the world?</b></dt>
<dt style="color: #999999;"><b>It is people! It is people! It is people! </b></dt>
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<dt style="text-align: justify;">This is my absolute favourite Maori proverb. I guess it may rub some people the wrong way, but personally, I love the total commitment to the answer - It is people! Exclamation mark.</dt>
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<dt style="text-align: justify;">This is what I have been thinking about these last few days. How far could I get, in any area in life, without the people around me? </dt>
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<dt style="text-align: justify;">That's where everything on this earth begins and ends, right? I don't mean that in a 'replacing spirituality' kind of way. I mean, from the beginning of our life, people, other people, impact us. We are grown in a person, fed by people, taught affection and character and habits by people...</dt>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPV2wCGO59KzmwbAk5XwuvyckH1WTVwWIQkCfXwQT0oM0BKIcCQX7tPJUeH7mY_qQAmUeawYxk5QFqzWKWFPKAC_H8mwiRII46FjEmdI6jJlhtOjhDOjx73PlbYjDBxz6zIaaU4hlAwdXP/s1600/Lanterns-edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPV2wCGO59KzmwbAk5XwuvyckH1WTVwWIQkCfXwQT0oM0BKIcCQX7tPJUeH7mY_qQAmUeawYxk5QFqzWKWFPKAC_H8mwiRII46FjEmdI6jJlhtOjhDOjx73PlbYjDBxz6zIaaU4hlAwdXP/s200/Lanterns-edit.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><dt style="text-align: justify;">How important people are. To us, as human beings. These are the things I have been mulling over this last week (in no particular order)... </dt>
</dl><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>The comments people made when they saw my first cushions and the seed planted by that</li>
<li>The patience of friends when I get stuck in a creative rut</li>
<li>Consistent encouragement from particular friends</li>
<li>Lessons people have taught me to continue the growth of my creativity </li>
<li>Friends who come into my life for a particular season and taken me on a path I could not have known without them!</li>
<li>Certain people have more influence on my creativity</li>
<li>How grateful I am to those who have taken the time to teach me, encourage me, do tasks for me, love me and buy my product!</li>
<li>Do I do enough for you to warrant an equal relationship, over all? </li>
<li>How can I pay all these good works forward, look after others like I have been looked after? </li>
<li>How do I get and keep peoples attention for Blanket Statements?</li>
<li>Cats are human too</li>
<li>My husband is perfect. Just perfect.</li>
</ul><div style="text-align: justify;">This is what has been filling my ginger head, wonderful people. I appreciate your patience, guidance, love and incredibly helpful teachings. In Cantonese<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"></span> - <i>Do je lei</i>. Thank you so much.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 20: 1st June 2010</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Tip 4: Remember people.</b></div><dl><dt><br />
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</dl>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439119747973451720.post-25226997295029453212010-05-24T04:51:00.000+12:002010-05-24T04:56:44.865+12:00The perfect example...I came across the perfect example of how blogs are doing some of the key points we went over in the last post...<br />
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<a href="http://issuu.com/shopruche/docs/summer2010">Ruche,</a> a beautiful site with beautiful products, has posted a <a href="http://issuu.com/shopruche/docs/summer2010">competition </a>on their latest entry. Paste their lookbook on your blog, twitter, etc, post them the link to prove it, and you go into a competition to win the coolest nautical themed bag I think I have ever seen. So here we go...and in doing so, I make you aware of this great site out there for you to subscribe to. Surely that covers several of my all-important-key-points!<br />
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Here is the stunning <a href="http://issuu.com/shopruche/docs/summer2010">Ruche summer 2010 Lookbook</a> - enjoy. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. And good luck if you decide to enter the competition.<br />
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What a great way to get people to send out your <a href="http://issuu.com/shopruche/docs/summer2010">product guide</a>! I am very inspired.<br />
PS. You get an entry for every link you include!! That is why 'all links lead to ruche'! <br />
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<b>Day 10: </b>23rd May 2010<br />
<b>Tip 3:</b> Learn from those who do it wellUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5