4.2.10

Occupation and Resistance - Photos from Palestine

A family waits at the gate in the wall separating them from their agricultural land.

Took a break from clear-cutting images at work to view this exhibition today - one of the joys of working on Cuba Street, you're right in the thick of everything.
I find it difficult to stay neutral on this issue when clearly there is a type of apartheid happening in Palestine. However, there are always two sides to every story.

Be quick - this exhibition is only on until Sunday.

1.2.10

The edible garden

After much discussion last year, SunnyJim suprised me one evening by arriving home with a kitset garden. After knocking it together in a matter of minutes, he then spent several weeks preparing the soil bed - layers of newspapers, seaweed collected from the beach, pea straw and compost. Once satisfied with the result, he packed me in the car and drove to the local garden centre where we spent a few enjoyable hours deciding what vegetables we would like to grow.
We are now harvesting the fruits of his labour. I’m so proud of him!

26.1.10

I'm back

Haere mai. Welcome!
Please remember Haiti. Donate wisely.

18.12.09

Cheerio!

I’m off for a few weeks to follow the sun.
See you again in the New Year.
Have heaps of fun and safe journeys to you and your loved ones.
Ka kite ano au i a koutou.

9.12.09

... a few of my favorite things ...

Silver and Garnet ring from Hanne Andersen Jewellery.
Fluevog “Bondgirl” boots - terrific on my moped.
The architecture of Ernst Plischke.

1.12.09

Dogs in Space

Re-release of one of my favourite movies. Filmed in 1986, yet just as exciting and controversial today. Fantastic soundtrack, great costumes, gorgeous actors, poignant story - lets not forget this is how many of us in Australia and New Zealand lived at that time. Spent a few hours in the weekend reliving my misspent youth. The special features add a new dimension too.
Buy it here, listen here (with movie stills), watch here and here, and trailer here.

30.11.09

Sunday at the beach

Lovely day, Sunday, so off to the beach we went - first time this season.
A few things about Lyall Bay - its a “Woof Woof Ruff” ( area designated for exercising dogs), has fantastic surf for all levels of surfers (lessons available) and the sea temperature is frigid! Watch out for those iceburgs. (Really not kidding).