I'm back

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

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.

... 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.

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.

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).

Grace

Dear friend Charise Isis has launched her new website Grace - Portraits of Breast Cancer Survivors.
A beautiful collection of images honouring women of great bravery and inspiration.

They grow up so fast

Nearly a year old now - haven’t they grown! Because they were adopted from the SPCA, I don’t know their exact birthdays so I’ve guessed them to have been christmas babies.