Double Duty

I had a cunning plan. 

After lockdown one of the things I finally did was replace my third hand, very old, very non-functioning sewing machine.

At Christmas I finally got myself sorted with a proper desk and chair for working from home. 

The plan? By buying a desk that’s more of a table and a sewing machine that’s simple and light my ‘office’ space could do double duty. 

Tada!

Travelling!

First time on a plane since lockdown!!  So ridiculously exciting; the shuttle, getting my boarding pass, security scan, the whole thing. And why?  Six days away up north with six weavers.

We were on the Hokianga at the invitation of the artist we worked with on the Waitohi installation. 

The weather and location were fantastic. 

ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Whirinaki. 

Lots and lots of weaving. 

Boxed and Bundled

 Huia

And Poppy who is a little more ‘under cover’. That bump in the middle of the photo is one snuggled up cat. 

A Walk in the Bush

A weaving day with not much weaving. We were at one of the weaver’s house so there were walks around the property, lots of food, talk and cups of tea. Just what we all needed. 

Relaxing

This is obviously the only reason I have my weaving set up (on the ironing board) in the living room. 

Also note in the background my attempt to not have a diet consisting entirely of hot cross buns this weekend. That’s avocado on toast in case you can’t make it out.  

Huihuinga

Gathering. That’s what 80ish Māori staff from work have been doing for the last 3 days up in Tūrangi at the southern end of Lake Taupō. Marae stays are always great and this time included a trip out on the water with a mid-lake boat swap thrown in for added fun.

Our focus was wellbeing so there was lots of learning disguised as waiata, games and other fun activities as well as the sharing of history, stories of ancestors the land and planning for the future. 

DIY Womad

This weekend I would usually be at Womad but sadly it’s fallen victim to COVID this year. So, to keep the spirit going I’ve DIY’d one of my favourite parts-the food. So here, thanks to local suppliers, we have curry and pink beer!

To make it a productive day there was also baking which I really should not have done wearing black