Peak Pohutukawa

I heard this phrase the other day and they might just be right.  The Pohutukawa are in bloom early and with a vengeance.

In the Baking Isle

Look!  Three, yes three, types of condensed milk. I do love the baking isle.

Summer!

Summer is officially here and it's going to be a hot one if the start is any indication. This means we are taking it easy...

And dealing with the inevitable sandfly bites

Training Pigeons

Not something I'd really thought about but then I saw this.  Also I do love that I live in a place where just because you're government doesn't mean you can't have a sense of humour.

Relegated

The car has been relegated to the driveway to make way for an abundance of flax.  From left to right- four weeks worth of donations to my projects from weaving friends, fresh flax from a weekend in Hawkes Bay and partially prepped flas also from Hawkes Bay.

Holidays

I'm recently back from three weeks away in, chronologically - Lisbom, Shropsire, Glasgow and Shanghai.  Apart from catching up with people the main highlights wee architecture and food.  Here are a few of the many photos, more to come.

Proper Voting

Today is Election Day. In Aus this is a big deal and all the voting places I have ever used were schools or churches and they made it a real experience by fundraising; sausage sizzles, cake stalls, the whole shebang.  In NZ it is not such an event but today my local school has made me feel like a proper voter...

I voted and I supported the bake sale!  I didn't eat it all myself, my fellow weavers were the beneficiaries.