Newmarket New Zealand, through my lens…
Behind the camera lens… “People spot a big black lens, and they worry about what they’re doing, or how their hair looks. Nobody see the person…
Brick Bay blog postscript – I own a sheep…
Brick Bay where wine and sculpture unite … Sculpture trail… In this section of my blog I talked about the jersey-clad sheep I had found in…
Brick Bay where wine and sculpture unite …
Given the huge success of my blog Gibbs Farm – take a walk on the wild side I find it really strange that I have neglected…
An unlikely comparison: Jane Austen and the Tea Sisters
It does of course make no sense nor is it sensible to state that my conversation on Saturday with Storm and India, the Tea Sisters stirred…
Steampunk HQ – Oamaru, NZ
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can… begin it; boldness has genius, power and magic in it” –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Beautiful words Goethe…but there…
Wintergardens – slice of summer in winter
What a desolate place would be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome. Are not…
Hidden gem in Auckland’s Learning Quarter…
The University Creative Processes paper first assignment is a ‘Me’ box; an original creative work, which allows the tutor to get to know their student. For…
Finding film noir and the hard-boiled detective in Helensville’s, The Grand Hotel…
The sun was melting the early morning frost on the grass verge as I walked towards The Grand Hotel, the setting for the Focus Photography group…
Bethells Beach…winter magic
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” ― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America…
A slice of New Zealand art history…
The Collection of Dame Judith te Tomairangi o Te Aroha Binney and Sebastian Black Auction Art+Object – 4 June 2015 This is the first art…
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