Thursday, September 16, 2010

herb bundles



speaking of bundles, my sister annabel & her fiance nick had their baby boy theo on monday, i was honoured to be a part of that as i was in auckland for the occasion. bells is coping amazingly well with everything, i am proud of her. it is EXciting to see them taking on the mantle of parenthood, they are both already so devoted & loving. i feel quite attached to their munchkin & am looking forward to seeing him again very soon. wow! somehow it is easier to appreciate the joy of new life when it is not your huge responsiblity to meet the immediate needs of the precious bundle, those little legs, big black eyes, perfect features. aaaarrrr just gorgeous gorgeousness.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

stormy wellington settled wellington




tom & i had a fine time in wellington, g'dang that place is cool. we had a lovely meal at the ortega fish bar, i liked the decor alot & the food (& cocktails) were delic'. we had breakfast at the maranui surf club one day & the next day we had breakfast burritos at sweet mama's kitchen so, lots of yummy food & welly people watching. it was beautiful weather other than the first night which was a cracking thunder & flashing lightening storm. i had a freak out morning when i woke up on sunday to gretchen & geoffery's alarm, which was dialed into national radio - just in time to hear the presenter talking in an extremely serious voice about keeping safe & then following it up with 'there has been an earthquake in christchurch, mary wilson will follow with a special programme.' then unbelievably, they put some music on! my heart was racing with concern for family & friends, it was a great relief to hear soon after that there were no casualties. even so, christchurch people have been having an unimaginably tense time with the aftershocks so my thoughts go out to them.

birds & sticks



flying fantails & winter branches

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

fudge brownie



we're off to wellington tomorrow for 3 days on our own, too exciting. this is our beloved neighbour maggie's fudge brownie, made today to share with my class tonight.