I’m really impressed with how it turned out. It needs to be stretched properly, of course, but I’ll leave that to the professionals when I get round to getting it framed (which could be a while, given the cost of framing!) – I’m not as brave (or skilled) as Kimi to attempt it myself.
My brother arrived late-ish last night, having flown to Blenheim, picked up his car and then driven down to Christchurch. It was really nice to see him on his own for a change, so we could have a proper conversation without being interrupted by the kids (much as I love my nephews, and love spending…
Seeing as the conference was on a Friday, I decided to stay up in Wellington for the weekend. Discoverylover, as well as offering me a bed, arranged a bookcrossing meetup for the Friday evening, so after the conference finished I walked down to the railway station to meet up with her and the other bookcrossers…
Yayyy!!! Good weather at last!!! But just one picture for now. Just to prove that I can take photos of something other than pretty flowers (and that we’re dreadful gardeners who forget to knock the old apples off the tree so they hang there until the wasps have completely hollowed them out): Who knew dried…
I had another lazy weekend this weekend, but this time I really did need it – last week felt rather frantic. For a start, I had an essay due on Thursday. Which of course I didn’t finish last weekend like I should have. Maybe if I’d actually considered what I had on during the week…
Fuzzle solved at least part of the mystery of the спасибо-shouting woman. Apparently this is common in Russia – if a performance is particularly good, someone will start slow-clapping and shout out something about how good it was. Other members of the audience will then take up the clapping and add their own praises. It’s…
We were in town at the weekend, and saw the ANZ being pulled down: A few other photos from round town:
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That looks lovely!
"Brave" is a kind word. Others might say "foolhardy" 🙂