life's too short to suntan
13 October 2016
If you had said to us a month ago that we were beach people we would have scoffed. "You mean, like, lying in the sun, reading a book, on your tiny patch of sand, with a hundred other people. No way!" ...
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time in the mountains
31 July 2016
It has been ages since I wrote a blog post because we've been spending the last few weeks in the mountains with very little mobile coverage. And, to be honest, when we're in solitude-mode, I don't oft...
wanaka arts society easter art exhibition
18 March 2016
Next weekend is the annual group exhibition for my local Wanaka Arts Society. I will have 8 paintings in the exhibition - 4 small, unframed watercolour paintings and 4 large abstract landscapes (2 on ...
working from sketches
8 January 2016
I live in a truly spectacular part of the world. Surrounded by big mountains, crystal clear lakes, lots of grassy farmland, beautiful rivers, forest, glaciers and lots and lots of wilderness. And yet,...