July 2009

July 31st, 2009

why

Have I never looked here before?

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July 26th, 2009

gremlins in the blog

Hmm. Maybe it’s Marge giving me a clue as to her whereabouts across the ether – but aside from that I have no idea why my blog keeps defaulting back to the WordPress theme!

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July 20th, 2009

Missing: Marge the jack rabbit



Our very loved family rabbit Marge has gone missing. Marge is no ordinary rabbit, she’s a Love Creature Jack Rabbit and is an avid quilter with a large collection of fabric. She spends her time scouring vintage shops and garage sales and also has a large scissor collection. We’ve not had her long but she’s already left a gaping hole in the family.

Marge was lost today between Foodtown Quay Street and Balfour Road in parnell and we are desperately hoping someone might have found her.

If you have seen Marge or if you know of anyone who might have news please get in touch.

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July 16th, 2009

knitting in the south seas







Ooooh. Thank you to Miss Esther of Toggle I heard about South Seas Knitting.
Look! We can buy Habu! In Nyoo Zillund.
Look! I bought my first ever Habu. It’s pink.

And a pretty box set of cards for taking on the ferry and knitting lace.

Just because I have nothing else to do I also bought some stuff from the Cath Kidston sale – including a kite, which I’ve been wanting to get for Astrid for ages but never saw one nice enough and now I have and here it is. I also bought a red paisley box file with compartments for putting all my lovely buttons from Kirsten in because they’re just one of the Very Important Things that came in my suitcase.

Also, I probably ought to explain ever so slightly why we’re moving around and why we aren’t back in our old Mount Albert House. Well, that’s because our first tenants asked to move out after four months because they wanted to move to Australia – and because they were friends we said yes. But what that means is that our next tenants still had a one year contract and we need to wait until that time is up until we can move back in. So for now we’re moving to Parnell on Sunday.

And the good bit is we’ll be able to pick up the amazing oak china cabinet I bought the other week from this guy.

 (Yes, sorry, photos taken at night).

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July 14th, 2009

Leaving



I’m going to feel sad, leaving Waiheke. I’ll miss the ferry trips into town. The moon setting. The calm bay at dawn. Weekends on a cold winter beach, deserted. Cold. But home. The corrugated iron boat sheds on the return of the bay at Oneroa. Scores of dolphins in the freezing evening dusk sitting out the back of ferry being buffetted just like we were when we were kids, sailing. Feeling like New Zealanders. Gannets flying alongside the ferry. Slightly nutty people. Slightly nutty in a New Zealand way that I’m very much not really quite used to. Another thing I’m not used to is just how long it takes the lights to change here. Sometimes you can wait five minutes to cross the road, or for a green light.

The best thing about here is the passionfruit yoghurt. And the moon-sets, the still dawns over the bay. Meeting old craft friends at random. Bumping into people. The organic shop at Oneroa is a gem. One day I’d like to taste the $15 a bottle ginger beer. One evening we treated ourselves to a bottle of Waiheke Pinot. We weren’t entirely convinced. But then again, pinot always tastes best at the Gypsy Tea Rooms.

And because we’re leaving, and we’ll be sad, we’ll also be arriving, and we’ll be happy.
Arriving in town. A whole new adventure… A whole new arrival!

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July 5th, 2009

Busy doing not very much at all







Although I have taken a few photos. And walked in the rain. And on the beach. And up and down our hill a lot. Up to Oneroa. And back. A lot. We’ve been into town once on the ferry. Much of the time we’ve been damp but warm – and the pantry’s now fully stocked.

We acquired a second hand baby backpack thing to carry Edith around in but Astrid’s commandeered it so Edith is currently being transported up and down to the beach in a securely knotted pashmina while Astrid gracefully bobs up and down on her carriage like a burmese Princess.

We also discovered this shop via daddytypes. God bless them.

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