> This is so direly sad that even the sale notice is tearful. Jay Farnsworth’s exquisitely elegant and stylish “REDGallery” on Bridge St is closing at the end of…
> I don’t believe that this chappy died of choking, despite an emergency tracheotomy…. Nelson’s agricultural. Gumboots are standard footwear, Toyota HiLux is common transportation and blokes are rugged and…
> This is how iPhone 4 sees the entrance to the Waimea Estuary under a threatening sky. No post-production. This is it.
> Built in 1901 in Paisley, Scotland for the Government as a submarine mining vessel, the Janie Seddon spent most of her career on Wellington Harbour and is credited with…
> This is Petrea Burchard of Pasadena Daily Photo fame. Also author. Also actor. I believe Virginia at Birmingham Daily Photo nudged us in each other’s direction and Petrea’s…
> Pinboard at the Upper Moutere Store.
> The Zumo Café gets better all the time. Not only do they now serve my double espresso in a REAL espresso cup, they also have the “New Yorker”. People…
> I like the idea of the free pool at RT’s Party Bar. Hope it’s heated….
> When Mum & Dad visited me in the UK, the first thing that Dad wanted was a cup of tea. “Thank GOODNESS for REAL TEA” he said “Pan American…
> Friday night @ Mapua Wharf Empty restaurant included. The Golden Bear Brewery was well visited, though….
> The 2010 vintage. Roll on next year…. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants
> This is the good stuff. If you get a stretch assignment at work, it’s going to push you to your limits and you’ll draw on energy and resources that…
> John Whatley, a friend in England, has a saying. When we’re thoroughly enjoying ourselves – sitting on a stone wall in the countryside as the sun sets or having…
The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. Google has kindly misplaced posts…
The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now updated the information…
The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now (2017) updated…
The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now (2017) updated the…
The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now updated (2017) the…
A while back, I did a fairly flippant post about the 4 bronze panels in front of the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz. Walked past them often enough on the way…
> This isn’t the sort of quaint German winery that you’ll see in the tourist ads. No geraniums, no trailing vines canopying secluded courtyards, no buxom serving wenches, no candle-lit…
> Did a double-take when I saw this label. Most of the geeky computer people I worked with lived off pizza, Big Macs, Coke (also non-capitalised….) and coffee. Didn’t really…
> If you’re of the (mistaken) opinion that potters create vessels with only their hands from a lump of clay, I’ll have to disillusion you. This is a selection of…
> I’m SURE that there’s CONSIDERABLY more frolicking and Bacchanalian activity going on at the top of the fountain at the moment. Must be Spring…
> ……”Delicious” Or “Ditsch”. Peter Ditsch’s Pretzel/Bretzel/Bretzeln (one of the academics will correct me, I’m sure….) factory is just up the road in Mainz-Hechtsheim and it’s a favourite destination for…
> Seasonal flirtations
> Merrily zipping into the Big Smoke on the velocipede the other day along the farm tracks and through the undergrowth when I feel the tail waggle that tells you…
> This is cool. Local kids paint the bus shelter at the top of Hechtsheimer Berg, decorate it with shadowy figures and tell folks where the action’s at. Tuesdays…
> Wooden spoon in the “Straightness of row” category. I thought these things are computerised these days – key in what you want to sow and GPS does the rest.…
> Makiko Hastings is a Japanese ceramicist living in Yorkshire. She kicked off the 1000 Birds project, with all proceeds going to help earthquake victims in Japan. This is ours.…
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