It has been a busy time, I have been studying for an exam which I sat last week. (Results not yet in)
It has been extremely busy at work as well, with the training of newbies, studying, training courses etc.
I have not been out and about much, but below are a few photos of what I have seen and done recently.
Some parts of this were going to be a bit photo heavy so have cheated and put them in a collage.
Thursday 6th February 2014
Today is Waitangi Day, a public holiday for all of New Zealand, a day for most to just chill out.
We didn't do much today, a good day to relax.
I did a bit of machine embroidery, it may be difficult to see but this is Cut work I did on a tee shirt.
I had some Feta cheese left over from a previous meal, so for lunch I did baked Feta with truss tomatoes (from our own plant) with olives and Ciabatta. Very tasty.
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Sunday 2nd February 2014
Another baking day, this is Coffee, Hazelnut and Frangelico Log, with something extra, I had a go at making Spun Sugar, it didn't turn out too badly and the whole thing was simply delissimo!
Today I also made No-drip Passionfruit and Lemon popsicles.
Saturday 1st February 2014
Today we went to Waikumete Cemetery to see if there were still any Wildflowers about in the Wildflower Gardens. We missed this in November. Unfortunately not much left, some Everlasting Pea, Daisies and Wild Carrot
Friday 31st January 2014
Today I went for a walk to Queens Wharf in my lunch break to see what was happening.
Every Friday they have Kai on Queens at the wharf
The cruise ship Seabourn Sojourn was berthed, the weather was glorious, music was playing, and there were artists at work.
Wish you were here container painted by Trust Me
Below is artwork by Erika Pearce, this was to promote Tiki Taanes new album.
Below the Seabourn Sojourn
The Hinemoana was also in port
Monday 13th January 2014
How about this for a beautiful classic car. It is a Morgan and it and a few others were shipped here from England for a 16 stop New Zealand Tour
Another baking day, this is Coffee, Hazelnut and Frangelico Log, with something extra, I had a go at making Spun Sugar, it didn't turn out too badly and the whole thing was simply delissimo!
Saturday 1st February 2014
Today we went to Waikumete Cemetery to see if there were still any Wildflowers about in the Wildflower Gardens. We missed this in November. Unfortunately not much left, some Everlasting Pea, Daisies and Wild Carrot
Friday 31st January 2014
Today I went for a walk to Queens Wharf in my lunch break to see what was happening.
Every Friday they have Kai on Queens at the wharf
The cruise ship Seabourn Sojourn was berthed, the weather was glorious, music was playing, and there were artists at work.
Wish you were here container painted by Trust Me
Below is artwork by Erika Pearce, this was to promote Tiki Taanes new album.
Below the Seabourn Sojourn
Also on the fence were some more poems by New Zealand artists.
Tuesday 28th January 2014
They have been doing a bit of work at Waitemata Plaza this is where I usually go for lunch.
They have installed a beach, tables and chairs, umbrellas and an ice cream shop.
Monday 27th January 2014
Today is Auckland Anniversary Day, I worked today, so I can take time off at a later date.
It was pumping in the hood today, LOL.
There was so much on from the Seafood Festival, Buskers Carnival, a Carousel, Old Boats, Dragon Boat Racing and much more.
A couple of luxury Super yachts were also in today.
The Big Blue with ARTA Tequila helicopter owned by Tony Mayer who is the founder/owner of ARTA Tequila
The Lady M II was also berthed
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| Backing into her berth |
Wednesday 22nd January 2014
I made the following lantern using machine embroidery, it has an LED light in the middle which changes colour.
and as well as this I made a Yeti, isn't he cute.
More food!! This time a Nutella Berry Tartlet
Now how about a shot of the sunset tonight and my beautiful Petunia.
Thursday 16th January 2014
Two cruise ships in today, the Diamond Princess in for a good scrub down after passengers got Norovirus. YUCK!!
and the Sun Princess. (A healthy ship!!)
Wednesday 15th January 2014
I wandered down to the Silo today and on the way I saw this!
These are Pavegen tiles, at each step the surface flexes about 5mm generating up to 8 watts of power. Click on the link to read more.
The Hinemoana was also in port
Silo 6 were showing World's Edge Art Works, a manipulation of photographs by Douglas Moore. Quite fascinating how he did this. Apparently all photos were taken on an iPhone
View from inside the Silo
Malcolm went fishing today, bad day out only one fish a Trevally, but it tasted beautiful done in the smoker
How about this for a beautiful classic car. It is a Morgan and it and a few others were shipped here from England for a 16 stop New Zealand Tour