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adi & bert: Planthunting inspiration
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Wednesday, 14 September 2016. As I sit and sip my tea, I reflect on my gardening influences. There are two people who come to mind. My aunt Dibbs, and her mother-in-law, Granny Mary. Granny Mary lived in a cottage perched on huge granite boulders with a secret path winding down between massive rocks, to the beach. At high tide the path would be impassable as the icy water. Have a great week x. 15 September 2016 at 18:44. I am no where more at home, than in my garden:) I know that you understand that!
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adi & bert: March 2016
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Saturday, 19 March 2016. Be still' is Kim Klassen's mantra in her My Still Sunday. A 16 week online still life photographic course. Kim invites you at the start to make time for yourself, by possibly giving up something else in your life, even if only for a while. She guides you through the process of taking photographs and examining how light falls on objects, using either a mobile phone, or a DSLR. And her @kimklassen IG. Feed to see exactly what I mean. Have a good one. Wednesday, 2 March 2016. And is...
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adi & bert: August 2016
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Sunday, 28 August 2016. Hooray - the #ab onmytableseries winners announced! Helen Naylor @helen a naylor. The creative and inspiring ceramic artist who I am featuring for the Instagram #ab onmytableseries. Photo-challenge in August, has chosen a winner. In fact, Helen has decided on sending small gifts to all of those she mentions below.Thank you Helen, what a wonderful, generous soul you are! In the end I really had to pull in all sorts of issues to try to make decisions. If only I had more bowls. You c...
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adi & bert: May 2016
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Saturday, 21 May 2016. It's been a revelation to see the greening of homes again. It's interesting how these trends come and go. Also accompanying this trend, macrame once popular in the 70's, considered hideous in the 90's and popping back in the 2010's. How are you enjoying your indoor plants? I am struggling to get my Phalaenopsis orchid to flower indoors. It bloomed for three consecutive years and then stopped in the last two. What do I need to do? Any ideas would be grateful received. This month San...
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adi & bert: June 2016
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Sunday, 26 June 2016. When life gives you lemons. It was my son's 21st coming up and I was stuck for ideas for a party theme. Mid-winter in Auckland with not much colour around and being a male's party I couldn't get away with a 'pretty' look and lots of flowers. Also my canvas was a simple football club room with not much aesthetics to work with. It so happened that a week before the party, I attended a soirée hosted by Un Deux Trois. At which Stylist Fiona Hughes from. Gave table styling tips. Fiona.
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adi & bert: Hooray - the #ab_onmytableseries winners announced!
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Sunday, 28 August 2016. Hooray - the #ab onmytableseries winners announced! Helen Naylor @helen a naylor. The creative and inspiring ceramic artist who I am featuring for the Instagram #ab onmytableseries. Photo-challenge in August, has chosen a winner. In fact, Helen has decided on sending small gifts to all of those she mentions below.Thank you Helen, what a wonderful, generous soul you are! In the end I really had to pull in all sorts of issues to try to make decisions. If only I had more bowls. You c...
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adi & bert: grow
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With autumn well on its way, I have been harvesting seeds from my flowers and herbs. This has come about rather from neglect than a deliberate attempt to let the plants go to seed. It is certainly worth trying to collect seeds for next spring and seeing whether I can save a little on having to buy seeds or seedlings. It makes the garden a little messy seeing the leftover stalks, but I have had so little time getting out into the garden lately, the wildness hasn't bothered me. Italian flat leaf parsley.
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adi & bert: Weaving a harakeke putiputi
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Saturday, 18 June 2016. Weaving a harakeke putiputi. There is therapy in weaving. Even weaving a single piece of harakeke (flax) helps to focus on one thing and not be distracted. This is what some of us did at our Matariki celebration at work last week. Matariki is the Māori New Year. It's a celebration after the harvest and when the cluster of stars known as the Pleiades rises, normally near mid- winter. Would love to hear if you have tried weaving using flax or other plants and a Happy Matariki to you.
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adi & bert: paint
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Daring Adventures in Paint. Learning to let go and paint like a child again is what Mati Rose McDonough. Encourages her students to do. My dining room table is lost under art supplies and my poor family are being very long suffering about it. Or maybe they like eating in front of the TV! I find the creative process of painting totally absorbing. I could do this all day. Best not to have an idea in mind or to try to achieve anything specific. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Those who...
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adi & bert: July 2016
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Saturday, 23 July 2016. What's on your table? Helen Naylor, potter, creative and lover of life, is my featured artist this month. For anyone who is unsure about whether to take the leap into a creative life, read what Helen has to say below. You can find Helen on Facebook. And in Queensland, her pottery is available at this. Helen will be exhibiting he. Fair which showcases emerging hot trends in design and is held in Melbourne from 4-7 August. So if your'e in Melbourne, head on down. Hmm this is a trick...
