Monthly Archives: August 2012
Artisans of New Zealand – picks from the food show
A little over a year has passed since moving here and I’m still struck by the amount of quality Artisan produce there is in New Zealand – it’s wonderfully insane! This tiny little country really does have a love affair with food.
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Flotsam & Jetsam Auckland
There’s something about this photo of Cameron standing at the entrance of Flotsom and Jetsam. While editing the photos for this post, I had the urge to turn it to black and white, to somehow pay homage to the history of this shop front, just as Cameron does on his website, using an old photo from the original shop, Steptoe & Son. It then went on to become Lord Ponsonby’s Antiques, and just last month, opened its doors to Flotsam and Jetsam after outgrowing its old premises.
Guests Coming to Stay
I have guests arriving next week – my sister, her husband and my three beautiful nieces and nephew! We are so excited to have them come visit!
I’m wondering how can I best receive them? Now in an ideal world, we would have a lovely big spare room with an ensuite bathroom for our guests to comfortably stay. The reality is that we have a sofa bed in a small room at the back of the house, that’s currently used as a bit of a multipurpose space.
