Tuesday Travels…Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand

While in Picton we took the cruise of Queen Charlotte Sound.

Tuesday Travels. . .Edwin Fox, Picton

While we were in Picton we visited a historical ship which is dry docked in the harbour. The ship is the Edwin Fox which was a migrant ship and a pioneering freezing hulk. You can read its fascinating history here. There was also a comprehensive museum of the the life of the ship.  The museum…

Tuesday Travels. . . .First day New Zealand

This is the first of a few posts on a trip to New Zealand late last year. Upon arrival in New Zealand my husband and I went for a walk around the local area of our accommodation in Christchurch.  The first thing that caught my attention was this sign . . . I hadn’t heard…

The serendipities of life. . . .

One of the delights of blogging is correspondence with fellow bloggers. I  have been following a blog called “ Serendipities of Life” posted by Frank Burns.  Frank, like myself, is a retired teacher. At the moment he is travelling in Australia, making his way from Sydney to Melbourne by bicycle.  He has just completed a trip…

Kiwi cushions by Kirsten

My elder daughter has made some lovely cushion covers made from tea towels she bought when she was on holiday in New Zealand. The chair in the background is the Bali type chair that I am going to paint pink.  It only has the undercoat on at the moment. The cushions are quite stunning each…

The Quilter’s Barn

My sister, who was in New Zealand for the RWC brought me home some New Zealand fabrics.  She knows I enjoy quilting and she selected some fabrics which were specifically New Zealand fabrics.  They are fat tenths. She bought them at The Quilters Barn in Blenheim. I will need to find something I can make…