Tag: coffee

Heart beat

Heart beat

Our kitchen is unlikely to feature in any fashionable magazine. Ever. It’s not that kind of place. No, our kitchen is more likely to be found …

 

No parking allowed

No parking allowed

Walking back to the car after work, feeling the full force of Monday blowing on our spirits, when we caught up with a very dear …

 

Mia and Ruffian

Mia and Ruffian

Mia and Ruffian, Brangelina of the pigeon world, were last spotted yesterday morning, nonchalantly hanging out on the side of the Forest and Bird building. They …

 

347 – Flying friendly skies

347 – Flying friendly skies

Periodically I have to travel as part of my job. I clamber on board an aircraft and away we go. Simple as that. I still …

 

337 – Scones

337 – Scones

When I first got my hands on a video camera I filmed Mum making scones. My first documentary. Using a clumsy huge camera, no lights, …

 

315 – The nature of the observer

315 – The nature of the observer

A couple of times lately I’ve rushed into our lunch room early in the morning to grab a jump-start coffee only to find myself in …

 

311 – Blue moon

311 – Blue moon

Blue moon, you saw me standin’ alone Without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own Blue moon, you knew just what I was …

 

279 – Lyall Bay

279 – Lyall Bay

Beloved of surfers, swimmers, wind surfers, kite surfers, dog-stick-throwers, little-kids-sand-castle-builders, sea fishers, lifesavers, Maranui coffee drinkers, Nana icecream eaters, curse the wind bless the wind …

 

258 – Work food

258 – Work food

What do you need to work? In between our jobs, housework, homework, writing, photography, and trying to find a moment just for ourselves, we often …

 

254 – Time out

254 – Time out

Time today for a lunch in the sun with Marica – simultaneously relaxed and tense – have a bite of lunch, waiting for proofs from …