9 on 9 : Sunday in the Life

9 on 9 : Sunday in the Life

Dec 9, 2012 | Diary | 0 comments

If the rest of summer could be like today, I would be a very very very happy girl. Cate and I went out to brunch reasonably early for a Sunday – my tummy wanted bacon … and real coffee. Then we wandered in to the Takapuna Markets and picked up a few...
2012 New Plymouth Tattoo Festival

2012 New Plymouth Tattoo Festival

Nov 28, 2012 | Diary, Tattoos | 2 comments

How awesome was it of the New Zealand Tattoo and Art Festival to schedule everything for the weekend just before my birthday? I KNOW!! Thanks guys! The last post I wrote was partly inspired by this last weekend – the photograph was taken on the west coast shores...
11 on 11 : Sunday In the Life

11 on 11 : Sunday In the Life

Nov 12, 2012 | Diary | 1 comment

I had a brunch date so I left my bed a little earlier than I would have preferred … had the lure of bacon and eggs and hugs with Cate not been an option. Using Apple Maps for fun – turns out it knew a faster way to Mt Eden than I would have taken. One more...
Being Dive Mistress – Fiji 2012

Being Dive Mistress – Fiji 2012

Oct 4, 2012 | Scuba Diving | 1 comment

Some of you may know that I write more than one blog – my alter ego is Dive Mistress .. a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, technical diver, underwater photographer and very enthusiastic traveler. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve been living my days and...
Netflix in New Zealand

Netflix in New Zealand

Sep 18, 2012 | Technology | 5 comments

Whilst you cannot sign up for Netflix directly in New Zealand there are ways and means. I looked at my Sky Television account getting bigger and bigger every few months and when I thought about how often I actually watched movies and full shows, I just couldn’t...

Let’s Walk and Talk

Aug 28, 2012 | Diary | 5 comments

For nearly two weeks I’ve been house sitting, dog sitting, cat sitting in Hamilton. This shaggy face above is my fur-nephew Norman (a Shih Tzu who seems happy with everything and anything that goes on). This weekend we took him out walking both days – on...
Photo Friday – Luminance

Photo Friday – Luminance

Aug 1, 2012 | Photo Friday | 0 comments

This weeks Photo Friday: “Luminance” I have chosen this photo this week for the lighting and the exposure. I’ve tried a few times to photograph a portrait similar to this but I haven’t created anything I like as much. Camera – Nikon D300...
Riding for the Elephants and the Rhinos

Riding for the Elephants and the Rhinos

Jul 31, 2012 | Diary | 0 comments

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is a small charity that honours the work that David Sheldrick started in the Tsavo Wildlife Refuge in Kenya. The Trust pioneered the raising of orphan elephants and rhinoceros and their release back in to the wild. Team “Tusk...