Day 24, Level 2.5: WOW garment under way, Prosecco and a doughnut

-

A bitsy day, and a reasonably productive one.

I did make a start on my WOW garment - some prep work, cutting and shaping (tough going on tough material), a couple of coats of primer to the two main pieces. It was quite windy today, even at our place which doesn't usually get much wind, and I wasn't sure if I'd be able to do the primer stage as it involved spray painting undercoat. But down by my studio, in my spray painting section, barely a breath of wind. I used to do heaps of spray painting when working with masks and this area under the deck is perfect and sheltered. Primer coats complete.

So, after many months of creative thought and planning in my mind, today, Wednesday 23rd September is when I made a proper practical start on the thing. I'm under way ... no turning back! 

I won't give too much away at this point until it takes a bit more shape (could still be a dud, but I don't think so!) Followers of this blog will get to see sneak peek progress photos as I go!

Plenty of admin, writing and editing today. 

An eye on the races - had three friends with horses running. Two were down track but the other had a lovely win and they'll be thrilled.

I called over to friend Elaine's for a Prosecco around 5pm. Elaine was on the Moscow/Baltic trip with me. She lives barely 5 minutes away - and she has the most magnificent views of the Hauraki Gulf. Good to catch up finally. We talked about travel that's not happening and NZ destinations that are worth exploring. Turns out she was in Cambridge the weekend before me. We both agreed it's a pretty nice part of the country. Rural, sophisticated, unpretentious. Class and affluence with gumboots, farmwork and lots of horses thrown in!  

View across Remuera from Elaine's
Hauraki Gulf and Rangitoto Island

 

Great news - Our Ziggy has made the field for Saturday races and - yahoo - has a reasonable draw. Now just need to sort the jockey and we're all set for a fabulous day at the races - under a restrictive regime given we'll still be in Level 2. Looking forward to it, although we won't be able to wander through the stable area and chat with Frank the trainer. We'll be confined to a room and viewing area and we'll have to stay there. Oh well, that's ok, we'll be on course to watch our boy. Go Saintly Way on Saturday!

SHARE-NOTE OF THE DAY:
Doughnuts ...

I've mentioned my favourite doughnuts before, from the local bakery. And today I couldn't help myself - I simply had to have one - they are the best. Today's batch wasn't as attractive as usual and slightly darker - but the taste was as good as ever! Yum!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day Thirty - Celery, Michaels and Queenstown

-
Image
Another glorious day in lockdown - I'm talking about the weather! Again, today was mostly spent on the computer being gently productive. I brought some art stuff up with me, but I haven't done any painting. Not yet, anyway. Perhaps over the weekend ... I went for a twilight walk to the beach at 5pm, it was absolutely beautiful down there with interesting cloud banks and sky of a cerulean blue hue with a lemon tinge that spread far into outer space. The light at this time of the year is outstanding. Omaha Beach photo of the day - 5:15pm Same view, half an hour later The waves were curling perfectly and it was mesmerising. Twilight perfection Curling waves I called in to the Superette on my way back from the beach. I only needed a few things so just a quick pit stop. I have not been to a proper supermarket since lockdown. I may never go again - the local stores have everything I need and I haven't wanted for anything. I bought some very fresh
Read more

Day Twenty-Eight (Wednesday 22nd April) - Cobalt Blue, Covid Test, and Resilience

-
Image
A shortish post today. It was the most splendid weather imaginable. Like summer, only better. Shame we can't swim. Today felt more leisurely than most, due I guess to the weather - although I spent most of the day working away on my laptop. I went for a fantastic beach walk around midday, my longest to date, and, for the first time since this whole thing, it really did feel "holiday-ish", for that hour at least. Warm and beautiful - and the light was exceptional. Every shade of blue surrounded me. The sky was cobalt blue one way, tinged with muted turquoise tones another. Today was an autumn day as good as it ever gets. There were plenty of  birds and quite a lot of people out walking. There was someone in the water up to their waist - I think they were gathering pipi or tuatua. Omaha Beach Photo of the day - At the northern end A gull surveys the scene Hibiscus beauty against a cobalt sky - stunning! - in a garden near the entrance to the beach
Read more

Day 51, Level 1: For the love of Skiing, Heavenly Lake Tahoe, and Pita bread

-
Image
Day 51 of level 1 ... It's kind of a meaningless reference these days. No one refers to levels any more in NZ! We're just living life - a little differently. Eyes are turning to the NZ election, coming up on 19th September. Already, the political fisticuffs are out, and shambles is being well and truly spread across the floors of parliament for the unwary to slip on, slither over and end up in. Surely the slopes of parliament can't get any steeper or slipperier? But they will. Meanwhile, it's winter in NZ - and talking of slippery slopes ... people here have been enjoying the skifields which were very busy during the school holidays. There's plenty of snow in the south, but ideally more is required in the central North Island at Mt Ruapehu to get it up to full speed. Being a rocky volcano, the mountain needs good coverage to get fully operational. It's best for spring skiing, with bluebird days and corn snow, so patience is a virtue. Michael went down to ski Mt
Read more