h&s
in which i attend a letterpress workshop, run by the two fab ladies at harrington & squires composing stick applying ink to the press (an adana 8×5) first press. VERY excited the creation: a limited edition print run of one of my poems 288 picas wide. such a fabulous use for a tiny space also love these shopping list magnets that they make. so cool Share → Tweet
making bread
i didn’t know that life held anything so ineffably delicious as this bread… - katherine mansfield, 1908. (from selected letters, clarendon press, 1989) some of my earliest memories are of freshly baked bread, sitting on the kitchen counter, waiting for us to arrive home from school. one of my older brothers used to cut thick slices, then lather each slice with a generous helping of home-churned butter and some vegemite. me, i’m more of a beefsteak tomato girl. my mother has always made bread: she is still to this day... Read The Rest →
silence
anyone who listens long enough will write again. accept that silence instead of always pushing. - baxter, james keir (1926 – 1972) poet, postman, teacher, dramatist, writer, social critic Share → Tweet
postcards from northern ireland
dear friends, thursday last week had us boarding another flight. this time to visit the causeway coast in county antrim, northern ireland. the whole area is stunning, with quiet roads, beautiful scenery and history that far surpasses anything we can find back home in new zealand. we stayed in a beautiful quiet country location not far from the giants causeway, choosing to spend the afternoon of our first day taking a tour of the local whiskey distillery in bushmills. because of the high volatility in the areas we toured through,... Read The Rest →
finding magic
above all, watch with glittering eyes the world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most likely places.those who don’t believe in magic will never find it. (roald dahl, from the roald dahl treasury) Share → Tweet