Great Scott!
I’ve been a big fan of architect John Scott for many many years though it’s probably truer to say I was a fan of his architecture long before I became a fan of his personally. Before that, I simply didn’t know the work belonged to him. I’ve found his work timeslessly kind on
Fruit Bowl and Food Basket
It’s difficult for me to think of another region (off the top of my head) that can hold a candle to Hawke’s Bay at this time of the year for fresh fruit and produce. Rebranding itself as Wine Country in more recent years, it’s been good for its growing reputation as a wine producing region […]
Come in Spinner
The day I met Jim we were both trying to make ourselves scarce, though looking back now I realise it must have been much more problematic for him than it was for me. We were standing in the kitchen at
Steamy Scenes
I’ve always had a childhood love of steam trains, I don’t know how I got it. My aunt’s back section probably, where we ran like the wind beside the old coal-fired trains the 20-odd metres it took to run the length of the section before waving till it was out of sight. I’ve felt spellbound […]
Spanning the Gap
I confess to having a short attention span. That doesn’t mean however that I’m not listening, it just means that you have some of my attention but I’m probably 3 or 4 hop-scotch steps ahead of you in your game plan. It’s how I’m wired. Some of my friends find this
