The Gallery: Landscapes – from Stonehenge Aotearoa

Set on the expansive landscape of the rural Wairarapa, where big skies, wide valleys and small towns full of character lie, is Stonehenge Aotearoa. A marvellous full-scale working adaption of England’s Stonehenge, located just outside of Carteton, an hours drive from Wellington. ‘It incorporates ancient Egyptian, Babylonian and Indus Valley astronomy, Polynesian navigation, and Celtic […]

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Lines

Say ‘lines’ and I think washing line and lines on my face. Say ‘lines’ to my six year old and she says – ‘They’re everywhere Mummy! Everything has a line!’ I think, ‘Thick and thin, zig-zags, straight and curved.’ Lines drawn on paper and etched in the sand. Lines painted on the grass, to mark […]

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Things I’m Loving: Nature abound

It has been a week of celebrating the beauty of nature. ♥ Loved learning of New Zealand’s native trees and the amazing variety of different trees the world over. ♥ Loved identifying different tree species in our garden at home and in Wellington’s Botanical Garden with Sophie and Alice. Sophie worked so enthusiastically and wrote […]

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