When you read the word Paloma, it may make you think of its many meanings. Spanish for dove, the name of a beautiful woman, Paloma Picasso, and of course a spiky, salty, tangy tequila based Spanish cocktail served on the rocks. Well, a wander around Paloma Gardens is actually a bit like all of [...]
I love the unexpected. Well, only if it isn't too frightening. The beaches of our west coast have an abundant supply of Nature's washed up driftwood. Tossed and turned by the rivers that flow into the Tasman Sea, smashed against the shore and stacked in a chaotic frenzy, weathered and bleached by [...]
I'm bit of an old fashioned girl at times. I like to pick up my favourite pen and handwrite what it is I feel a need to share. There's something about the scratching and sliding of ink on paper that helps me find the words forming in my mind. Typing this out on a [...]
Whanganui has a beautiful gem in the form of a peaceful lake right in the heart of St John’s Hill, a leafy suburb. Maori named this lake Rotokawau. Roto, being Lake and Kawau, meaning black shag. These days it is commonly known as Virginia Lake as it was part of Virginia Farm established in [...]
With all these acronyms floating around, what on earth is AOS? Well, every year for the past 16 years, Whanganui has held Artists Open Studios over two very full on weekends in march. This is a time that regional artists and makers get to show off their creativity by opening their studios and gallery [...]
