Author: CreativePagesNz
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Daily Cafe Doodles.
Onyx is one of the cats we are looking after at this housesit. Unassuming, gentle, and at times smoochy, he clearly lets us know what he wants. The leaf is a practice run for a larger portrait John is working on.
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Daily Cafe Doodles.
Kaka Beak Flowers – Clianthus maximus native to the North Island of New Zealand. the flowers range from a vibrant red to shades of pink or white. The flowers resemble the beaks of the Kaka, a native bird.
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Daily Cafe Doodles.
We have been quickly reminded of what is involved moving on from one housesit to another. It may not seem like much when we have everything we need in our car, but it takes most of the day to prepare the house for the owners return and strategically pack our car. Even though we were…
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Daily Cafe Doodles.
Moving house today, completing one housesit and starting another just around the corner for three weeks. We will be caring for two beautiful cats. How cute is this? I love this doodle of John’s. He is also working on a portrait of an Orangutan.
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Morning Cafe Doodles.
The challenge in these is what can be drawn without measurements and within 1-2 hours. Preparing to move housesits on Wednesday. I enjoy cleaning and tidying the house and gardens in preparation for the owners return. It’s a nice way to say thank you for sharing their home with us.
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Daily Doodles.
A naughty dog, exhausted and feeling very remorseful after chasing the neighbours sheep! Housesit 2018. Some housesits are a challenge, but thankfully the outcome was good. No one was hurt in the making of this story! From broken water pumps, to screaming house alarms in the middle of the night and breeched electric fencing…all a…
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Daily Doodles.
Our morning ritual is to write/edit and draw and enjoy a good coffee. Thank you to the staff of Robert Harris at Rolleston. This drawing by John is from a photo of Mabli a Springer Spaniel we did a couple of housesits for at Cust in 2018.
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Daily Doodle – The Store @ Tai Tapu.
Wild, wet, and very cold morning, we are snuggled up at The Store enjoying awesome coffee and great company.
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Step By Step.
This drawing was taken from a photo of one of the beautiful Palomino horses we cared for during a house sit at Glen Tunnel in 2018.
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Day Dreaming.
This sweet drawing by John was adapted from an old photograph of this mum as little girl, around 1938. Memories of when, as a child, your imagination could take you anywhere. And for us, it still does, through our drawings and writing. Editing the manuscript for ‘The Attic – A World Between Worlds’ is a…
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