Category: animals
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Draw Every Day.
Even though we do not post something every day, we do draw every day. Like any thing you want to improve or maintain, it must be done daily. These two drawing are from scenes in a New Zealand doco-drama “Devils On Horses”. Patiently waiting in line, between scenes being shot on set at The Plains…
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Time to move on.
©John W. Page Sitting at a familiar cafe in Feilding, Beyond Coffee Cafe & Restaurant provides a comfortable space for us to write and draw and enjoy good coffee of course! This is the last day of a 6 week housesit on an amazing property with the most beautiful animals who have become dear friends.…
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Why do we housesit?
John and I see housesitting as a wonderful opportunity in so many ways. Every property is different, all of the animals are different, and we love the variety and diversity of these beautiful homes. This gives us a sense of purpose, we provide a service and receive so much satisfaction. It is a privilege to…
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Today’s Housesitting Challenge is?
When we tell people that we are house sitters, the usual comment is, “oh that sounds like a nice idea for a holiday”. I smile politely and chuckle to myself. We see this as a lifestyle, we offer a service of caring for properties and animals so that the owners can go away, often overseas,…
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Not So Daily Doodles!
Settling in to our new housesit – a very special property in the Rangitikei region, for six weeks. I have found that it takes about three days to feel settled and get a sense of the routine the animals are familiar with. We have two beautiful dogs, a kune kune pig and a few hens…
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Furry Friends – Ruby.
Dear Sweet Ruby! Not that we have any favourites, but Ruby was one of our favourites. We looked after her on several occasions. She now plays with the angels in heaven. We have made many friends through housesitting, some of them were even the owners! These animals have an innate was of communicating with us…
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Start the day with a doodle.
With morning coffee, I do my Morning Pages (Julia Cameron – the Artist’s Way), writing exercise, and John draws. Both are good ways to connect with the artist within, and bring creative energy into our day. When I write in the morning, it clears my mind and the day flows. On the occasional (and now…
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Daily Doodles.
Today I joined John in doing a daily doodle with our coffee at The Little Cafe in Blenheim. Good coffee and awesome food – good inspiration for drawing! Today it is a wet day, drawing and writing at ‘home’. Editing has been a challenge, until today when I realised that I had been seeing this…
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