Category: Cafes around New Zealand
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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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Daily Doodles.
Todays doodle is inspired by an awesome coffee from Robert Harris Cafe Rolleston. Housesitting in Rolleston, New Zealand. We are members of http://www.kiwihousesitters.co.nz, provides a brilliant network service for house sitters and those wanting one.
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Daily Doodles.
Daily doodles help develop skill and detail. This drawing was taken from a photo during a visit to Stratford, Taranaki, 2016. Red Hot Pokers bring vibrant colour to the colder months in New Zealand.
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Cafe Doodles – The Store@Tai Tapu.
This cafe is one of our favourites. Awesome coffee and fresh made food, and no matter what the weather, there is somewhere lovely to sit, write and draw. And the staff always make us feel welcome. ©John W. Page 2025.
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Cafe Doodles, The Store @ Tai Tapu.
Just keep drawing! Awesome coffee, best date scones, mmm, spring sunshine, best company – perfect!
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Cafe Doodles – A Bit of Fun!
John did this drawing from a collection of photos we had taken at Bill Richardson’s Car Museum, on a road-trip in Invercargill in October 2018.
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Cafe Doodle – Oreo.
One thing you never anticipate as a house sitter is that a pet in your care may go to Heaven. This week has been an emotional roller coast and Oreo is now with his furry family in Heaven. This sweet little old man was blessing to get to know. He would sit with us when…
