Category: Housesitting
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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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Something different.
At each housesit, one of us will draw a portrait of the animals we are looking after. This housesit is a bit different. Along with 7 heifers, three cats, there are bee hives and a lavender farm and lots of grass to mow. Strip-feeding the cows yesterday, they were almost lost in the height of…
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More than a doodle.
Whilst housesitting in Spring Creek (Marlborough NZ) we have the opportunity to exploring new mediums. Playing with watercolour and pen. And new ways of using graphite. ©John W. Page 2025.
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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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Daily Doodles.
The Chain. Each link of the chain supports the other. Without the links there would be no chain!
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Not so daily doodles!
Housesitting out of town has created a new routine. With stock to strip feed, and large lawns and gardens to care for, the days are busy, in a relaxed way. There are hives on this property, not anything we need to do, unless they swarm! The weather has been sunny and warm which has stirred…
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On The Road Again…
It’s the 28th October and we had huge flakes of snow falling for over an hour, making packing the car interesting. We had a 4.5 hour drive north to Spring Creek just outside of Blenheim. Vineyard Country, so grateful I don’t drink any more – what a fun distraction that would be! Today we are…
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Daily Cafe Doodles.
This is our last day in Rolleston. Even the cats at the housesit know that we are getting ready to move on. They are following us around the house and needing lots of reassurance – that their mum & dad are coming home tomorrow! Onyx and Jasper have weaved their way into my heart. John’s…
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