Category: travel blog
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Marlborough (Blenheim) Library – Te Kahu 0 Waipuna.
One of our favourite places to visit. The architecture of this building is practical, aesthetically beautiful, & comfortable. And the selection of books is amazing. Lots of nooks and rooms to sit and read or study.
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End of a housesit.
Its always a little sad when we start to pack up. After being in one location of over 5 weeks, you get to know people and a good sense of a place. Blenheim is a town that has captured our hearts. Friendly, safe, relaxed and welcoming. No traffic lights and cars actually stop to let…
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Bees!
©Monica G. Page 2025. If we were not staying on a property with hives, I would never have thought of drawing a bee. I have really enjoyed drawing them, and would also like to draw a bumble bee. My second drawing of a bee, this one is for the owners of the housesit in Spring…
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Daily Doodles.
Drawn from a photo taken from our stay at The Commercial Hotel in Dargaville, 2017. ©John W. Page 2025.
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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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