Tag: Cafes around New Zealand
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Happy New Year 2026.
May good health and happiness bless every day of this year for you. ©John W. Page 2025-26. Morning coffee at Cafe Moomaa, near Marton, I have time to catch up with my writing and messages. Life has been busy for everyone this time of year. We keep it simple but still feel the speed of…
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On the Road Again. Where to from here?
Created from a photo taken at Steptoe’s Coffee Emporium, Reefton. ©John W. Page 2025.
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On the Road Again – Reefton.
On a break between housesits, we have been exploring Reefton. It has been 6 years since we last stayed here and the town is flourishing. Lots of new businesses, cafe’s, galleries and great walking trails. We even got to see the local Christmas Parade! Favourite hangouts – The Tea Rooms & Steptoe’s Coffee Emporium.
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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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Cafe Doodles – Blenheim.
We are on the last week of this housesit at Spring Creek, Blenheim. After 5 weeks, we have felt quite at home here. A big thank you to the lovely staff of The Little Cafe, Blenheim for providing good coffee, good laughs, pots of tea and nibbles as we write and draw here most mornings.…
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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 Cafe Doodles.
Art whispers to us, some times yells us, stretches us, helps us to grow, to see life differently and get to know ourselves more. Casting fresh light on the world around us and within us, Art helps us to feel comfortable in our own skin, with who we really are – and remember that we…

