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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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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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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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Daily Cafe Doodles.
Onyx is one of the cats we are looking after at this housesit. Unassuming, gentle, and at times smoochy, he clearly lets us know what he wants. The leaf is a practice run for a larger portrait John is working on.
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Daily Cafe Doodles.
We have been quickly reminded of what is involved moving on from one housesit to another. It may not seem like much when we have everything we need in our car, but it takes most of the day to prepare the house for the owners return and strategically pack our car. Even though we were…
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Daily Cafe Doodles.
Moving house today, completing one housesit and starting another just around the corner for three weeks. We will be caring for two beautiful cats. How cute is this? I love this doodle of John’s. He is also working on a portrait of an Orangutan.
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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.
