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May is the month of my birth so I am taking ownership of it in this blog. Before I start on May I must finish telling you about my April Adventures. After almost 3 years we got to have real hugs with our daughter and grandchildren ❤️❤️❤️ They came from Queensland Australia for a week …

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I think the adventure is finishing!!! This is our last day of the Women in Art Tour. It started with a walk around the Viaduct Basin and Britamart. We visited the Eden garden where I managed to quietly sit and sketch and paint. I loved the light on the bench seat in the garden. A …

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Sadly we have left Paihia and the Bay of Islands. We headed for Auckland. A stay in Auckland is never complete without a visit to the Art Gallery. Albert park gave opportunities for sitting in the sun and sketching. These ladies really are on a roll now. There was other art forms in the park …

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In the bus bright and early on the way to Kerikeri. Had to stop at this place!! Back in the bus and travel down the road to the Stone Store and Kemp house. Kemp house was built in 1822. Two hundred years ago. So we sat on the verandah to sketch and paint. Unfortunately it …

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I was so surprised this morning when I woke to see that the sun was up and the predicted rain and thunder storms were not present. So it was with great delight that after breakfast we made our way to the Ferry at the Paihia wharf. Sharron calls us kittens as she tries to herd …

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We have superb accomodation in Paihia. The hotel is across the road from the sea. This morning I did a demonstration for the group and then they went away and painted on their individual balconies as the rain came down. A very successful painting time. Everyone happy to immerse themselves into doing a watercolour of …

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Just a quiet start to the day today. It didn’t stay that way though. At 9am we were out on the street with our bags and painting gear ready for Sharron to take us all to breakfast. Sharron was full of apologies that she couldn’t take us to the original restaurant for breakfast as again …

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So the day has finally arrived. Sharron and I have been planning this art tour since August last year! It started off quite funny really when Sharron arrived to pick everyone up in the bus and no one was waiting. Unfortunately she had missed adjusting her watch to daylight savings time and arrived an hour …

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So, April is going to be a busy month. It started yesterday with a beautiful group of ladies from the Garden Bloomers club who came to visit my art studio. The eleven women were very interested in hearing about watercolour painting. This is the 10 stroke demonstration painting that I did. I think it came …

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