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:: kitchen view :: this excellent retro tea-towel sent by our friend Anna in Wellington. A bit of kiwiana near the fridge. It even has crocheted edges.
:: garden view :: Tom made a simple swing in the walnut tree. It's the best place to view the progress of the spring shoots.
Is that a Kiwi bird? I thought a kiwi was a fruit. I'm so provincial.
Posted by:Suzan | May 07, 2008 at 12:55 AM
Suzan, it's a fruit, a bird, and a person from New Zealand.
Love the tea towel, M. Your shoes arrived today and they are so tiny and cute! I really don't want to give them away - but I guess I must.
Posted by:Claudia | May 07, 2008 at 02:40 AM
I love the pics of the tree from the swing, really a neat shot. It is nice to see the way you are discovering your new home. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by:Brenda | May 07, 2008 at 03:46 AM
Love the photo of the tree and sky from the swings perspective. Looks like a lovely day. Fab tea towel, and I spy marmite :)
Posted by:Jo | May 07, 2008 at 07:39 AM
totally unrelated to your lovely post - I love aall three albums on your sidebar. Wuthering Heights is my fav song. I remember when I was eight and the first music video I ever saw was Kate flitting through the forest in her white dress dancing like she had nothing to lose. I knew then there was a whole wide world out there and people who spoke my language. Love it.
xx
Posted by:Rachael | May 07, 2008 at 08:34 AM
I spy Marmite in your Norwegian kitchen. Another nice bit of kiwiana. Was that something you took with you or can you buy it over there?
Posted by:Louise | May 07, 2008 at 09:23 AM
The swing is great! I can imagine the kids go yipppeeeeee (swinging voices...). Fun that you have that nice garden in the town. Hey is that Marmite on the tray underneath the Kiwi? Ha ha! X
Posted by:Lies | May 07, 2008 at 01:40 PM
ha! kiwi keeping you company
lovely tree swing though make sure that branch is solid! I had a terrible swing/rotten branch incident as a child which resulted in a head injury. which I do not always like to tell because they often retort "oh that explains a lot"
people. sigh.
but look at all that green.
Posted by:kimberlee | May 07, 2008 at 03:42 PM
yes- that sure is marmite! we brought some over with us. it's an essential, i feel. :)
Posted by:melissa | May 08, 2008 at 09:10 AM
LOVE the new zealand tea towel :) and tom is amazing! the swing sounds like the perfect place to watch spring turn into summer. xox
Posted by:amisha | May 17, 2008 at 03:50 AM