Forum Cafe

Forum Cafe is in the town of Milton, a busy working town with the main highway running through the centre of town and lots of big trucks travelling through. Happily Milton has a lovely cafe with friendly staff and walls covered in bright murals. We've taken to breaking our journey there when going to Dunedin...

Spring Vases

Spring daffodils from our property. There's various daffodil bulbs in parts of our section, established by previous owners. Late yesterday I picked the best into a bucket and put them in vases before going to bed. I'm not big into bringing flowers inside but bad weather was forecast hence the 'harvesting'. An unexpected bonus.. I've...

No Greater Love

Stained glass church windows .. I haven't seen these in real life, yet I'm in awe! Feeling very grateful to Bishop Matthew Gunter, Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac /northeast and northcentral Wisconsin USA, who shared the first photo on Facebook. I asked permission to use it and he kindly provided me with photos of...

I Will Crow

Stanleys Hotel “Since 1882”, Macraes. Waitaki, New Zealand.Motto: While I Live I Crow. ~ a few more pics from our visit, continuing Stanleys Hotel. Click on any photo to enlarge. The rooster on the mantelpiece. Those tusks! Nigel got this pic of the trailer a couple days prior to our visit. Text by Liz, photos...

Stanleys Hotel

Cosy coffee stop on our homeward journey yesterday from Palmerston, East Otago. Stanleys Hotel, Macraes. New Zealand. "Since 1882". The warmth of the fire much appreciated on what was a grey, cold, rainy day. This is a remote old gold mining area, now a major modern gold mining area. Thanks to Nigel for taking these...

Bunch of Deadbeats

After taking our leave from the beautiful angel at Waipahi Cemetery we went for a long country drive and eventually ended up in Balclutha. Our favourite pizza outlet was shut so we went to Casafuego Eatery and Bar, a colourful establishment with a very friendly skeleton crew 🙂 Balclutha, Clutha District, New Zealand. 22 Nov...

Something Fishy

Lantern shades adorning the cafe in the Royal Albatross Centre at Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula (near Dunedin, New Zealand). These two shades were signed 'Rebekah Langsbury'. I've already posted about the other two by M.Tuffery in Marine Shades. Click on any photo to enlarge Photos 1-2, 4-5 by Liz; photos 3, 6-7 by Nigel Text...

Marine Shades

We much admired these marine-theme lantern shades adorning the cafe in the Royal Albatross Centre at Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula. The two shades featured here are signed 'M.Tuffery'. I assume the artist is Michel Tuffery, https://micheltuffery.co.nz/ Photos taken Saturday 10 October 2020. Dunedin, New Zealand. Click on any photo to enlarge --photos 1 and 3-5...

Home Sweet Home

I took these photos on Sunday 23 August, 2020 at our home. 1.  A favourite cushion on our sofa. 2.  Early spring flowers from our garden. Just enjoying some colour and fun 🙂 Tapanui, West Otago, New Zealand Text and photos by Liz; Exploring Colour (2020)

Album Page – Dunedin NZ

On Friday in Dunedin we took some time to just relax and enjoy chilling-out for a while, although we chose nice cosy places to visit! Laneway is a great cafe/bar in the centre of Dunedin, down a quiet side lane called Bath Street. It's possibly my favourite place of all to visit. We went inside...

Light in the Darkness

I liked this light and the texture of the wall, in a cafe in Central Otago that we visited not long before lockdown started in New Zealand. Photo taken by me 22 March 2020. By the way, I've just changed to the new WP editor so am unsure how this post will look compared to...

That Was Then

Back 'then', Sunday just gone, we went for a drive into Central Otago on a day that just got better and better. We drove over the high country route via Moa Flat and came down into the orchards of Ettrick, then stopped at Turquoise Cafe. I've done a real nice post previously on Turquoise Cafe....