Falling Leave

The Power of the Internet

I joined Facebook back in February, and then Classmates.com, and was "found" by some friends from my past. This is the first time I've ever received an invite to my high school reunion, and it's sad I can't go, but I hope to see pictures on the Internet.

Ben's amazed this invite reached us, but there is only us on the phone book with our last name. (Though there is another family in Nelson, because we keep being rung up about a wee girl who doesn't show up at her swimming class.)

I'm not. I once received a letter addressed to "Mimi, Yokohama, Japan" in the early 80's from someone in the US not playing with a full deck; it had a stick of gum and an unintelligible scribbled note on the back of something or rather, and my mother almost reported it to the police.

Hi to everyone from Washburn Class of '77! I sure hope you all have a great time in July.

Incidentally, this is NDP's 1000th post. So yay to us, too!

Cheers for #999!

Sorry, the wine is not from this region but from Hawkes bay. It's a celebration! So, we cranked open the 1998 vintage. Cheers!

Roger Davies' Tractor Seat Chair

This is hardly a pic to showcase his furnitures, but just before we went to the book fair, we popped into see Roger Davies who has a studio in Founders Park. I think he might say he is better known for works where he coax wood into lovely curved shapes like Japanese flower arrangement, but he did a series where he morphed Furguson tractor seats into comtemporary indoor pieces.

Good Doggie...

I can't help it; he's so well-behaved. And of course I mean the pooch!! Several minutes passed between these two pics.

Old

@ The Founders Park. (another shot)

Chowder at Founders

Seafood chowder (and burger) at Founders Organic Brewery Cafe, delicious, and the best value for your money in Nelson as far as chowders go. (And Ben knows chowders in Nelson.) But you might consider not finishing all the butter that comes with the delicious bread; the block is about the size of a child's fist!

The brew of the day was Long Black.

Founders Park Book Fair

The annual week-long Book Fair at Founders Park closes today at the end of another successful year.

This is one of the longest-standing Nelson tradition that we know of, and fortunately, in no danger of going away any time soon. Anyone can drop off pre-loved books and old magazines at the park's reception all year and the Fair is open for a week every winter selling many, many books at around $1 or $2 for the most part. (Used book shops' sale go down for a while around this Fair, too.) I've captured perhaps half of the hall in the picture above, so it is also on a very large scale for Nelson. For the whole week we see people walking around with with two and three shopping bags full of books.

Fortunately, yesterday, we went in just before closing time so we came out unscathed. Next year might be a different story.

It's World Enviroment Day

I didn't know that...

New In Store

Not Just for Girls

Isn't it so last century to specify which gender of kids for toys? I always wanted a Tonka truck, but never got one, and I lived in Minneapolis!

Preparation

Nelson Airport. (B&W)

Moon Light

@ Tahunanui Beach.

Theme Day : Feet

Marahau, Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
This is a repost from old archive of my sketchbook blog.

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