by Barbara Podmore | Aug 4, 2023 | Blog Post
Hello lovely family and friends Do you like to create anything? I bet you do, or you’d like to. If you don’t, is it because you feel you don’t have enough time? I think humans almost can’t help themselves from creating, it’s like breathing. Writing of all kinds,...
by Barbara Podmore | Jul 20, 2023 | Blog Post
Hello lovely family and friends Now that my younger son is almost 15, we suggested watching some iconic movies with him, as we did with our older son. To give you some background on him – he doesn’t like watching movies generally. He prefers watching...
by Barbara Podmore | Jun 8, 2023 | Blog Post
Hello lovely family and friends I actually rode a bicycle last weekend. Some of you are saying “So what? Everyone rides bicycles, don’t they?” No. No, I don’t. I used to ride a bicycle to school. It makes you hate hills. And you get hot and sweaty. And you get black...
by Barbara Podmore | Jun 2, 2023 | Blog Post
Hello lovely family and friends When we arrived in New Zealand, we asked our local friends how to pay for using the bus service. “Easy as,” they said, “You go to the dairy and top up your Snapper.” Dairy, what dairy? You have to go out to pay at a cow farm to be able...
by Barbara Podmore | Apr 20, 2023 | Available, Painting, Who would like some more ice?
Oil on canvas 75 cm x 60 cm US$ 900 (NZ $ 1500) Puffins are like living cartoons, with their striking feather patterns and colourful beaks. It was delightful painting these gorgeous little creatures, they just make me smile. The sky blue is complimented by the...