Not Over The Hill...

A beautiful day dawns on 'Another Laidback Bedford Rally' at the Paeroa Racecourse in New Zealand's upper North Island.
This three day event will see many old Beddy's prove they are not 'Over The Hill' as they come from all over to this, the second Annual Bedford Rally...

A Moment In Time...

The first home.
From whence dreams come.
Where anything and everything is possible.
Especially the impossible.
Now almost abandoned by the owner.
Loved by those who pass by...

At Rainbows End...

At Rainbows End,
just out of Warkworth,
there sits this delightful old wooden and corrugated iron barn.
Made even more beautiful by many years of studied neglect.
Good things take time...

The Very Zen Guitar Footstand...

So I said to my friend Ben.
You remember Ben, the wonderful artist and craftsman who created the Arthouse featured on here a few days ago, who's sometimes strange but mostly genius...
that I was going to buy an adjustable footstand for when I'm playing guitar.
We chatted about possible heights a stand might be and minutes later he presented me with this totally Zen footstand, totally adjustable to three different heights, perfectly portable and with no moving parts.
Now to the untrained eye,
this is just a block of wood...

The Final Blow...

You will remember this.
The once magnificent 154 year old Deans Homestead, featured here some weeks ago.
One of the casualties of the 7.1 earthquake to devastate parts of Christchurch, this, the home of Jim and Louise Deans is about to feel the full force of the demolition hammer.
The Deans family were one of the first pioneering settlers in Canterbury arriving in the early 1840's.
Farewell Grand Old Lady...

All Aboard...

Tickets please...
An old railway carriage has been turned into a delightful holiday bach at wonderful Whangateau. It's been there for years.
Everyone who sees it wants to stay and dream some dreams.
Right on the waters edge.
But tickets are hard to get...

Old Salt...

Caught up with my friend and Old Salt George yesterday when I visited one of my favourite places in the Warkworth area.
Whangateau is a place small in size and big in beauty with one of the most enchanting harbours you can find. George and Pam still live aboard their yacht Manola, tucked alongside the wonderful wooden boatshed that serves as a base and workshop for George as he works his magic restoring old wooden boats...