Taking a walk every morning is bliss. Here's how I am currently starting my day.

From the beach ...

Up a few steps ...

 

Note in pic below: man using leaf blower on the paths "to keep them tidy" !! I'm expecting a red carpet next.

To get to the top of the hill and ...

Ah Wellington, only 4,000km away!

And back for coffee with the best coffee, best tables, and a special award for coordinating crockery.

Nice!
Ree
xox

Chilling out

Since Wellington recently had its first days with temperatures that stayed in single figures all day it was obviously time to skip across the Tasman to somewhere warm. And then to chill out and think about next summer's clothing. 

So Step 1 Chilling Out looks like this:

Find a coffee shop that makes great Long Blacks and sets the scene ... getting onto Tropical Time.

You can go to the park and gaze across the ocean but there's a full on white wedding - chandeliers in the trees, classical music, pony and buggy - going on behind this tranquillity. Luckily the sea provides the noise and you can't hear a thing - so peaceful and warm and lovely!

And back at the apartment there was a wee party going on in a nearby balcony. And the newest toy - bluetooth speaker and white noise machine - came to the rescue. Shrieking female voices blocked out by the sea noise. Bliss!

So at this rate the sketch pad will be out very soon.

Namaste
Ree