lynn grievesonJun 24, 20161 minParade DaysWe don't do flags very well here in New Zealand. The one we have got still features the Union Jack, even though we have long been independent of Britain. And it looks so similar to the Australian flag that most people would be hard pressed to pick between the two in a line-up. They tried to get rid of our boring old flag a few months back, throwing open the design competition to everyone, resulting in such popular favourites as "Fire the Lazar"(sic), described by its desi
lynn grievesonJun 22, 20162 minRed, white and blue times twoIf you want to get from New Zealand to the the other side of the world, you have two main choices. You either fly for 12 hours (give or take) to Asia and, after a stopover, from there to Europe. Or you fly 12 hours to the West Coast of the USA and stop over there before getting on the plane for another slightly shorter flight (' only' 11 hours or so) to Europe. Which meant that, until a few years back, we were quite familiar with Los Angeles (or, at least, with Santa Moni
Maddie Grieveson 4 days ago 1 min It's Mixed Media time ... This week it is Mixed Media Monthly (M3) time at The Lilypad, which means that a group of designers collaborate on a massive themed...
Maddie Grieveson Apr 10 1 min Unexpected... Somewhat incredibly, there are just two generations separating me from my great-grandmother who was born in Victorian times and spent her...
Maddie Grieveson 4 days ago It's Mixed Media time ... This week it is Mixed Media Monthly (M3) time at The Lilypad, which means that a group of designers collaborate on a massive themed...
Maddie Grieveson Apr 10 Unexpected... Somewhat incredibly, there are just two generations separating me from my great-grandmother who was born in Victorian times and spent her...
Maddie Grieveson Apr 2 Renaissance Paint We were supposed to spend last June in Europe, and it would have been a much-needed break. We had home exchanges and remote work all...
Maddie Grieveson Mar 26 Flutter and blend Life is certainly unfolding in its own way right now. I have one more week in my 'in real life' job, and then ... who knows? But I do...
lynn grieveson Mar 21 Just my luck Yes, it's me. But so long ago ... Such a strange thing to look at an image of yourself but not be able to get into the head of that...
Maddie Grieveson Mar 6 Lighter mornings... Yes, it's a crazy life - and it's been a crazy day here in New Zealand. Dozens of earthquakes starting with a massive one that woke...
Maddie Grieveson Feb 26 This is what endures So much changes as time passes, but some things still remain the same :-) Memories are a funny thing. I can remember things so clearly...
Maddie Grieveson Feb 19 Magic releases at The Lilypad This is Miss M dressed up as The Cat in the hat for book day, with the faithful Fluffie as Thing One. This month's M3 collaboration...
Maddie Grieveson Feb 5 One day at a time... I've been looking through old travel photos and having fun scrapping some of them. (These one is a particular fav of mine because the...
lynn grieveson Jan 29 The Long and the Short of It This was last year in Australia, when we brought Daughter-Two along on a work trip back when we could still travel - but in the middle of...
