Amsterdam Light Festival

The days are stretching out, and the night is finally releasing its grip on the Northern Hemisphere. Before the light began to reclaim the skies, we took time out to see Amsterdam Light Festival before it finished for the season.

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There were so many beautiful sculptures and exhibits to take in. Would you like to know more?

Never start with the weather.

It was a chill and bleak Winter day in Amsterdam that found Pukeko waiting at the Rijksmuseum for his mate Rupert to turn up for a visit from Australia!

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He had thought he’d watch the ice skaters while he waited … Would you like to know more?

Today’s Table – Finished Objects

Hi Everyone! Did you miss me? We have lots of adventures to catch up on next week, but until then let me catch you up on all the things I’ve been knitting!

First there was this hat which I made for Himself in a neat 2×2 rib to go with the scarf I’d made him earlier this year.

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Now that the weather has finally turned, he’s wearing it all the time! Would you like to know more?

Two weeks in …

The signs of January fill the streets.

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The weather has been perfect to have guests, and have them indulge in the local cuisine! Would you like to know more?

Schoenberg & Kandinsky

The Jewish Museum is currently hosting a Wassily Kandinsky exhibit! At a friend’s invitation we headed off to enrich our lives!

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I really like Kandinsky’s work. The colour, movement, and flow all speak to me. Would you like to know more?