Zelfbouwboomhut.

Zelfbouwboomhut, loosely translated "DIY treehouse", a flatpack treehouse that is strapped to the side of a tree. Personally I love flatpack, they are life sized puzzles I can use, so this is right up my ally.

Designed by a pair of Dutch designers, Rogier Martens, Sam van Veluw, as part of a series called ´AANDEBOOM´. The series it to be completed through the year.

The design of this is all practical. Basic materials and basic construction, the only part that doesn't follow suit is the bracket on the front. It is compleatly ornamental. This gives references to the pulley system found on most traditional Dutch town houses. I think it's gorgeous and would probably hang a flower basket off it. Now to smuggle one into the country for a play.

I wish Auckland was flat.

Because then I could ride a bike everywhere with ease. This is the reason for my longing.

I would probably pair it up with something like this. The blue even matches her shoes.

Travel in Style.

Before travelling for a month in November I never realised how much waiting around can be involved. This solves all that. Designed by Nieuwe Heren this suitcase set combines to create a sofa for two, the perfect place to rest those travel worn feet.

Pretty Things.

Fresh Dahlias from my garden and this great stamped paper bag that was full of lollies for 50c from the Bethells coffee cart. I couldn't resist.

Friday Dinner.

My solution to being presented with Chinese takeaway when all I wanted was a sandwich. Vogles toast with sliced feta, avocado with spices and roast pork. Perfect summer dinner.

Hello Tokyo.

Three days in Tokyo. Rode the trains and ate good food.

Fifteen strawberries for 2625yen, roughly $40nzd.
Other that that prices are much the same as Auckland.

One of many drink stops. This one at L'Occitane in Shibuya.

A Love Hotel.

Turn off the main roads and you quickly find yourself in suburbia.

A Blurry Good Morning.

After a great night of x-box bonding and all the boys had gone back to whence they came I wandered outside.

Taken between 5.15am and 5.30am on Tuesday the 24th of November, 2009.

Hedgehog in the garden.

Look who we found in our garden. So adorable but a pest in New Zealand. They eat our native bugs and worst of all they devour our ground nesting birds. We really should have killed him but we couldn't bring ourselves to do it.