Senses working overtime #499

1 Jade's birthday (28 November 1991)

Jade's out in front again this week with celebrations for her 33rd birthday. Jacky takes a mean photo!

Here's to you DLG!

2 Listening: WTWMC - Loved Ones

We've completed four of our loved one's selections now - 60 songs for Jacky, Joan, Joe, and Wendy. My mum is up next week.

3 Listening: The Voidz - Like All Before You

4 Reading: BBC Essentials - Nine TV shows they recommend for December viewing

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

5 Reading: Brew - Indie bookstores are thriving!

Overtime: Unplugging from the matrix

I watched The Social Dilemma with my Year 10 classes this week. Key takeaway - delete your notifications! So I have been doing just that this week.

Senses working overtime #339

Nita Isobel Purdy (1930 to 2021)

This week's 5 + overtime entries on Jewels For The Thirsty are in honour of my dad's second wife - Nita, who passed away this past week, age 91.  

With jade and Samantha

With Keegan

Happy Christmas Keegan and Adam

The grand-daughters - Jade and Samantha

Rest in peace Nita, Graham and Dulcie. 

 

Senses working overtime #249

1 Fake fake fake

Doctoring a photo and how to spot them!

2 Ashley Boone Jr. and Star Wars

A forgotten hero of the Star Wars origin story

3 And the Oscar goes to...

Excellent wrap up of the awards by Vox.

4 Reading 3 or 4 books at a time

Austin's pile

I'm beginning to embrace this concept but it's taken a long time! Up till now it's been like trying to listen to two records at a time - impossible. Austin Kleon may be on to something though.

5 Photographer Gjon Mili

Great post from Austin Kleon (yes - he put out a great newsletter this week!) about Picasso, Mili and the use of light.

Overtime: Speaking of photogrphs and the use of light -  some more of Jade and William's wedding photos have dropped. I'm partial to this one:

Senses working overtime #245

1 Art 101

A few years back, this was a house warming gift from friends Margo Buchanan-Oliver and Clay Bodvin. here it is, proudly on display at Maple Grove.

2 Art 102

Clay has used the vase before. with a mixed media approach to stunning effect. More of his work here.

3 Art 103

Another piece from Clay, starring Margo!

4 Lee Child

Writes a cracking yarn. Blue Moon maintains the hot streak.

5 Purdettes

Jade and William's wedding was a superb event last week. We all met up again afterwards for family time. I love these people!!

Left to right - Jesse, Ashleigh, Adam, Keegan, Jade, Samantha, me, Jacky, Asher, William

Overtime: 

Senses working overtime #157

1 Suckful news week - they happen to me too.

Long ago and far away - back - WNP, Best Man Clay, Margo, 
Chris. Front - LOML. New Plymouth, April 21st 1984

Apologies, this week contained the sudden death of a close friend and doing this weekly summary of stuff I looked at or read on the interweb paled into insignificance.

Instead I offer something else, dedicated to Margo Buchanan-Oliver's memory, and designed to lift my spirits.

2 Auckland University, 1981, English Department

The Masters students perform a play - Wozza left, Margo second right

3 Dornwell Road, Auckland, 1988

Married bliss with Margo and Clay visiting.

4 Auckland University, 2012

Keegan and Godmother

5

Margo, Jade and LOML listen to Keegan

Overtime

Bros forever - Best Man Clayto and me