tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307589192024-02-29T01:48:47.651+10:00Red Shoes NewsThe missives and musings of a very aware hare.Kate Knapp - Twigseedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905685006937117861noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30758919.post-60108569411133387922013-11-04T16:58:00.002+10:002013-11-04T16:58:43.540+10:00Ruby Red Shoes Goes to Paris has landed!<h2>
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After many many months holed up with paint brushes, carrots, lots of pots of tea and some sleepless nights ... Kate and I are excited to announce that our new book, <i>Ruby Red Shoes Goes to Paris</i>, is here!</div>
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It has been an exciting journey — it's not everyday a little white hare gets to whiz around Paris! We'd love to hear what you think, so please pop over to our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/redshoesnews" target="_blank">facebook</a> page and tell us.</div>
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If you are itching to get your paws on a copy, you'll find <i>Ruby Red Shoes Goes to Paris</i> in book stores and gift shops, or online at <a href="http://giddyandgrace.com/product/ruby-red-shoes-goes-to-paris/" target="_blank">Giddy and Grace</a>.</div>
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Kate Knapp - Twigseedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905685006937117861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30758919.post-85449511976076617742013-04-08T16:50:00.001+10:002013-04-08T16:50:13.783+10:00Bonjour Paris! <div style="text-align: center;">
It's heads down and tails up in the studio at the moment. Kate is so
busy with our new book that she sometimes forgets to cook! Luckily I'm a
whiz in the kitchen, so I rustled up some of her favourite potatoes to
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Kate's mother Cinty taught me how to make these moreish morsels of potato goodness, and they couldn't be easier!<br /><br /><em>Simply
slice new potatoes into thin rounds, toss them in olive oil, pepper and
a good grind of salt with some crushed garlic and rosemary. Line an
oven tray with baking paper, spread the potatoes around in a thin layer,
and pop into a hot oven until the potatoes are golden and crisp <br />(and
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Kate Knapp - Twigseedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905685006937117861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30758919.post-36983911678101169162013-03-28T09:54:00.000+10:002013-03-28T09:54:10.504+10:00Happy Easter 2013!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kate Knapp - Twigseedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905685006937117861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30758919.post-54414992092099641122013-03-18T13:57:00.000+10:002013-03-18T13:57:56.104+10:00Studio news & a scrumptious cake<br />
We've had such a busy week in the studio! Kate has been capturing my
likeness with a rainbow of colours. This modelling work can make a hare
quite famished, so I've included a delicious link for Jamie Oliver's
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last fortnight I’ve been diving further and further into Ruby’s world,
slowing down to a pace where it may take an hour for Ruby to choose what
to wear or two days to pencil in a flight of stairs. Practicing
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So the book begins in the caravan as
Ruby and Babushka prepare for their holiday. Ruby’s packing her suitcase
and saying farewells to her chickens. They're saying farewell in French
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I just love strawberry jam, and this feathery sponge by <a href="http://www.jamieoliver.com/" target="_blank">Mr Jamie Oliver</a> (who I also love with a big red heart) has double the scarlet goodness—jam AND fresh strawberries. Perfect for an afternoon break with a pot of tea after a busy morning of outfit changes and posing for Kate in the studio!<br />
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<a href="http://www.jamieshomecookingskills.com/recipe.php?title=classic-victoria-sponge-with-all-the-trimmings" target="_blank">You can get the recipe and a step-by-step guide here</a>, and you can also watch a video — I found this particularly helpful!<br />
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The storyboard is finished and I have a deadline for the end of May.
It’s me, two hares and some of their varied acquaintances for three
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The first page stares at me with a very blank expression. The first page
stare off—a test of wills. I fix my eyes to the page and wait until
my characters decide to enter their stage on a page. Just like ghosts
moving through walls they emerge from nowhere. I breathe patience and
calm so as not to spook them. Once they’ve arrived, I pencil in where I
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Then the questioning begins. What are you doing Ruby? What do you want
to wear today? What’s the weather like? Babushka Galushka tells me she’s
shelling peas. Ruby is highly excitable and wants a blue dress with
white spots <i>'...but Cobalt Blue, not French Ultramarine Blue'</i>.
It’s wonderful to see her again so full of beans. In this story we leave
their idyllic caravan and travel somewhere fabulous. This journey has
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I've been at <a href="http://www.giddyandgrace.com/" target="_blank">Giddy and Grace</a> helping with the festive styling. Just adding some of my touches to the general splendor. And getting slightly hypnotised by all the red. </div>
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picnic. I stayed high up on the table to avoid having to share my lunch
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photo I snapped as Kate was working one of the book’s illustrations. You will
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love our new publishing family at Harper Collins. (Look out for tomorrow’s post to see
what they did to welcome me!) My book - ‘Ruby Red Shoes’ will be out on
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<span style="font-size: small;">I’m back in Paris! It’s summer and I’m searching the city for inspiration.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">And the word on the streets is red is very big right now. Of course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Looking at the bustle in the square below ... don't worry I'm holding on tight!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> I spring out of bed on this fine Paris morning and pop to the local marché to forage for breakfast items. </span><br />
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Cherry tomatoes and raspberries make a bright breakfast but even better ... buttery boulangerie bounty.<br />
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Warming the butter.</div>
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A meditative moment at Place des Vosges in a bosquet of linden trees.
I have just learned that a bosquet is a formal garden where the trees
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I suddenly feel a bit small and maybe a bit lost. And there's a bit of gravel in my shoe.</div>
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Lunch - the best chips I've ever tasted.</div>
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They're all irregular shapes - a real person chopped up these potatoes.</div>
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Extreme espresso adventure.</div>
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Red fire engine. Moving with speed and sound.</div>
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Arc de triomphe ... wonderful!</div>
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<br />Kate Knapp - Twigseedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905685006937117861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30758919.post-89290453952113008422010-05-16T18:33:00.012+10:002010-05-17T19:33:37.332+10:00Falling in love with Aotearoa - New Zealand<div style="text-align: center;">It's now been two full weeks since I arrived home from my wanderings around New Zealand and already my red shoes are twitching to return.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I made many new friends on my travels but none so significant as Kevin ... a Kiwi, native to New Zealand, who made the trip back home with me to learn more about the fauna and flora of Australia. It's been exciting having him here but I've noticed he's begun making some soft whimpering noises, which he's done his best to muffle behind a hankie. I think he's homesick for the breathtaking beauty of home. I'm very teary about this but any day he'll be returning in a first class padded bag to his kin and country.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So take a little stroll with me as I retrace our steps through a wonderful ten days ...</div><br />
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</div><div style="color: #9fc5e8; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">April 25th 2010 - Christchurch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguh1F7ftwn_J8xFkzbG8bXS2xpRha9SyP53kJI1CV6fUEUDPwDkym0KHT_Vz7KtLLX8hRhBPNGV9s9EEOMnJgLizMYo_hrkr4eVxZHzJFTuzJlpt78O2N47FImhtoNQg09yhc8gg/s1600/DSC_0127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguh1F7ftwn_J8xFkzbG8bXS2xpRha9SyP53kJI1CV6fUEUDPwDkym0KHT_Vz7KtLLX8hRhBPNGV9s9EEOMnJgLizMYo_hrkr4eVxZHzJFTuzJlpt78O2N47FImhtoNQg09yhc8gg/s400/DSC_0127.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here we are in Christchurch on the south island!</div>Coffee and homemade baked beans at Dose cafe, the girls who work there were particularly friendly to me. I love this artwork on the window. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">April 26th 2010 - Christchurch to <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Greymouth</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuRiA9KGw8LhgdlMbCTp1sbi4Pepu03hvbDVqfBGervlcpM98mGUWIBxPizTu9H-J-FVpV1RBZ3YE54fMLlB70lm7CsVDAiI60YmGPWrgE5e95p3aLbKYpoTUcNfvuMUzeGJetQ/s400/DSC_0030_2.JPG" width="400" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzAoSRFVRKkvkn6J91a4HCtXXuWT-LLpId6eSmCzggJecg5bkX92AUTmADhkyWjR-RfQYOMOEKaB-_GxCcRuL0iqNm8rDbIfoznEDI1JIz9VdWtIlT28dYU9IgycKqTQhZRUWPw/s1600/DSC_0041_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzAoSRFVRKkvkn6J91a4HCtXXuWT-LLpId6eSmCzggJecg5bkX92AUTmADhkyWjR-RfQYOMOEKaB-_GxCcRuL0iqNm8rDbIfoznEDI1JIz9VdWtIlT28dYU9IgycKqTQhZRUWPw/s400/DSC_0041_2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meet Kevin the New Zealand Kiwi!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are traversing New Zealand from Christchurch to <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Greymouth</span> on the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">TranzAlpine</span> railway.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's raining and very chilly so I'm giving Kevin extra cuddles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumHVH_PV-Iy0-x72FuFCv7Hxb9-UzuJM8f2ecf9KJi2teGYzpKL75j3uQzDrkTgNP-lLXFaIS5cU1aMJe_LXQ50bTuAK7tXkecsN3kzOLFVbh9wjPkqW1JNzNE2d4EloLx6AlVg/s1600/DSC_0035_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumHVH_PV-Iy0-x72FuFCv7Hxb9-UzuJM8f2ecf9KJi2teGYzpKL75j3uQzDrkTgNP-lLXFaIS5cU1aMJe_LXQ50bTuAK7tXkecsN3kzOLFVbh9wjPkqW1JNzNE2d4EloLx6AlVg/s400/DSC_0035_2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I've learned that this Kiwi enjoys a mid-morning coffee. He becomes rather animated and talkative afterward.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNRpgE4cXm_ke7_4yJ65Z3CMSaNGGgbpgJRmAWSWHS9Rd-vkCyZIz3d1EGALZIJ9a_-nAms8m9V5kXt_GwXdWhFMmJ4o0tLm5M0E4DCLop1GCX3YfQyxXwMs57sP-Dg9SA6-xlw/s1600/DSC_0038_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNRpgE4cXm_ke7_4yJ65Z3CMSaNGGgbpgJRmAWSWHS9Rd-vkCyZIz3d1EGALZIJ9a_-nAms8m9V5kXt_GwXdWhFMmJ4o0tLm5M0E4DCLop1GCX3YfQyxXwMs57sP-Dg9SA6-xlw/s400/DSC_0038_2.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Keeping warm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcYTdfGgAPjDdecpyI7pQ-9dvdDTm9E_jJsz672rpuIfrCewnB0VCGN2C8WGGOdgaG2lniJyTEUQkuhACEDmB7Pc268xFzyEh4cbWe1gsUE2QKaobST1rvqHW54SBEi5TOyK_Wg/s400/DSC_0039_2.jpg" width="266" /> </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Being close to the ground Kevin misses out on much of the scenery so spends a lot of time seeking higher ground. He's asks so politely ... how could one refuse?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzRg1AO5yRpLOMXM_jGzW3n2KgeEbrMQkFLWCF3boUTKzJMYFhwllW9mwnnOf0KxF3V93QwrwsFgqgQmOPDfjLNEDwkBmA8VlcXyzAOSCjfUPMkb4u2NyHzLqWOJjhdgXrr6RlA/s1600/DSC_0044_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzRg1AO5yRpLOMXM_jGzW3n2KgeEbrMQkFLWCF3boUTKzJMYFhwllW9mwnnOf0KxF3V93QwrwsFgqgQmOPDfjLNEDwkBmA8VlcXyzAOSCjfUPMkb4u2NyHzLqWOJjhdgXrr6RlA/s400/DSC_0044_2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="color: #9fc5e8; text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></div><div style="color: #9fc5e8; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">April 27th 2010 - Franz Josef, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Wanaka</span> then <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Queenstown</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAji5cxPeUOhegOSg5PqDlXMC42ZYxPheerX2Cvp01hjgoaak11HRBPzCkBLFlqQi_8R8prKOoTDz6FXYzveIBvYd8hh2_QbT3SzJ3DwItH792cvkS2a7DsozIOFagt4gAs_xRQ/s400/DSC_0013_3.JPG" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Gillespies</span> Beach has cairns all along the beach foreshore. A cairn is a pile of stones created as an art form or memorial. I read the names and messages from people the world over. The ocean looks grizzly and grey, thrashing the beach with its thundering waves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76a5af; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #76a5af; text-align: center;"><span class="sqq">“Have a deep respect for the source of life and also for the ocean,</span></div><div style="color: #76a5af; text-align: center;"><span class="sqq">for the forest, for the stars and for the truth.”</span></div><div style="color: #76a5af; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUXaJ1j0wuchk8gP_1jHhTm6J4dYVVJDDiW_CPcjs0Dy1G8HSIdlzkPRvl80hEENhKdMwBkMJv-gCp3_c8qtaU-Tbv1qNikb0_iucdlEczQQbR9_srTZjzknZWNIG8wVAhlBS4g/s1600/DSC_0028_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUXaJ1j0wuchk8gP_1jHhTm6J4dYVVJDDiW_CPcjs0Dy1G8HSIdlzkPRvl80hEENhKdMwBkMJv-gCp3_c8qtaU-Tbv1qNikb0_iucdlEczQQbR9_srTZjzknZWNIG8wVAhlBS4g/s400/DSC_0028_3.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="color: #9fc5e8; text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">April 29th 2010 - <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Arrowtown</span> then <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Queenstown</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIV0b7F0a2ix9EB2tKT5_ek3_whRHGIOBkPxmu0pobWFZDuA3y5g8eY32asv0xNLMpsE8fOZLHZiS57JQb5oJ9Temz0sgpYwz41S-lfBkiUIOB22ErgtxjXIXY-cInlY8SE7Ow4Q/s400/DSC_0042_4.jpg" width="266" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A stop off at <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Arrowtown</span> to see the fiery autumn colours. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We eat a handmade chocolate each and go for an invigorating walk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHRUdhSFU803FmnBSa-rPyxqOEBlgK1odzxPUOMbtXnewI0ZQ-KGbPCvG-HL-MQ9yPEAUIoPiZ5naS3nZSQS0ERlkil96GQOGXGNazgR6ZJOxIs_2Dco2JJC6e2svBVGlkGIBbg/s400/DSC_0069_3.JPG" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weather turns!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5cKNlEwnEPR18625ELRO6qZvnH4dtbYZSburIYiIqCzL8H-36PIHxjcpu2iAlI3fFWN3pLg0c07oYgjLx5W-i7_N4vkCS6tEPcHu8FVStH07tI1W5BUkwG7DgjSRs9DTJlsU-Q/s400/DSC_0094_2.JPG" width="400" /> </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's now we hear <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Queenstown</span> is flooding! Shouldn't we turn back? The weather ahead is looking grim.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2rFnrxgpgakZNB0VbY0_AbVj8ScSfMmG_f4oSglsxdIoTDkbUJU5Io-uY3gp4G8UfSfAF2M7VVTP_2QCBwlIPNcbtHPToHrB6EvuGHV8J-Q1JpHn_DJGG5FnVMZofLrs4lJl1A/s1600/DSC_0098_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2rFnrxgpgakZNB0VbY0_AbVj8ScSfMmG_f4oSglsxdIoTDkbUJU5Io-uY3gp4G8UfSfAF2M7VVTP_2QCBwlIPNcbtHPToHrB6EvuGHV8J-Q1JpHn_DJGG5FnVMZofLrs4lJl1A/s400/DSC_0098_2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our arrival into <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Queenstown</span> is met with the news that the lake is slowly rising and will flood the town! I'm suddenly all shivery as I imagine being swept from my bed into that freezing, deep lake. Kate assures me we are quite high and quite safe. The shore front is all a buzz as shops close for business and teams of locals fill sandbags to protect the town. I go to help but my red shoes are sodden after a couple of minutes. It's a perfectly awful thing to admit but I'm secretly hoping we will be stranded here and even more horribly hope it's all winter so I can learn to ski!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesA3L2KnXzOCPF5RsiJMTcMW3qcB9RMcFKHd2AHiAZpQ6Sw1sEO6mSOwN7esHMt5GtP3-eXBqa3BiBFbTN6DWAw8a-JDHqqslpakGM2M-Wm7pWxwvoQX2Pa1Iy5mhq8FU1JRfmQ/s400/DSC_0135.JPG" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look at our view! There's a fireplace and very comfy beds.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I was born here! How can I stay? I'm going to ask around town if there is any employment for a small, white hare. My species of origin is the arctic hare so I'm sure I would be good at something snowy, like operating the chair lift or taking hot chocolate drinking tours.<br />
Anyone reading who may be interested please email!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLcpNBUAb6WuUP0ZVv2vB-s-XBJIMUZCmYwIzvx7XJLMeE3SzaF52B_TUAeaNPv_0IZQI6UfehiJ1ZFlYKioRfW0CYmr4G3_SgVwx0uKENfQmPG2Av_J_e_DtR2NZOyZw_SxDGA/s400/DSC_0149_2.JPG" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Was there a white hare in 'The Sound of Music'? I keep breaking into song ... 'the hills are alive...'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLqvJX8iVqHiwg_BY3l3awbKmwmYZmE7h6-Ujk5ByG3inhlaRLA25N31f9_ugr1PeydQ42unXN97IG2fnSHnbYI76ElCFAXS8kAVfHqIHQi7fKT9Wp3UF3SXEudE4vFf-d_rUVw/s400/DSC_0164_2.JPG" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dinner steamer boat chugs out each evening. Adorned with it's necklace of coloured lights I imagine all the happy diners inside. Sometimes I'm up late enough to hear them come home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9P3o4ya4zbmS9nG7sWU3QKMclwxJbrCzdKTFkYOu947dyZECP1JcTMZtP4sgfyNMq1RMQ5skLSv6pHPeNtnAyGqImvCp58sCjRUQC9lTNPtKcq9FdmFgzKV2F7ctuVzOgVp2DA/s400/DSC_0035_5.jpg" width="266" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well here we are in the Gondola, ascending to the snow capped peaks. I look quite well here but Kate and I both turned a shade of parsley green as we get higher. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MayjMFlu06sWQQRcTy5pH6whYOc-Uz0kBqzj09ulHEhHtT_GWhNwFe3x-i4M_ixH00U2tBund5-llnJ0iNsFlSeEr3r9VE_6m970cjHs8rJhSulazn_WcTTGYh8_8PVSLngqIg/s400/DSC_0038_5.JPG" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few large gulps of seriously cold air and a cup of sweet tea and we feel somewhat better. We have agreed to close our eyes and sing silly songs the whole trip down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewqcUJ5kE12UnWEtXttl1Ma5yroyOgkAv9aAN_MW94oeJbN9ipK-O5mwI2uJ2bQOQVkSMT0iOstFGanvdQv7U8yYFv3JvLovG62le3c_cnotjspvHDLEbkdvNkcdII9h2sMlcOw/s400/DSC_0068_4.JPG" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking at these tranquil lakes from the sky I keep thinking of this line from a poem by Hilda <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Conkling</span> ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #a2c4c9; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #a2c4c9; text-align: center;">'The world turns softly</div><div style="color: #a2c4c9; text-align: center;">Not to spill its lakes and rivers.' </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqYUjQQlIvwGzYe8ySlF2KztETxXl-Zs14xDZCSfYWKvzSXnhgHOq2oLa1XJ2TmK2_u7AQGQdm2NVr4LRcUWYjrYvzmQ6-l_VXQOEGSrHXjASvVQ2jAlG3s12jvsst6oEqODu5g/s400/DSC_0082_3.JPG" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kevin has quite an appetite for chips, or 'chups' as the locals would say. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOL6MF-R0USHy7Hg6001NVHipBa-PiliVjcePk0USBseURRYBV0ByQUal-sgQxltp0vC2RjVKDY5RzAcWy0o5z8MG9YOTr1ZGH4-CjO17_uyIfPc7G1LvewMFEvnSv-4ZGlLVAzQ/s1600/DSC_0089_3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOL6MF-R0USHy7Hg6001NVHipBa-PiliVjcePk0USBseURRYBV0ByQUal-sgQxltp0vC2RjVKDY5RzAcWy0o5z8MG9YOTr1ZGH4-CjO17_uyIfPc7G1LvewMFEvnSv-4ZGlLVAzQ/s400/DSC_0089_3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our last day. The sun is out and the <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">flood waters</span> receding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Goodbye <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Queenstown</span>, Goodbye <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Aotearoa</span> - New Zealand.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">With tear soaked cheeks ..... Ruby </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Kate Knapp - Twigseedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905685006937117861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30758919.post-91712271102519886132010-03-26T15:51:00.002+10:002010-03-26T15:54:34.459+10:00Easter in Maleny ... Meet Kate and I!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJwDi_WJCVmX6-uzDScHB-cmXNIfXQi5EqVGn3yH0w1xlVsP0_VdWxltpalIl9DyuuHIHwW7ao-9OeYf93SYBXJb3i9ZPhzSY16hIVDK4ppKXp-qVxb250d-UdLgM9utDvksplw/s400/DSC_0033.JPG" width="400" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> I've just visited <a href="http://www.giddyandgrace.com.au/">Giddy and Grace</a> (Kate's sister Samantha's homewares and gift shop) in Maleny to glimpse her new Easter display. I've gone made for these cuddlesome, clucky, chickens! They've laid pretty, glittery, chocolate eggs all over the shop and told me I was welcome to sample one or two. Delicious!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I've kept the lovely shiny paper which may come in handy when I need something dazzling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoxym9_6Eyy2lCvbScFKPR3Ble7EL7DCfQx8-h9-cVIE268Kc6smn1EYSILOWVjJ_zczwbS-RU-nOKC17MV7sQH4BJKpOava51uqCvlelGJJ7amGTaJbaivWgv7vGaPSwoIs62w/s1600/DSC_0039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCoxym9_6Eyy2lCvbScFKPR3Ble7EL7DCfQx8-h9-cVIE268Kc6smn1EYSILOWVjJ_zczwbS-RU-nOKC17MV7sQH4BJKpOava51uqCvlelGJJ7amGTaJbaivWgv7vGaPSwoIs62w/s400/DSC_0039.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK12C01VzLkLATLzoeK6hLimERy_fwqzSLQG8g81JQhvjfNak30-pdI5OzHj6qrUhogO6ruSAPxtym-NEaama1liyoSl-aCDGz-vHYUavD8RwgiRBFptXoi1qsgoYhM7s-YcNw9A/s1600/DSC_0042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK12C01VzLkLATLzoeK6hLimERy_fwqzSLQG8g81JQhvjfNak30-pdI5OzHj6qrUhogO6ruSAPxtym-NEaama1liyoSl-aCDGz-vHYUavD8RwgiRBFptXoi1qsgoYhM7s-YcNw9A/s320/DSC_0042.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you're close to Maleny (Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Queensland) on Saturday, April 3rd from 10am - 2pm, then we'd love you to pop in to Giddy and Grace to meet Samantha, Kate and I. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Giddy and Grace</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shop 2, 1 Maple Street</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maleny (next to Bank of Qld)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Phone 07 5494 3636</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_rQBhUHJKFaeJ2obW-ck-iMOTxgzwYF35iqE_3E2Ik75pG8CVjcgc7nrRGJDAOKSBYSqO3SU5gPRRR031G1XwD24QQXr2SefdY8jNDxQXqKbNaNzpRnCg_k-UQGq2kkovkRPGQ/s1600/DSC_0028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_rQBhUHJKFaeJ2obW-ck-iMOTxgzwYF35iqE_3E2Ik75pG8CVjcgc7nrRGJDAOKSBYSqO3SU5gPRRR031G1XwD24QQXr2SefdY8jNDxQXqKbNaNzpRnCg_k-UQGq2kkovkRPGQ/s400/DSC_0028.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Hope to see you there!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">x Ruby</div>Kate Knapp - Twigseedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905685006937117861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30758919.post-10839161823698939752010-03-04T16:21:00.001+10:002010-03-10T21:15:49.889+10:00Farewell Tasmania ... for now!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgPVJPMzUG1V07hQ03_n2P7C-D1Y3whvvp_BkZyi23D4QiBJmqAoZfzPSzmPzl6Kz5IcpbYOcr00IjdTKHaSOZzUVa5Pknu3AsiLQ_HU5X1e5hjVSnWDItRIq7uCcctOcMOtvFA/s1600-h/DSC_0042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgPVJPMzUG1V07hQ03_n2P7C-D1Y3whvvp_BkZyi23D4QiBJmqAoZfzPSzmPzl6Kz5IcpbYOcr00IjdTKHaSOZzUVa5Pknu3AsiLQ_HU5X1e5hjVSnWDItRIq7uCcctOcMOtvFA/s400/DSC_0042.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I'm in apple orchard heaven!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzFP1Adtv9CJSiw6ObAdRi-JZe2pR6RK6e9IX56Y-1CmR1k_s7zFv-wSs6XJZmB9WkjsXpvXwRUug-FVhEd9b4qhmOol4944lKSuD_TBOa4WEwxpYN4n_Wu-zBhdxrppYr2EcLg/s1600-h/DSC_0032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzFP1Adtv9CJSiw6ObAdRi-JZe2pR6RK6e9IX56Y-1CmR1k_s7zFv-wSs6XJZmB9WkjsXpvXwRUug-FVhEd9b4qhmOol4944lKSuD_TBOa4WEwxpYN4n_Wu-zBhdxrppYr2EcLg/s400/DSC_0032.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Look at how well the apples match my shoes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxaFiE5Hf3I6vR5WXECuDQbsRJ9EsIolr47EU7rQrzvafJoiCjT3hX1OoftFtHAmrpujAh-ppJRRpgePF7DH8ufX71PR8LoWGKjktIaXKIy29fTymnzKm3y6u2SbCwpKvI-3c2Ag/s1600-h/DSC_0014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxaFiE5Hf3I6vR5WXECuDQbsRJ9EsIolr47EU7rQrzvafJoiCjT3hX1OoftFtHAmrpujAh-ppJRRpgePF7DH8ufX71PR8LoWGKjktIaXKIy29fTymnzKm3y6u2SbCwpKvI-3c2Ag/s400/DSC_0014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">My last day and I'm retiring early.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've completely fallen ears over paws in love with Tasmania.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My red shoes will definitely be hopping here again soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">x Ruby </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Kate Knapp - Twigseedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905685006937117861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30758919.post-2776159285718651772010-03-03T14:21:00.007+10:002010-03-10T21:17:08.001+10:00I found a friend ... and blissful, blue Bicheno.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqTgeaT4kc4vGQo7EenTeo7Js43uVmUS4X9BUsYeX7mvQTQIaa-PegOC7Pz7UEyBNfMy93sAC4JKwzr39zs6bDCQnH91m7zdQP7AEDiDdAQ9eyd4HFxAb_Ezo1i5OFDP-3_-EBA/s1600-h/DSC_0035b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqTgeaT4kc4vGQo7EenTeo7Js43uVmUS4X9BUsYeX7mvQTQIaa-PegOC7Pz7UEyBNfMy93sAC4JKwzr39zs6bDCQnH91m7zdQP7AEDiDdAQ9eyd4HFxAb_Ezo1i5OFDP-3_-EBA/s320/DSC_0035b.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I woke up to find a kindred, long eared friend in the garden! (Although he's a rabbit and I'm a hare it's lovely to talk with someone who sees the world through similar, gentle eyes.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">His name is Billy Buttercrunch and he has always lived around this part of Great Oyster Bay. He was born a few fields away but is very fond of collecting seaweed so lives close by the beach so he can indulge in his pastime. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bathing in Bicheno!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFJPY7sOsqo5dOT6GncDsPQEBOHV2fGE6O00o8ohaZWsvmdAIU1vabP6atErGlawaBElabKdx8Yz7wZsVEC4fOmYN0iie3LdFwh5W-SN90RPuhvDIMeoJ59H3MSQTnTWk_9s8pw/s1600-h/DSC_0049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFJPY7sOsqo5dOT6GncDsPQEBOHV2fGE6O00o8ohaZWsvmdAIU1vabP6atErGlawaBElabKdx8Yz7wZsVEC4fOmYN0iie3LdFwh5W-SN90RPuhvDIMeoJ59H3MSQTnTWk_9s8pw/s400/DSC_0049.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've never seen water this colour.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm having a romance with turquoise and peacock blue!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm hoping Kate introduces some into my wardrobe palette. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">x Ruby & Billy Buttercrunch</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Kate Knapp - Twigseedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905685006937117861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30758919.post-83577921300196690202010-03-01T22:09:00.049+10:002010-03-10T21:14:28.528+10:00Full moon over Great Oyster Bay.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLThfwBlXghFlZj0nZdMPZYkfdhWFvrKcWLgEqU4O8nc0YUdfn0aoitQk8yvkgqX9-5gv2pZIlXocbyEm_4fH28K3qDFb8yCBUFh5IIwvwS5-6YS5G0GSlRqB_pfE3efpS5LN8g/s1600-h/DSC_0011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLThfwBlXghFlZj0nZdMPZYkfdhWFvrKcWLgEqU4O8nc0YUdfn0aoitQk8yvkgqX9-5gv2pZIlXocbyEm_4fH28K3qDFb8yCBUFh5IIwvwS5-6YS5G0GSlRqB_pfE3efpS5LN8g/s400/DSC_0011.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Full moon over Great Oyster Bay. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIvMbk7FJT38Hwrj533qR90-MS7BSlGj0Z43kD1b47Zgxq80akw0Kd6qqXGshqalY0HlPv5WNUiNanJSoFkd-9WmxPAJ9ysIYmzkMG9uQ_DiiRoaKyMP3GQZIuFpELh39io9pgQ/s1600-h/DSC_0022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIvMbk7FJT38Hwrj533qR90-MS7BSlGj0Z43kD1b47Zgxq80akw0Kd6qqXGshqalY0HlPv5WNUiNanJSoFkd-9WmxPAJ9ysIYmzkMG9uQ_DiiRoaKyMP3GQZIuFpELh39io9pgQ/s320/DSC_0022.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I can hear all those oysters, singing their salty songs, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bewitched by the moon's reflection on the sea. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is one of my favourite moon poems ... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Moon Thought</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span> </div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The moon is thinking of the river</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Winding through the mountains far away,</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Because she has a river in her heart</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Full of the same silver.</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Kate Knapp - Twigseedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905685006937117861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30758919.post-88696069199146484092010-02-27T20:32:00.013+10:002010-03-09T07:20:00.876+10:00A stroll to take in some sea air ... and a near meeting with Neptune!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6fJMpm1hLwSt2KKzPEqT7qAPyPotIUdA119dM1n_B8uBQKUhV3VAlBiZZQtqQC6eXflbmKWJrsrbNP0NbAPXaUpkubBN83Mfy2f3G5CqV8MDuzlnPq9vEf0OFK6d15llQOKz1g/s1600-h/DSC_0019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6fJMpm1hLwSt2KKzPEqT7qAPyPotIUdA119dM1n_B8uBQKUhV3VAlBiZZQtqQC6eXflbmKWJrsrbNP0NbAPXaUpkubBN83Mfy2f3G5CqV8MDuzlnPq9vEf0OFK6d15llQOKz1g/s400/DSC_0019.JPG" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiTakZ_gvWzeBXiOIccbQ45PpSyee3GbWxQ_u1Pt91gDzLz1GJ8Oqv1g3ECFvDmvcrQSfvNlAHIZhQdGR4bDv2aot9M5HkuBEnSfrBD6DT9xZCAOlevFctSBNijPtFKQdRk-C9Q/s1600-h/DSC_0032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiTakZ_gvWzeBXiOIccbQ45PpSyee3GbWxQ_u1Pt91gDzLz1GJ8Oqv1g3ECFvDmvcrQSfvNlAHIZhQdGR4bDv2aot9M5HkuBEnSfrBD6DT9xZCAOlevFctSBNijPtFKQdRk-C9Q/s400/DSC_0032.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've wandered off on the gravelly paths to the beach. A little repose beneath some dandelions before I find a quiet beach to look for mermaids and hear the seagull's stories.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LuS_vhSzKl6C1m-l2A5x9byZabakYH_EzEwkjEk72Lk5kWo23sECu1shav4aM9_54idI5yqA4aUTxhUmvuA4zm7rHs1RX01WGMZG7Yos5bWmGjy31VVghqAUa1HX5OIx2tUqSw/s1600-h/DSC_0037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LuS_vhSzKl6C1m-l2A5x9byZabakYH_EzEwkjEk72Lk5kWo23sECu1shav4aM9_54idI5yqA4aUTxhUmvuA4zm7rHs1RX01WGMZG7Yos5bWmGjy31VVghqAUa1HX5OIx2tUqSw/s400/DSC_0037.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We bought a punnet of plump raspberries and strolled around the markets at Salamanca Place. Before long the rain and bracing wind drove us into a charming cafe to order coffee and hot chocolate to warm our paws. Then off we go on a climb to Battery Point where I indulge in a home made cream bun with jam. No photo as I ate it before Kate's camera came out of the bag. I draw the line at being in the spotlight whilst enjoying a cream bun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">After arriving in Launceston this morning we beetled along the oh <i>so</i> winding roads (my gills were green and stripey legs like jelly by the time we arrived) to Swansea where we are staying at Piermont Cottages. It's so tranquil that my whiskers are uncrumpling by the second.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wish you were here.</div><div style="text-align: center;">x Ruby RS</div>Kate Knapp - Twigseedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905685006937117861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30758919.post-74521064603188921692010-02-17T21:13:00.000+10:002010-02-17T21:13:11.218+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6rI-Dl1bPNoIx2Y4QZgMP9opgt2gC6QzEgHoylJWMwiMYeAwdlf-hdIe31iTSgJLKv-H_a3QSLqk1QeqBB2I2_R1IwGZDHJBAMWsAtRYds3RY_O3X28DZ87kpSTbZqtCuNxJkA/s1600-h/ruby_bondville.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6rI-Dl1bPNoIx2Y4QZgMP9opgt2gC6QzEgHoylJWMwiMYeAwdlf-hdIe31iTSgJLKv-H_a3QSLqk1QeqBB2I2_R1IwGZDHJBAMWsAtRYds3RY_O3X28DZ87kpSTbZqtCuNxJkA/s320/ruby_bondville.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look at me in my new best friend Sophie's bedroom! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This quilt from her Nanna is all my dreams come true.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All from Steph Bond's fabulous blog <a href="http://blog.stephbond.com/2010/02/bondville-big-girls-bedroom.html">Bondville!</a></div>Kate Knapp - Twigseedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905685006937117861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30758919.post-37041286875673589522010-02-14T21:18:00.016+10:002010-02-17T21:25:37.248+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96y0jRZdH3EgsgzcGATZ2BNnfQaDJ1x_IuoMrY6SYPn1gn9Y0DLo3ihA_00h1KPflsCHATc3qqDlwWBmMlLLcGyaRjBFr_wxG32d9TdFMIwLZMzH16pHpfLJDXywbkOdHwQINqg/s1600-h/valentineruby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96y0jRZdH3EgsgzcGATZ2BNnfQaDJ1x_IuoMrY6SYPn1gn9Y0DLo3ihA_00h1KPflsCHATc3qqDlwWBmMlLLcGyaRjBFr_wxG32d9TdFMIwLZMzH16pHpfLJDXywbkOdHwQINqg/s400/valentineruby.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Valentine's Day!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="text-align: center;"><span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names" data-ft="{"type":"name"}"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="UIStory_Message" style="font-weight: normal;">To all our Twiggy friends and family, Ruby Red Shoes would like to wish you all a very special LOVE day this Valentines ... may your heart be filled and overflowing with joy and laughter in everything you do! </span></span></h3>Kate Knapp - Twigseedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905685006937117861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30758919.post-65624144505693929532010-01-14T23:40:00.025+10:002010-01-15T10:51:04.934+10:00Holiday Diaries ... From York to The Blue Mountains!<div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">My passport's dizzy from all the opening and closing it's endured on my extensive holiday travels. </span><br />
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</div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">As you can see I had to be rescued from this precarious possible avalanche scenario I found myself in. Thank you Peter for administering calming acupuncture for the near frostbite on my nose. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">My travels also took me to the Blue Mountains in New South Wales where I spent many ear flowing hours riding pillion on Mandy and Peter's AJS. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 130%;">Sightseeing in</span><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 130%;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">France.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Ancestral family portrait?</span></span><br />
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</span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2660/3363/1600/424885/blog%20ruby%207.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2660/3363/320/45035/blog%20ruby%207.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Last day in Paris. All this touring. I am très weary.</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Thank goodness for café.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Shopping and royal engagements in</span><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: large;">London.</span><br />
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</span></span></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2660/3363/1600/763627/blog%20ruby%206.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2660/3363/320/632001/blog%20ruby%206.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Red shoes, red buses, Regent Street!<br />
Morning tea with Her Majesty tomorrow at Buckingham Palace.<br />
Looking for sparkly red shoe polish!</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2660/3363/1600/967525/blog%20ruby%205.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2660/3363/320/82302/blog%20ruby%205.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hamleys toy store and I'm not in there! I'll mention it to the Queen.</span><br />
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</div><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thanks to Auntie Linda and Mama Cinty for being my chaperones, looking after my passport and finding me cozy little places to nap.</span></span><br />
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