The cats and I think that a selection of erasers is a perfectly acceptable gift (amongst others) for Paul to have brought from New York City. The pencils think otherwise.
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Erasers from New York
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And… he’s off!
Paul Edmunds, husband o’ mine, won’t be sitting in his studio chair enjoying the winter sunshine this week, cos he set off for New York yesterday, the lucky bum! Go say hi to Paul on Saturday, when the show at RH Gallery opens. It’s at 137 Duane Street, TriBeCa, between West Broadway and Church.
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Save the date
If you live in New York City and would like to see some of Paul‘s work in the flesh, diarise 6pm, 25 September to visit RH Gallery at 137 Duane Street in Tribeca. It’s this gallery’s inaugural show, and Paul will have four works on show. He’ll be at the opening too, lucky thing!
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A weekend away
We spent a most restorative weekend in Montagu, staying at a beautiful riverside B&B. It was all riding bikes, watching birds, reading books, climbing hills, and other non-city type pursuits. Sigh.I’ll have another, please.
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Home again
We got home last Tuesday, and after zombie-ing around for a day, followed by a solid night’s sleep and an excellent breakfast at Jardine, we were all recovered and ready for real life once again. Cape Town is looking a treat in the wintertime sunshine. Just look at this city of ours: World Cup fever …
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Little apples in the Big Apple
I’ve been collecting little apples while in the Big Apple. Thanks for the amazing time, New York City. We’ll be back! I’ll be taking a blogging break for a bit while I recombobulate myself back in Cape Town. xx
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Friendly folk of New York City
When we came to New York, I expected the mood and energy to be kind of hard-edged and cold, something like this: But in fact, New York has turned out to be a lot more like this: Really and truly, it’s the friendliest city I’ve ever been in. It might just be Spring weather and …
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What coulda been
A little bit of an historical post today, regarding my Mom’s family and how I could have been a born and bred New Yorker. In 1827, my Great-Great-Grandfather John Butler sailed from Bristol to New York City, where he planned to set up a business. At first, he stayed at 120 Maiden Lane, which is …
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Shadowy record
While visiting all New York’s museums and exhibitions, I’ve noticed how lots of people photograph the art instead of looking at it properly. I can feel the desire to record it too, so to divert my urge to snap, I started taking photos of the shadows of things on show instead. Shadows of Roman glassware …
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