Month February 2016
Oh, what a surprise! Waiting for my ferry in Picton, Marlborough, NZ, I browsed the little shops along High Street. There, some crafty things grabbed my attention and
Oh, I did it – I bought myself a present which I had wanted since I was a child. I never had a kaleidoscope – although I had always loved them so much. For some reason, it never happened that I… Continue Reading →
New Zealand is an outdoor country with many surprises. In the middle of nowhere (i.e. at Arthur’s Pass HW in a tiny inhabited spot named Ōtira) you can find John A Burns’ gallery.
Today feels like fallen out of place. It’s February, and my thermometer (outdoors!) showed 30° Centigrades. Yes, I know, this was in full sunlight with no wind and all – but nevertheless it felt odd. It felt like the wrong… Continue Reading →
Well, don’t panic. If I’m honest, I don’t even know John, never met him. Nope. But I’ve read many of his books and have sometimes already asked myself why exactly this is the case. I’m talking about John Irving, the… Continue Reading →
