Diana, Lady Isaac 1921 - 2012

Diana, Lady Isaac 1921 - 2012

We were saddened to hear of the death of Diana, Lady Isaac on 23 November. She was a wonderful woman: elegant, gracious and a good friend to many.

Notes from a meeting

Notes from a meeting

Words are superfluous. 

It’s the little things

It’s the little things

I've never forgotten the story an Australian friend once told me about James Mollison, the former director of the National Gallery of Australia and National Gallery of Victoria.

Lifting off (at last)

Lifting off (at last)

The crate's empty, but not for long.

What they did with Christchurch cathedral

What they did with Christchurch cathedral

Lunchtime on a shining summer's day and you head for the ruin of Christchurch Cathedral. If you get there by twelve you can usually nab one of the bench seats along the back wall, where sun buckets down through the long-gone roof and warms the stonework behind you.

Another Brick In The Wall

Another Brick In The Wall

Coming across an undamaged, fully standing, curved brick wall in the battered eastern suburbs is something of a rarity.

Richmond

Richmond

My tour of Yorkshire continues

Steeple people

Steeple people

Having just come back to Christchurch after seven months overseas, I've been clocking up plenty of where's-it-gone and what-went-there and where-the-hell-am-I moments.

Concrete Propositions

Concrete Propositions

Ash Keating brings a splash of colour to the cental city

Douglas MacDiarmid's 90th

Douglas MacDiarmid's 90th

Today is Douglas MacDiarmid's 90th birthday. What a milestone!

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