THE WEEK ON THREAD EPISODE 41

Well. School holidays are upon us and I don’t seem to be getting too much work done. If there’s anything to motivate me to keep up with the website, it’s the catch-up I am doing today for not doing much posting lately. So I am going to try to keep at it weekly so I don’t let it go this long between posts again. Here we go, then without further ado (or “without further adieu”, as I heard someone say last week), here are the highlights in photos of what I’ve been up to recently…

THE WEEK ON THREAD EPISODE 41

Today is Anzac Day. We headed into Auckland Museum on Sunday and saw these named crosses for Aucklanders lost in the war during 1915 and 1916. There were about 800 crosses last year for the 2015 centenary of 1915’s losses, and they’ve added about 800 in 2016 for 1916’s losses.

Pop-Up Globe 

On Friday night we enjoyed a night of theatre seeing Twelfth Night at the pop-up globe in Auckland thanks to Cadbury Coco, which coincided with Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary.

Curvy Barbie 

Tall? Short? Curvy? The real-size Barbie Fashionista range including plus-size Barbies, and a range of ethnicities, are now available in New Zealand at www.thewarehouse.co.nz

Minnie Cooper Luxe Slippers Launch

You know how you want slippers but you can’t find the perfect pair? Well, the lovely Sandy of Minnie Cooper has designed these leather and pony-skin luxe ‘Five Star Slippers’, lined in sheepskin, that look and feel so a-ma-zing, you won’t want to take them off! The luxe slippers come in mule, classic and ballet slipper styles starting at $139 from www.minniecooper.co.nz stores and at www.fivestarslippers.co.nz

Escapade Escape Room Event 

Oh my goodness I’m a bit nervous I’m at Escapade about to get “locked” (not actually locked) in a room to solve clues to escape! Escape rooms are the hot new games overseas.

The great escape artists have escaped the Escape Room game at escapade! It was so much fun. We were only 4 minutes off their best time, too. L-R Katherine Lowe, Megan Robinson, Maddy Budd, Ben Lawson, Paul Williams.

Brother bouquet

A pretty bouquet with die-cut paper flowers made using the crafty new Brother machine ?

Conscious Kids 

Had the most fun day on www.ConsciousKids.co.nz school holiday programme re-wilding suburban kids away from their iPads and videos, and instead, whittling sticks, exploring the bush and beach and climbing trees with ropes. The children were exhausted afterwards and ate all their food with a bit appetite and came away asking when they could go again. That sounds like a resounding success in my eyes. I highly recommend it!

MAC Makeup Party

Kiekie Stanners doing Carly’s face at our #macmakeupparty

THE BEFORE: About to get our makeup done at #MACmakeupparty at Smith & Caugheys Newmarket.

At Japan Day on Sunday 10th April at Shed 10 buying some bread from my Japanese sister-in-law’s stall! Oishii.

Megan Robinson
26th April 2016