tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post1706608687955371408..comments2024-03-22T17:41:17.625+13:00Comments on Peter's Pottery: Nearly Narnia. Snow... oh, oh!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-54326669282072692012011-08-24T09:16:26.982+12:002011-08-24T09:16:26.982+12:00Bonjour Armelle,
Ici, à Waikouaiti, aujourd'h...Bonjour Armelle,<br /><br />Ici, à Waikouaiti, aujourd'hui, il fait beau, le soleil brille! <br /><br />Really nice to hear from you, and I am glad that Narnia reached you in France! The C. S. Lewis Narnia books were part of my childhood (and I still read them), and I also enjoyed the movie that was based on "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe".<br /> <br />There are still some small patches of snow on the hills, but now the weather is getting warmer, and today it feels like Spring.<br /><br />Best Wishes from All of us here (Ginger sends special greetings as I write this!). P.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-57338961177836770702011-08-23T19:05:07.366+12:002011-08-23T19:05:07.366+12:00Nice photos of Narnia Peter !!! I love fairy tales...Nice photos of Narnia Peter !!! I love fairy tales and I saw Narnia at the movies with a nephew, some years ago, what a pleasure. Hope it's not too cold at home, here the summer was as hot as autumn.<br />I also like yours latest posts and the experiences with oil drip reduction are very interesting.Armellehttp://blanc.bleu.over-blog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-19555218217189599912011-08-20T13:12:44.912+12:002011-08-20T13:12:44.912+12:00Hello Pat,
Isn't it wonderful that it is possi...Hello Pat,<br />Isn't it wonderful that it is possible to be enchanted by the "little things" that we can see around us so close to home. Snow certainly does do magic by its habit of changing the everyday into something special. <br /><br />I do wonder about that gate... why someone bothered to take it. It wasn't even nice looking, just metal pipe and steel mesh.. Just a real nuisance, time and money that we don't really have to replace it..Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-66034466406014098062011-08-20T04:54:59.804+12:002011-08-20T04:54:59.804+12:00Lovely Narnia photos, Peter; I found them enchanti...Lovely Narnia photos, Peter; I found them enchanting. What a wonderful place you live in.<br /><br />I suppose it will not be long until we have our own snowfall, but in almost 100F heat it seems unthinkable. <br /><br />Someone stole your gate? Good Grief!Pat - Arkansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623638376731374600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-4032543801043305372011-08-19T11:14:35.940+12:002011-08-19T11:14:35.940+12:00Hello Angie,
I'm finding the snow in August a ...Hello Angie,<br />I'm finding the snow in August a bit unexpected too... It certainly is not unknown here, but we had almost looked like we would miss winter completely this year as June and July were warmer than they should have been... The flowers are all confused, we've had daffodils and plum blossom out for some time..<br /><br />Hello Smartcat,<br />Good to hear from you, welcome to my blog, glad that you are enjoying it. Thanks to the film industry NZ has been inhabited by Hobbits, various witches, wizards, talking animals, and young children with swords and bows! It really is becoming quite hazardous for ordinary folk! <br /><br />Hi Hannah,<br />lovely to hear from you. What fun that Russell will be coming to see you, I'd completely lost touch as to where he was. I think the last reported sighting was somewhere in Australia heading for the gold fields or something!<br />The snow angels were concerned that they might freeze this time... the wind was particularly chilly.. but you never know when they might appear (a bit like Russell!!) Do send him greetings from us in NZ.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-44576916227826015242011-08-19T00:29:56.131+12:002011-08-19T00:29:56.131+12:00Hi Peter,
Thanks for the pictures. Where are the s...Hi Peter,<br />Thanks for the pictures. Where are the snow angels?<br />I have Russell coming to visit me next month, the chap who nearly brought me to see you when we were in NZ.<br />Looking forward to that.<br />keep warm.<br />hAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-31064401979604772652011-08-19T00:26:42.095+12:002011-08-19T00:26:42.095+12:00Narnia and Middle Earth? New Zealand must have a ...Narnia <em>and</em> Middle Earth? New Zealand must have a true weird about it.<br /><br />Discovered your blog while scrolling through Wikiclay. Most enjoyable!smartcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430370214403895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-24688439638645438392011-08-18T11:08:48.090+12:002011-08-18T11:08:48.090+12:00I think those night shots are brilliant ...such at...I think those night shots are brilliant ...such atmosphere ...where else but Narnia....love the day time shots too but find it hard to believe that you have snow in August.<br />Good luck with the glazes.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177505346903016669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-49442129066555277542011-08-18T09:36:51.952+12:002011-08-18T09:36:51.952+12:00Hello Gwynneth,
I love the photos you post of the ...Hello Gwynneth,<br />I love the photos you post of the walks that you take along the lanes and up the hills. I guess that your landscape needs the cold and rain as well as the warmth to maintain its beauty!<br /><br />Hi Meredith,<br />"the 90s" I am mentally calibrated in Celsius, so temperatures like that are even more impressive!! I visualise steam rising in your studio!! If your friends are anywhere near us, we'd be delighted to see them if they would like to drop in.<br /><br />Hi Pat,<br />Glad you enjoyed the snow. I hope that my "virtual" snow contribution is helping bring temperatures to more acceptable levels in Arkansas! Thanks for the nice comment regarding the photos, I do regard the night time ones as being "lucky" accidents really, but it is nice to have been able to take away a little memento of that lovely scene! The funny part of living in this area in the South Island of NZ is that we really can get 4 seasons in one day. Antarctica just needs to pucker its lips and blow in our direction and temperatures take a dive right away!<br /><br />Hello Eleanor,<br />Lovely to hear from you. I think that we really must have a flat earth after all if people near you think that we share the same season... Maybe the world is flat and the round earth thing is all a conspiracy!!!! (just kidding!). Of course some people in this part of NZ find the attention that Auckland received from the snow rather amusing too... , but it must have been fun to have been in Auckland seeing the white stuff floating down!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-32555918151942305942011-08-18T04:53:50.917+12:002011-08-18T04:53:50.917+12:00Just so you know Uncle P - the snow in NZ made the...Just so you know Uncle P - the snow in NZ made the newspapers here. complete with a photo. I thought that was a bit extreme. We get a lot worse snow here. Amusingly enough people assumed that it was snowing in the middle of summer (probably why it made the newspaper)Eleanornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-81735391005190766602011-08-18T00:18:35.796+12:002011-08-18T00:18:35.796+12:00Ah, that snow looks soooo good. Wondeful photos Pe...Ah, that snow looks soooo good. Wondeful photos Peter, your camera eye matches your potting eye. <br />That second one took me right into Narnia.<br />Interesting how you have such vastly different of climates in New Zealand.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-47608189000073782532011-08-17T23:05:29.289+12:002011-08-17T23:05:29.289+12:00Snow! As I sweated here in the 90's.
We have f...Snow! As I sweated here in the 90's.<br />We have friends visiting the area now and I hope they get to see some snow while they are there.cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-68376410211945495352011-08-17T19:26:32.594+12:002011-08-17T19:26:32.594+12:00The snow reminds me of what we'll probably hav...The snow reminds me of what we'll probably have in a few short month's time...gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com