tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post3714169368059668418..comments2024-03-22T17:41:17.625+13:00Comments on Peter's Pottery: Inspired by a 17th Century Watering PotPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-61482248361217930642009-02-05T21:35:00.000+13:002009-02-05T21:35:00.000+13:00Well I knew the population of NZ was fairly small ...Well I knew the population of NZ was fairly small but that's funny that you know Russel. What about my great grandad's brothers son and grandson? They are Lynton Diggle and his wife Edith (he used to be a film maker, made a film in the 70s about Driving Creek Pottery up on the Coromandel, and they just rewrote a book on NZ shipwrecks, live just outside Auckland) their son Devon Diggle is I think the finance man for the health service over there, lives in Wellington. Say hi from me if you see them!<BR/><BR/>I met lots of potters over there, every day we stopped somewhere, my partner I think was getting a bit sick. I ended up sending 2 banana boxes full of pots home. <BR/><BR/>Your post office building is fabulous! I love it. We saw a builing I think that was an old fire station in a little town whose name can't just remember but it was near-ish to Mount Cook and was home to the worlds biggest knitted jumper. We were really keen on the building and still talk about it now.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268429507947559935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-50284275303873575562009-02-05T10:44:00.000+13:002009-02-05T10:44:00.000+13:00Hi Peter,Thanks for your message on my blog. Ahhh ...Hi Peter,<BR/>Thanks for your message on my blog. Ahhh New Zealand, brings back so many memories. We spent two months over there two years ago over December and January. We had the most fabulous time and would love to spend more time there in the future.<BR/>Lead glazes, yes we have to have them tested, allegedly every year in fact supposedly every batch you mix but at £70 a shot it's not cheap. Yes we have a lot of impported garden pots too, I rarely make any myself because I can't compete at all.<BR/>I don't think we made it to the Otago museum, we spent a few days in and around Dunedin and were shown around the clay mixing place down n teh harbour by a lovely chap, a potter who lived there at the time but I think is now in Australia.<BR/>I love your watering cans, they're great. I saw one in the Geffrye Museum in London last year.<BR/>Well best wishes,<BR/>I'll pop back soon,<BR/>HannahHannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268429507947559935noreply@blogger.com