Farewell party!

Mixed feelings. Great night. Amazing Kiwiana costumes! I won't post compromising photos, but there was a jar of Marmite, Levi from the Mitre 10 ads, a sexy sheep, a Buzzy Bee, a kiwi bird, Miss New Zealand, fish and chips and a Pineapple Lump, among other things.



LOML was David Bain, a now-acquitted murder suspect who has become a Kiwi pop culture icon, and I was a pavlova (a Kiwi meringue dessert. Although there is some debate between Kiwis and Aussies over who can actually lay claim to it!). I borrowed the vintage hat from Vanessa at Tete a Tete Vintage - it really does look like a meringue.



My sister came as a stereotypical Kiwi bloke, complete with gumboots and beer. She looked frighteningly like her dad with the painted moustache, actually.



Cake! ('Oh, stink' is a Kiwi expression meaning 'oh no.' Or something like that.)

Now I am sitting in my pyjamas with Nurofen, coffee and water, because that is what you do the morning after a party.

The crazy continues

Tonight is our farewell party. How odd does that sound? Farewell. Fare thee well. So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye. Of course, it isn't actually goodbye quite yet because we don't know exactly when we are leaving, but it is the last time we will see several of our friends for a while. It feels weird. We went with a Kiwiana theme for the party, and guests are arriving in costume - as a sort of last Kiwi hurrah before we move to another culture.

I'm sorry to have fallen so behind on replying to comments and other bloggy things - I am going to try to catch up today. Thank you for being so understanding while I'm in this transition - I really appreciate it!

Hey, look over there!

Hi everyone!

So as I continue to spin around in fuzzy, chaotic circles (like a teddy bear in a washing machine), I'd like to direct you to a piece I wrote for Damon Young's blog, Darkly wise, rudely great. Damon is an Australian author, philosopher and commentator, and he hosts the series The Write Tools, in which writers describe their own particular processes and talismans. I was thrilled to be asked to participate alongside so many talented writers - thanks, Damon!

The Write Tools #23 - Andrea Eames

Andrea xx

Comment of the day

"Love the piece and that vintage and second hand are so much a support of your writing talent. Your vintage love reminded me of an interview with one of my favorite home designers Carol Hicks Bolton in Fredericksberg near Austin. She collected vintage and antique pieces that showed repair and love of the items, even old coffee pots!" - Lemondrop Marie