Occasionally Auckland Sketchbook escapes the city to somewhere interesting — and close. This time the sketchbook got a workout in The Bay of Islands . Only 3.5 hours by car and a world away from work. The sketch above was made in down-town Paihia, it doesn't look it, but it is literally behind the main street. The view is the back of an old homestead called Williams House . I was attracted by the orchard of very old fig trees on the left that had me imagining eating juicy ripe figs. Sadly they weren't in season but it must be a fun place at harvest time. Right over the other side of the bay you will find his falling down old house on Matauwhi Bay. For a while there the water had a turquoise glow until the sun went into hiding. This is Pompallier House and Clendon Cottage in Russell sketched with my back to the sea. I may have used a little too much artistic licence in moving them close enough together to fit on my page so don't look too closely. Anyway, I have sketched Po...
This game was news to me, but the 14 screaming and laughing kids in my lounge for our 10 year olds birthday party seemed to know all about it.
To play you need a block of chocolate, a knife and a fork, a crazy costume of some sort (in our case a wolf mask and some tinsel we found lying around) and a dice. If a player shakes a '6' they quickly put on the outfit before they try to eat as much chocolate as possible with the knife and fork - no hands allowed. They have to stop when the next player shakes a 6. Easier said than done and quite hilarious. Best played with chocolate that's been in the fridge for a few hours.
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