everything is white and a big apple

The rooms in my house are empty and white as painting begins/progresses.  Its a little odd but I quite like the emptiness of it. It reminds me of this painting by Maira Kalman that I saw in the book Maira Kalman: various illuminations (of a crazy world) by Ingrid Schaffner. I don't know what the painting is called or if it's of a 'real' house but I love the dots. It looks like the house is riveted together.

 

And this is a big apple. It's a Monty's Surprise which, apparently, is a unique New Zealand variety and is the best anti-cancer eating apple in the world. It tastes quite nice - a little bit tart and firm but not super juicy. I'll grate some into my bircher muesli tomorrow morning. And probably every morning for the rest of the week!

Scenes from a garden

Here are some photos I took this evening while walking through the garden. There are building supplies and equipment all over the place but the camellia has just started blooming and we are picking figs and feijoas. I found the duck while out walking one morning last week. It's an old decoy, I think. It's seen better days but still pretty cute, don't you think?.

Demolition

Our renovation project started at 7.00 this morning. It's sad, scary and exciting all at once.