#featherston

[v-the-aventyr]

2023.06.11

[frenchcurious]

Austin 1937 à Featherston, Nouvelle-Zélande. - source John Casey via Old British Cars.

[isoetiks]

Floating platforms

[peterkurdulija]

The Blessing of Peace by Peter Kurdulija Via Flickr: Wairarapa, New Zealand

[shopsui]

Have you checked out the fabulous #featherston #retrospective #australiandesign #artexhibition at @heidemoma ? Do yourself a favour! From the 1950s to now ! #chairs #furniture #modernist #midcentury (at Heide Museum of Modern Art)

[knotiiii]

Ghosts of local past. no. 1. 

original image: http://masterton.spydus.co.nz/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/ARCENQ?RNI=562892

original heritage image, glitched, digitally edited. 

weird thing is, three different images viewed on windows 7 photo viewer, tumblr, GIMP.

this is the tumblr version

[treasuresmiths-thereandbackagain]

We started the day with a walk up to the lookout point above the town. Rivendell is not far from here, further into the mountains.

A very helpful bus driver enabled us to visit Martinborough, aka one of the many wine regions on offer in NZ, with tons of vineyards to choose between. Husband picked out Poppies, which was absolutely incredible, and we enjoyed a wine tasting and a lunch platter.

Then we visited Martinbrough Brewery for a few tasters. It looks a lot but is only 150ml per glass.

And then we went home because I needed a nap!

Beer trivia: You can’t get it in a pint glass. That’s not even a LOTR joke. “Pint” isn’t a standard measurement here, NZ is entirely metric. You get an undefined amount in a large beer, usually around 400mls. A British pint is 568ml. The only exception is if you drink Guinness, which of course comes in a Guinness glass every time.

Meanwhile, a “pint” of milk IS standardised, at 600ml. But it’s technically an industry standardisation and not a legally defined measure.

Spirits are different too. A single is 15ml, a double is 30ml. They typically serve a double automatically, but sometimes they ask.

[teepeecider]

Not far from the orchard is a memorial arbor to Japanese POW soldiers in WW2 who were tragically killed. The blossom is outstanding this year. #POW #Featherston #cherry #blossom https://nzhistory.govt.nz/49-killed-during-riot-at-featherston-pow-camp#:~:text=25%20February%201943&text=Just%20outside%20the%20Wairarapa%20town,captured%20in%20the%20South%20Pacific.