My Resene Upcycling Award entry
My up-cycling used some old furniture on my deck. It also required a new deck which was rotten and dangerous. I was looking at new furniture for the deck but decided to posh up the old pieces which have more interesting stories. The brown bench seat was a throw out on the side of the road from one of the Brook St, Nelson neighbours. It was barely holding together so I used some screws and bolts and filler to get it stable and tidy. A sand and coat of stain helped bring it back to life. My kind deck builder (who I found on Neighbourly) suggested he use some of the mesh (used for a corner of the deck to support my pot plants) to infill the ends. The church pew came years ago from the Church of Christ in Rutherford St in Nelson and was falling apart after sitting on my deck for so many years. Again my kind builder repaired it voluntarily so I diligently sanded, filled and undercoated with Resene undercoat and top coated with Resene Paradise. The table was old untreated wood, grey with age and with no protective coating so another sanding job and some more filling. Undercoating and a number of test pots of Resene Bullion saw a golden top, and legs in sparkling deep blue Resene Sputnik. The framework of the deck roof I sanded, undercoated and top coated in Resene paint, this time in Sunflower. A coat of the same Resene paint I used to paint the bamboo screen. I finished off with a recycled duvet cover in mustard and white fabric to line the roof. Last weekend a lovely woman was selling a bench seat squab on Neighbourly in the exact colour I needed and perfect size! The finishing touch was a Smashing (Resene match) hibiscus in a Hot August (Resene match) pot from my daughter for Mother's Day. This project was completed over a number of months. Had I realised I would be entering this competition I would have been more careful with my photography and the odd unintended props!
Poll: Could we live without public bins?
Many public rubbish bins are being removed by councils due to the large costs of regularly emptying them. Do you think we can adapt and live without them?
Type 'Not For Print' if you wish your comments to be excluded from the We Say You Say column of your local paper.
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12% Yes
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87.4% No
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0.6% Other - I'll share below
Monthly Pop-Up Psychodrama Evening
Monthly Pop-Up Psychodrama in Whakatu/Nelson
with Ali Watersong and Simon Jones (AANZPA)
3rd Wednesday of each month
Next session: Wednesday, April 17th, 2024
7.00pm – 9.30pm (arrive from 6.45pm)
At Victory Community Centre/TePuna Hauora o Wairepo
2 Totara St, Toi Toi, Whakatu/ Nelson
Have more freedom and creative responses to situations you face in your life and in the world. Come along and experience this lively engaging method exploring personal, political and community issues. You will increase your spontaneity and find new ways to respond to old situations or new challenges in your life. Psychodrama enables us to free ourselves from limitations, restrictions and obstacles, enhance our capacity to relate to others, and build self-acceptance and greater self-awareness.
This evening group session will be a gentle introduction to the philosophy and methods of psychodrama.
No acting experience required.
Cost: Koha
More information: Ph Ali 027 276 5992 awatersong@gmail.com aliwatersong.co.nz...
(Organised by the Central Region of the Australia and New Zealand Psychodrama Association)
Hospice Shops- Nelson, Saxton & Richmond weekend volunteers needed
We are in need of weekend volunteers at our 3 shops. Both the Nelson Shop and the Richmond Superstore have open shifts on Saturdays and the Saxton Op Shop has open shifts on Sundays. If you or someone you know enjoy retail, would like to help a good cause and meet new people this could be the volunteer role for you. We would love to hear from you! Please contact your local shop manager and let them know you saw this post on Neighbourly.
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