Catch-up Time

 Where we left off…

The Skullduggery art show was a big success. We had a great time. There were many amazing pieces of art. We love being a part of this amazingly talented art community. 

Work is going well. PikPok released the new Into the Dead:Our Darkest Days Demo on Steam. If any of you are interested in a fun Zombie game give it a try! And then post a great review. 

We have gotten back to working on the house. Trying to get a bunch more painting and stuff done over the next several weeks and then plan to take some time off to enjoy the holidays. 

The dining room and lounge 

And getting some more shelving built. 

The election- we are sad and angry and baffled, really???? We will say no more here. We are very thankful to be in NZ.

We had a yard service come for a full day to start the clean up on the lower portion of our property. There were 3 people for 8 hours. And two full truck loads pulled out of the yard. They were amazing ! A bumblebee nest, and some odd rubbish including two dinner plates were found beneath the organic debris. And a birds nest up in one of our trees was discovered. 

We also took a nice weekend getaway to the Wairarapa to visit some friends. Always fun to take a break and just relax. 

Wishing all our US friends and family a very Happy Thanksgiving. 

Happy Halloween! (Belated)

Apologies, I had meant to post this over a week ago, but things got away from me... It has been an amazing two weeks. So much to share…

We attended WoW, actually photographed the Aurora Australis, attended a screening of Disney’s Brave with the director at the local theatre, I attended the NZGDC conference as part of a workshop and spent a full day hearing lectures, catching up with colleagues and networking.

Eric ran two D&D games and we enjoyed the usual catchups with friends.

World of Wearable arts (WoW) was amazing. If you don’t know, it is sort of a mashup of Cirque du Soleil and a fashion show - every costume is a work of art. It is quite remarkable. 

The following evening a bunch of us headed out to try and catch the Aurora. And we were successful!  It was still difficult to see with the naked eye, but the cameras could certainly see it. I am still learning a lot about my new mirrorless camera, and shooting at night adds additional challenges. But for a first time, I was quite happy with capturing it as I did. Eric also got some good images. 

These are two of my coworkers at PikPok and 2 of the other 3 that did the workshop at NZGDC.

Needless to say, with all that going on we have not done much more on the house, hung a few more items and some more outdoor tidy up. 

Additionally, the last game I worked on at SimplyFun has just been released. It is great to finally see Plundering Times.

                            Game designed by Dr. (pirate) Reiner Knizia
 

And still more fun ahead with the Skullduggery art show opening next week!

Wishing everyone a very Happy Halloween! Boo!

The following blog will catch us up on the latest two weeks. Stay tuned!