August 28, 2003
flag declaration
Carla has added her flag design to her blog, and since I’m up in Rotorua I thought I’d nosey through piles of dusty school projects and find the concept sketches I did for a new flag. In fourth form graphics. About five years before I even knew that Carla existed. Ok, so the design is slightly different (and I think I like hers better now) but the symbolism was exactly the same; earth, sea/sky, cloud/spirit, new life, blah blah...
Went over to Tauranga today to pick up some photos for the 90th birthday celebration that’s happening on Sunday. I’ve been telling everyone it’s my great aunt’s birthday, but actually she is my first cousin twice removed descending. I think. The family is so confusing. There are five sisters, two of whom have died, with various children between them. Which seems simple enough... except that most of them have married at least three times, there’s a few Maori kids in the family, by adoption, the children of one sister were brought up by another, one sister died and her husband married another of the sisters... and so on. I just assume that I’m related to most of them by blood or marriage, and if not they’re all really nice so I’m happy to consider them family.
We bought the weirdest orange coloured limes from a roadside stall on the way home.
oooh. *like* yours gives the koru a beach-like quality which i like much.
Posted by: .carla at August 29, 2003 09:19 AM