The Adlington Post

How's this for a great idea for a bike rack! I will look into making one for the Men's Shed North Shore.... For info on the Shed see: www.mensshednorthshore.org.nz And/or read my Shed blog: www.shedyarns.blogspot.co.nz

With winter here the skip at the back of the local supermarket is easier to approach unseen. I picked out these six packets of fetta cheese last night, still cool from the chiller - expiry date tomorrow! Delicious in salads....

Overseas pupils from the local language school dump their old phones etc into the bin. I found this phone today - complete with charger & sim card.

With some help I produced my first car-tyre swan. Thanks to Kevin & Laurie for their assistance & advice. Now it's off to the Men's Shed North Shore to make a head.

After seven years work the Men's Shed North Shore was opened on Sunday 7th April 2013. Kaipatiki Local Board Chair Lindsay Waugh did the honours and cut the "ribbon" to applause from the large crowd of members and supporters. The Shed was then opened for inspection, and The "Pink Ladies" put on a sumptuous afternoon tea in the lunch-room. Photo courtesy of Jude Woodside, The Shed Magazine www.theshedmag.co.nz See more snaps at  www.shedyarns.blogspot.co.nz See the MSNS facebook page HERE

At last I have found someone who can show me how to make swans out of old car tyres.  It's just a matter of scale, & having the right equipment:  Watch how they make this gigantic bird HERE

Last December I was invited to help present a workshop on the power of art to effect social change at "Artshift" a sub-activity of the international Youth Climate Change Summit (known as Power Shift : New Zealand- Pacific where well-over 600 young people signed up ) at Auckland University.  “The Power Shift NZ-Pacific 2012 Youth Climate Summit will create a powerful movement that will push New Zealand to raise its ambition in tackling climate change, and challenge our leaders to make meaningful change to climate policy.”  (From PowerShift.org.nz )   watch the video of the workshop HERE