I am up here in tropical Auckland for my Colour and Image analysis training course and loving it! It is so exciting spending all day talking about colour and seeing first hand the fantastic difference wearing the right colour truly makes in someone's life. It is truly transformational.

The other blissful thing is that the house where the course is being held is divine - worth coming just for that! Built in the 50's and profiled in many architectural magazines...it is truly a house after my own soul. Nestled in the bush and perched on the edge of a cliff it looks over the harbour. Everyday we sit in the sun on the deck and look out to sea. Tui's sing from trees above and yesterday we saw 7 doves fly past. Heaven!

The other unexpected gift occurred when I popped briefly into the local bookstore in Titirangi and found an unexpected treasure - a limited edition copy of hand etchings by Max Gimblett....I couldn't afford the $1500 for the book but I did get a lovely peek.

While up here someone from Greenpeace has contacted me wanting to rent my own house for a week - so I may well stay on!

It's so lovely to be with mutually inspiring people and away from my own world....truly heaven:)