Wednesday 14th December glass
Wednesday 21st December wheelie bin
Thursday 29th December glass
Thursday 5th January wheelie bin
Wednesday 11th January glass
Wednesday 18th January wheelie bin
Thursday 26th January glass
Wednesday 1st Febuary wheelie bin
From Shelley Siemonek
“Rouge,” the Salon cat has lived at D ‘Vine Hair and Beauty, for 15 years with his brother “Wolvie”. Originally they were found as stray kittens in the alleyway. “Rouge” is often known as the Bach cat as he is a frequent visitor there, lunching with numerous customers. Perfecting the art of a starving stray cat, he sprawls out on the corner picnic table awaiting his next victim.
Unfortunately, two people fell for this big time a couple of Sundays ago. With all the nearby shops closed in the late afternoon “Rouge” must have lost track of time and snoozed there. Awoken by concerned Wellingtonians, he then did his I’m starving meow. This was despite his being able to enter the salon through the cat door, where there was a selection of cat food waiting for him. The couple asked a staff member at Pain and Kershaw if they knew who the cat belonged to, but the staff member knew nothing about the salon cat. Thinking he was a stray the couple took it upon themselves to rescue this poor cat. They took him to the Vets in Upper Hutt for a check up on the way back to their lovely city view apartment in Brooklyn!!!
By Tuesday I was starting to get concerned as he hadn’t been seen for a day or two. Numerous posts were put on social media and nearby businesses owners asked. On Day 5, I received a message from the vet in Upper Hutt. They had seen the Facebook post and were able to tell us where he went. With the connection made “Rouge’s” uber was ordered and he returned to Martinborough. His city life is now over. He was allowed to stay for one more night’s sleepover in his new cat bed overlooking the city! Rouge arrived home to a relieved salon clientele and big brother. Needless to say, he has a new collar or 3 and will be spending more of his last years inside.
With four new exhibitions on, it’s ok to take your time and linger at Aratoi this month. Stop, pause and have a really good long look.
Julia Teale: Koha- Presenting Plenitude 26 November – 19 February
Julia Teale’s Koha – Presenting Plenitude, presents the viewer with gifts, some found or donated objects, within an ‘architecture’ of painted builder’s scrap. These gifts are assembled to create an exhibition that asks us to appreciate the value in everything that surrounds us, even the most insignificant item, event, or experience.
Look Closely and Tell Me What You See: Photographs from the Collection 26 November- 19 February
Some photographs document the world around us, while others remind us of who we are, act as political statements or challenge what we are seeing.
Leah Vivienne Creaven: Land Girl 10 December- 12 February
Creaven uses modern techniques, textiles and woollen fibres, abstract form and a non-representative colour palettes to enrich the viewing experience. Her exhibition is a selection of works, focused on agriculture, positive and uplifting against the background of rural landscape of the Wairarapa, her adopted home.
Professional Weavers Network of NZ present Ngāhere – The Bush of Aotearoa 10 December – 12 February
Delving into the delightfully dense tangle of the New Zealand Bush, the Professional Weavers Network of NZ Inc bring a tactile exhibition that blends imagination, skill and creative flair exploring all aspects of our environment.
Masterton Museum: A Cabinet of Curiosities July 2022- July 2023
Personal stories, mystery and intrigue underlie the seemingly mundane objects that formed the base of the Masterton Museum in the 1880’s.
Pink Ribbon Collectors Leeanne Schou and Alison Trow.
By Jan Barret & Kathryn Keogh
At the end of October, 18 volunteers offered to help with the collection for Breast Cancer’s Pink Ribbon Day. Jan Barret mentioned that she had been online looking to see when the collection was to take place and discovered there was no collection organised for Martinborough. “I called the Breast Cancer organisers and found myself volunteering to be the Area Coordinator for Martinborough. It wasn’t a difficult task and with Kathryn Keogh’s help we arranged for volunteers to take part. Each volunteer was assigned a buddy and was assigned to a 2-hour shift.
P and K, Mitre 10 and Kitchener’s all offered sites for the girls to stand. We were so grateful for their assistance, said Jan Barret. Coffees definitely eased the 2-hour shifts and were so appreciated. Quite a few of the volunteers had brought their dogs for babysitting. They proved to be a star attraction with people coming up to pat the dogs and then making contributions.
We raised $2,500 which will be used to contribute to further breast cancer research. A very special thank you to everyone who took part.
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