tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22525913872462604022011-08-02T05:40:34.427-07:00Furniture of character and strength. Designed by Paula Coulthard and Susan Haldane, each individual piece tells a story of New Zealand. Stories of the people; stories of the workplace; stories of the land and sea. Union incorporates found and handmade materials into their new design. We tailor our furniture to work with the character of your enviroment.unionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570368157321443717noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252591387246260402.post-65898102698146701562011-06-28T14:02:00.001-07:002011-06-28T14:09:57.130-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TxQODKBJffA/TgpC-2OHYsI/AAAAAAAAAH8/LcVzKm8Pi7s/s1600/DSC00069-1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TxQODKBJffA/TgpC-2OHYsI/AAAAAAAAAH8/LcVzKm8Pi7s/s400/DSC00069-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623380732199527106" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KAWIYeD5iK0/TgpB3vyvnrI/AAAAAAAAAH0/UNZWz1xLigc/s1600/DSC00055-2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KAWIYeD5iK0/TgpB3vyvnrI/AAAAAAAAAH0/UNZWz1xLigc/s400/DSC00055-2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623379510703398578" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The Sailboat Chair</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Sea breeze</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Salt spray</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Wind filled sail</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Sparkling water</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Pull of rope</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Knots</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Old Wooden Clinker</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2252591387246260402-6589810269814670156?l=union-unionblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>unionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570368157321443717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252591387246260402.post-35837664940336674692010-10-17T16:22:00.001-07:002010-10-17T16:37:32.993-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLuH4dkbKTI/AAAAAAAAAHg/Lt0OMxah_8Q/s1600/IMG_0424.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLuH4dkbKTI/AAAAAAAAAHg/Lt0OMxah_8Q/s400/IMG_0424.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529162371607243058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLuHM6d_FBI/AAAAAAAAAHY/gNsGGfVR24I/s1600/IMG_0307.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLuHM6d_FBI/AAAAAAAAAHY/gNsGGfVR24I/s400/IMG_0307.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529161623450620946" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">THE SAFARI CHAIR</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Luxury Safari.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Dappled light.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Woodsmoke.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Canvas.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The Strength of Hemp and R</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">ope.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Kerosene.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Moonlight.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2252591387246260402-3583766494033667469?l=union-unionblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>unionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570368157321443717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252591387246260402.post-14530419704209897972010-10-17T16:12:00.000-07:002010-10-17T16:29:47.463-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLuDm1Bkn2I/AAAAAAAAAHI/PHsXwN3SDbg/s1600/DSC00050-2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLuDm1Bkn2I/AAAAAAAAAHI/PHsXwN3SDbg/s400/DSC00050-2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529157670619357026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLuDbxNdHFI/AAAAAAAAAHA/wKciS4GlNkk/s1600/DSC00065-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLuDbxNdHFI/AAAAAAAAAHA/wKciS4GlNkk/s400/DSC00065-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529157480616893522" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">WILD ROSE</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">His and her story, His coat, Her handbag.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The Best Room.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The need to decorate the home when there wasn't much.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Using what you had, waste nothing.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Handcraft, patching, remnants.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Preserving the past, the memories.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Time spent honouring and reflecting.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Past pushing through into present.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The value of age, time and care.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2252591387246260402-1453041970420989797?l=union-unionblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>unionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570368157321443717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252591387246260402.post-49652416703510644862010-10-17T15:58:00.001-07:002010-10-17T16:11:51.021-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLuAWQd-QdI/AAAAAAAAAG4/58bL9Jh-pjM/s1600/IMG_0372-2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLuAWQd-QdI/AAAAAAAAAG4/58bL9Jh-pjM/s400/IMG_0372-2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529154087393575378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLt_2Ulx1EI/AAAAAAAAAGw/CFmneLanE4A/s1600/IMG_0490-1.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLt_2Ulx1EI/AAAAAAAAAGw/CFmneLanE4A/s400/IMG_0490-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529153538744243266" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">SUMMER TAPESTRY CHAIR</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">His and Her story</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Post war, Pioneering.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The Best Room.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Sun rays,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Meadow flowers,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Memories.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">His coat, Her handbag.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Comfort and Peace.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Make and make do with the utmost care.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Handcraft,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Patching,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Remnants.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Preserving the past.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Time spent honouring and reflecting.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Past pushing through into present.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The value of age, time and care.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2252591387246260402-4965241670351064486?l=union-unionblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>unionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570368157321443717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252591387246260402.post-15425439509410745562010-10-17T15:47:00.001-07:002010-10-17T16:22:38.403-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLt93Fzd57I/AAAAAAAAAGo/0RKFV7y9CuM/s1600/DSC00023-1.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLt93Fzd57I/AAAAAAAAAGo/0RKFV7y9CuM/s400/DSC00023-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529151352931739570" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLt9mlJRNHI/AAAAAAAAAGg/LQtWD1mQfNw/s1600/DSC00017-1.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLt9mlJRNHI/AAAAAAAAAGg/LQtWD1mQfNw/s1600/DSC00017-1.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/TLt9mlJRNHI/AAAAAAAAAGg/LQtWD1mQfNw/s400/DSC00017-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529151069286904946" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">ROYAL GRIT</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The Racing Game</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Polished Flanks</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Thoroughbred</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The Stables</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Majestic Black Stallion</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2252591387246260402-1542543950941074556?l=union-unionblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>unionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570368157321443717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252591387246260402.post-2282479705452544392010-02-22T15:35:00.001-08:002010-02-22T15:48:02.791-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Union is back in production!</b></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>We sold all our pieces at The Boiler Room Exhibition at Shed 8 Wellesley St in Dec last year.</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Thanks to all of you who came and saw the work of Union and The Boiler Room Furniture</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>and now Paula and I are making more........ billiard settees and whiskey chairs with new designs...</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Each piece is going to be different and we have a pile of ideas in our heads and hearts that we are drawing on....This is the really enjoyable bit...making and finding the stuff...piles of cloth and colours and drawings.</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>We will keep you posted.... I think it will be the end of March when we will have new product.</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Cheers</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>guys!</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Sue and Paula</b></span></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2252591387246260402-228247970545254439?l=union-unionblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>unionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570368157321443717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252591387246260402.post-69033117432174046582009-09-10T02:07:00.000-07:002009-09-10T02:20:32.007-07:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SqjByFU0gBI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/uZqsqZKc8uk/s1600-h/Union+furniture+in+Process+006.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SqjByFU0gBI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/uZqsqZKc8uk/s320/Union+furniture+in+Process+006.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">http://www.process.net.nz/</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Union furniture is currently on location at PROCESS fashion PR.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">S</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">i</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">u</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">e</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">d</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> at 58 Surrey Crescent, Grey Lynn, Auckland.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Our furniture looks great amongst their fabulous range of clothing and accessories.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2252591387246260402-6903311743217404658?l=union-unionblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>unionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570368157321443717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252591387246260402.post-13149551189648304642009-07-22T01:23:00.000-07:002009-07-22T01:52:48.600-07:00I found this sweet little book illustrated by T.E.NORTH at my local charity shop and was charmed by the pictures. I love the excitement Timothy feels seeing these grand old ships.<br />I feel it too!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbQoPmLR2I/AAAAAAAAAGI/L7eXoyf3Kps/s1600-h/img069-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361201796231153506" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbQoPmLR2I/AAAAAAAAAGI/L7eXoyf3Kps/s400/img069-1.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbQfN54YeI/AAAAAAAAAGA/hMpVUhwEH3Q/s1600-h/img073-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361201641158107618" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbQfN54YeI/AAAAAAAAAGA/hMpVUhwEH3Q/s400/img073-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>These Flags and Funnels were a great inspiration to us in the designing of 'Ruritai'<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbQCHA8FQI/AAAAAAAAAF4/WSe9q0AiDos/s1600-h/img078-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361201141092455682" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbQCHA8FQI/AAAAAAAAAF4/WSe9q0AiDos/s400/img078-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbP0lIkG_I/AAAAAAAAAFw/gf2p-_1i8Hg/s1600-h/img080-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361200908659334130" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbP0lIkG_I/AAAAAAAAAFw/gf2p-_1i8Hg/s400/img080-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>My Grandad, Bert Hargreaves, was a boiler maker in the Lyttleton Ship Yards. His job was to hammer in the rivets in the building of the steamships. He was always good at making things.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbO6u8jpYI/AAAAAAAAAFo/kMUhoXZrrcQ/s1600-h/img075-1.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbOkFfaLpI/AAAAAAAAAFg/SQnhahLXuwE/s1600-h/img079-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361199525775683218" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbOkFfaLpI/AAAAAAAAAFg/SQnhahLXuwE/s400/img079-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbOaYgihsI/AAAAAAAAAFY/aA0kJUHCqF8/s1600-h/img074-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 289px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361199359082006210" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbOaYgihsI/AAAAAAAAAFY/aA0kJUHCqF8/s400/img074-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbOJ-vK_hI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/JX0hYshMiY0/s1600-h/img076-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361199077286149650" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbOJ-vK_hI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/JX0hYshMiY0/s400/img076-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbN0AUm9PI/AAAAAAAAAFI/MXj9-kGg13c/s1600-h/img077-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361198699754484978" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbN0AUm9PI/AAAAAAAAAFI/MXj9-kGg13c/s400/img077-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbNjh3VNGI/AAAAAAAAAFA/XtmfDR-HORU/s1600-h/img070-2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361198416700716130" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SmbNjh3VNGI/AAAAAAAAAFA/XtmfDR-HORU/s400/img070-2.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Can't you smell the sea!</div><div> </div><div>Paula Coulthard<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2252591387246260402-1314955118964830464?l=union-unionblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>unionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570368157321443717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252591387246260402.post-76758471090370354882009-06-30T17:45:00.000-07:002009-06-30T17:57:53.024-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/Skq0asSmDsI/AAAAAAAAAEg/txr52o_vtgY/s1600-h/IMG_0462+copy-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/Skq0asSmDsI/AAAAAAAAAEg/txr52o_vtgY/s400/IMG_0462+copy-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353289477742005954" /></a><br />Ruritai, <div>Sea Song, Sea Shanty</div><div>The Captains Story.</div><div>The luxury of the Captains Quarters.</div><div>Rum</div><div>The Establishment and Journeys of the Old Stately Shipping Company.</div><div>Portline,Unionline</div><div>Maritime.</div><div>Naval</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2252591387246260402-7675847109037035488?l=union-unionblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>unionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570368157321443717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252591387246260402.post-28135305161847804192009-06-30T17:26:00.000-07:002009-06-30T18:17:45.243-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/Skq4O0yW5iI/AAAAAAAAAEw/ZDmEM3U9OEE/s1600-h/IMG_5531_1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/Skq4O0yW5iI/AAAAAAAAAEw/ZDmEM3U9OEE/s320/IMG_5531_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353293671910794786" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SkqwODUQ-ZI/AAAAAAAAAEY/qfKBUGU2wZc/s1600-h/IMG_5531_1.jpg"><span><span></span></span></a>His and Her Story.<div>Post War, Pioneering</div><div>The Best Room,</div><div>His coat, </div><div>Her handbag.</div><div>The need to decorate the home when there wasnt much.</div><div>Using what you had, waste nothing.</div><div>Make and make do, with the utmost care.</div><div>Handcraft, </div><div>Patching, </div><div>Remnants.</div><div>Preserving the past, the memories</div><div>Time gone by... and now.</div><div>The chair.</div><div>Time spent honoring and reflecting.</div><div>Past pushing through into present.</div><div>The value of age, time and care.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7iF-yK5Fw3M/SkqwG9Z2NJI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/kNypwQ2sIh0/s1600-h/IMG_5776_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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