Helen Beech (@beechworks)

Grateful

Pottering all day
Ugg boots
Chicks
Bit of guitar
Sharing eggs
Smoked kingfish
Painting
Clean sheets night

14.03.2026 09:08 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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All the things I did the night before to make this morning smooth
Memorised and gave my response to the morning mihi
Art lessons
Library time(for the kids)
HOMEMADE SAUSAGES!
Pizza
After dinner painting

10.03.2026 09:20 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The Road to Paihia. Acrylic on canvas.

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Monday home day
Got the big chicks into their new big run
Painting
Fig, red onion, feta pizza
Spectacular middle eastern dinner
Art $

09.03.2026 09:34 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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Lovely visit from coder kid
Playing whist
Chips and dip
New chicken house under construction
Tiny chicks all thriving
Painting

08.03.2026 09:05 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Grateful

Classic cars
Happy kids
Fantastic year 5 & 6 art works
Great senior art lesson
Coder kid coming to visit tomorrow
Home

06.03.2026 09:40 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Seven cute chicks. Turns out the incubator does work!

06.03.2026 08:30 👍 14 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Happy day

Chilly morning
Sunny afternoon
Fantastic writing with 6 year olds
More chicks
Fish burgers
Painting

05.03.2026 08:36 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Grateful

Yay today

Good day at school
Waiata
Coffee
Chickens hatching
Sausage dinner
Big ole moon

04.03.2026 08:10 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks!

04.03.2026 05:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

And of course @birdandbeach.bsky.social @thesewphist.bsky.social

04.03.2026 01:56 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Motukokako Bay of Islands also known as the Hole in the Rock. Acrylic on canvas.

Grateful

Crisp morning
Sunshine
Sparkly waters in the BOI
First full pay of the year
Painting sold over at the Providore’s Gallery Urapukapuka
Fantastic art lesson with year 6s

03.03.2026 09:15 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

#artbeforedishes
Working on the teacher example for our reverse acetate self portraits.

28.02.2026 20:36 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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Happy day teaching
Sunshine
Lots and lots of cuddles with newest granddaughter
Small toes and big smiles
Chicken satay
Extra work for next week

27.02.2026 09:23 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Also. Lots of visits on my website. Lots.

26.02.2026 09:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Grateful

Admin day
Library
#artbeforedishes
Guacamole

26.02.2026 08:43 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Yay today

Sunshine
Awesome class
Swimming
Hubby making sure there was an afternoon snack for me
Spaghetti boll
Painting
Cute dogs

25.02.2026 08:56 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Oh happy day

Sunshine
Swimming
Maths
Sorting portraits
Sparkling Paihia waters
Swimming
After dinner painting

24.02.2026 08:52 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lovely big chunk of the bush for a wall near you. ❤️

24.02.2026 07:12 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Grateful

Sunshine
Great day at school
Yum as Thai Green Curry made by husband
The smell of water on hot rocks and earth
Paint after dinner

23.02.2026 09:03 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

#artbeforedishes
Yay. Managed to paint for an hour and a bit after dinner and before I do the actual dishes.

23.02.2026 08:14 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Yay oh yay
2 good art things

Small Headland II sold from No1 Parnell Gallery in Rawene today, I got the text I was starting a new art project with my class. They were super inspired and really worked hard.

23.02.2026 03:53 👍 23 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Also
Smoking chillies

22.02.2026 09:27 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Grateful

Early morning chats with rocket boy
That one son that really supports his brothers
Sunshine
Planting out the flower gardens
Reading in the sun
Yum as left over dinner
Fat blackberries
Him

22.02.2026 09:26 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks!

21.02.2026 09:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0