I think Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest city, has done it harder than the rest of the country with lockdowns. Last night three community cases were reported and a Level Three lockdown was announced yesterday evening and went into effect … Read More
Summer is kitten season and this year, rescues all over our city were inundated. Mostly, these days, any kittens are desexed before they go to their forever homes. There are some great desexing programmes being funded by some very … Read More
A shout out to all the kids who will never be on stage accepting a prize. I celebrate those kids lucky enough to be born with the right brain and abilities and personality to fit into our educational system. And … Read More
Yesterday was election day here in New Zealand. Early voting has been open for awhile and we had a record turnout all up. I took the boy with me to vote. We had to make a special trip into town … Read More
We’re on the slow slog out of winter here in New Zealand. There are blossoms on fruit trees, the grass is growing faster and driving through the Waitakere Ranges, the canopy of the bush is lit up where the clematis … Read More
I took a break from sewing masks to sew up a muslin of the Elizabeth Suzann (ES) Clyde jumpsuit last week. Which I adore. I have long been a fan and was sad to hear that the business had closed … Read More
We grabbed a rare moment between rain showers and headed out for a walk. Luckily Phoenix the dog is an understanding sort of a guy and doesn’t give me a hard time if he doesn’t get to go for a … Read More
Essays seem to be my thing at the moment. Writing them. Reading them. Thinking about them. I’m reading Glennon Doyle’s Untamed on kindle. I kinda speed-read/skipped through her Warrior books but this one, this one I am taking my sweet … Read More
Seems like everyone was making sourdough over lockdown. Egged on by a comment on my facebook page by my friend Jake, I joined the movement. It started with an illicit sourdough starter drop in my letterbox. My friend sent me … Read More
My work did a potato fundraiser this season and we ended up doing stints at one of my favourite city markets near the office to try and move the potatoes on. We were still left with 80 bags of potatoes. … Read More
When I was about eight, I read a book where the main character found a shark tooth on the beach and it changed her life in wonderful ways. I have been looking for a sharks tooth at high tide marks … Read More
I am drawn to colour in hard times. I caught this photo of a shirt I made on my quilt recently. All that colour and texture gave me pause to breathe in the beauty. More and more these slow days I am reminded … Read More
I was given a signed copy of Nadia Lim’s Vegful cookbook as a Christmas gift from work. (I work for the NZ charity Garden to Table – getting kids into the garden and kitchen through our food education programme.) I … Read More
An Easter in lockdown has taught me an important lesson about the creative life and gave rise to a great idea for an Easter hunt for teens. Our house used to be in constant creative flux with various projects. It’s … Read More
The boy is fostering eight just-hatched ducklings until they’re big enough to hold their own with next door’s flock. The mama abandoned them within hours of hatching and they wouldn’t have lasted a day out there on their own – … Read More
You might say I was made for these times, we have a garden, make most food from scratch, we’re well set up since we homeschool and work is mostly remote, but we’re usually out a bunch and miss our friends. … Read More
I will start with the hard stuff and move on up from there. Those who are feeling grim can skip to the middle. Our response to COVID-19 is really shining a light on inequity and privilege for me. Showing up … Read More