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
I had been waiting until my new website went live before I dived back into this lovely bloggy place. But. The website has been on hold for ages and when I went to grab the link for the bread recipe … Read More
This one is worn on repeat. It’s Sew Knit Love’s Sarah Dress pattern, the top version. I’ve made three dresses from this pattern now and have made some for friends. I may have to cave to pressure and start taking orders soon. … Read More
I am back, by popular demand, to give you the bread recipe I blogged about recently. There were a bunch of hollers on the GrowMama facebook page and a wee stack of messages asking for the recipe. Every now … Read More
I am a believer in direct action and using your voice for those who cannot speak or who have been silenced. Way back in 1995, I co-organised The Direct Action Conference alongside COP1, the first United Nations Climate Change conference … Read More
Hi All! I just popped in to show off my portrait. I commissioned it from the super duper talented Kirsten Slade for my new website.… Read More
I try and arrange my pattern pieces on the fabric so there is the least waste, and keep scraps for smaller projects or give them to people and projects that will. Despite my best efforts, the piles of scrap fabric … Read More
Call me an early adopter but I’ve used a Mooncup for years. Like, lots of years. I used to teach workshops called the ‘Politics of Blood’, in which we discussed using different blood catching methods. Most of the attendees had … Read More
Does anyone else suffer from social awkwardness or inappropriate blurting of irrelevant information?! I went to meet a girlfriend at the Kowtow archive sale the other day and had completely the wrong idea about what I was in for. I … Read More
It’s been chilly but we head for the beach anyway. To get the heart rate up, the dog out (and peeing on all the things), and to find the peace that waits on the beach. Something about being tiny in … Read More
We squeezed an end-of-season camping trip in. Just before the weather turned too. The boy and I arrived in time to grab a good spot and had a night just the two of us before the rest of the homeschool/unschool … Read More
I picked up this colourful garden print at The Fabric Store’s last sale. I couldn’t make it in so bought it online and was so gutted when it arrived. It felt all stiff, like a polyester. It softened up when … Read More
Illustration credit to Ruby Alice Rose The bodies of those shot in their mosques by a white supremacist on Friday are still not back with their loved ones and the nation is reeling. The man who took 50 people’s lives with … Read More
A weird thing happened. My scheduled posts disappeared. Not sure what that was about. I had other stuff going on and its taken me almost two weeks to realise the silence over here on the blog. Oops. I’ve been a … Read More
What I have been reading, buying, listening to and thinking about in Feb. Inspirational fangirling on Adrienne Brown David. Interviews on Hey is that me HERE, and Design Sponge HERE. Coveting: Shy Hero clothing (found courtesy of Frankie magazine) Six people sent … Read More
