I was researching graphic novels for the youngest in the family and requested a selection from our library. I used this list of 14 recommended graphic novels for teens list. Marie Lu’s Legend series is a big hit with the … Read More
Waterfall. This is our local. Sometimes we’ll go months driving past on our way to the beach, or work or whatever is going on but we’ve been there a bunch lately. Taking friends who haven’t been there before and getting … Read More
I had the pleasure of meeting Niva and Yotam of Pakaraka Permaculture recently. (I wrote about that here.) The result is this feature article in the summer issue of Organic NZ Magazine. I’ve seen many small market gardens in many countries and none … Read More
Evening walk on our nearest beach – extra points for spotting the dog doing a meerkat impersonation After a long rainy spell, we’re suddenly in summer. Even the overcast days are warm. Evening walks and picnic dinners as the sun goes … Read More
This is my favourite photo from this holiday season. Sometimes its not the perfectly framed in-focus photos that top my list. Bodicea has had so much fun with the tree. Jed insists on a cut pine from our traditional source … Read More
Kittens have invaded our music room. It’s the very best of invasions. A friend found the little tortoiseshell kittie in their garden three weeks ago, all scrawny and hungry. Then the tabby one all hissing and spitting just a week … Read More
One in five people in NZ live in poverty. This is a hard time of year for lots of reasons, economic disparity being just one. I know we want less consumerism and plastic in the world but we also don’t … Read More
Bring on summer I say. Swimming, picnics with friends and summer fruit here we come. It takes no time at all to burn between the hours of 11 and 3 here in NZ. We try and stay out of the … Read More
The boy found a cookbook at the library that led to a week of fabulous lunches. I love it when you find something that sparks a flurry of creating. It can be a new set of colouring pencils, a cookbook, … Read More
A few Sundays ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing Niva and Yotam of Pakaraka Permaculture for a feature article in the summer issue of Organic NZ Magazine. Watch out for lots of tips and insights into market gardening and a fab … Read More
All you non-crafty sewy types might want to scroll on by this one! Sarah from SewKnitLove posted a request for pattern reviewers for their new Coastline top on facebook and was swamped in hours. I was lucky enough to be among the … Read More
Flashback alert. One of my favourite places online had a thread about the times we’d lost our kid/s. Okaaaay, so out of context, that sounds terrible but let me just say, for those of you who aren’t parents or haven’t … Read More
Photo credit to Giacomo Ferroni Reading through the blurbs of each fabulous woman in the NEXT Women of the Year 2018 nominees list I was wondering why I wasn’t grabbed by their stories. Every one of them is doing amazing … Read More
This isn’t a sponsored post, I just like to support small business. When I’m onto a good thing, I like to share the love. I’m always on the lookout for ways to up my fresh greens and herbs quota. Waiheke … Read More
The birds are being all sexy, the first baby rabbit was spotted, the greens are rampant and our grapefruit are ready…it’s definitely spring. When we moved in the vegetable garden had been untouched for a long time. Friends helped to do … Read More
Michele, Leonie and Alex from On the Rag, my new favourite podcast. What I have been watching, reading, listening to and thinking about lately: Do you have a family charter? Best twitter thread ever. Why men are 100% responsible for … Read More
I took the boy to Auckland Museum’s Are we there yet? exhibition. It’s a celebration of the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Aotearoa New Zealand. I was impressed at the range of women interviewed and history portrayed both from … Read More
I found this vintage dress on trademe late one night. It reminded me of a William Morris print I had seen in an exhibition and loved years ago. Funny how some pieces of design or art stay with you. I … Read More