The West Lynn Gardens in West Auckland, NZ….well worth a picnic, wander, wonder and a play. Staffed by a committed group of volunteers and payment a trust box at the gate. The gardens are extensive, old (well, in NZ timeframe … Read More
Motherwort – Leonurus cardiaca. Ready to be picked for tincture-making. Loving runner beans, cucumbers, beets, salads and courgettes at the moment. Beans come top of my list today. The bean flowers are scarlet-beautiful, and the crop of fresh beans to … Read More
Jed’s Aunty Chelle gave him the best present ever. A real digger. The day after she gave it to him he woke up at 5am desperate to go on it. I was desperate to go back to sleep. I ended … Read More
look what vintage fabric just arrived! i can’t seem to bring myself to wear any black these days… even lunch is ablaze with colour… (and yes, i did forget to blog yesterday, ahem…two today to make up for it)
Loving these colours.There are bowls of fruit everywhere in the house. I just love the look of them. Apricots, blueberries, plums, plums and plums, nectarines…i dream of this bounty in the heart of winter and here we are, in the … Read More
Summer is finally here. I think. Still hedging my bets after so very much rain and chilliness but people are swimming, the anise hyssop is all abloom, the pohutakawa’s are flowering their red red goodness, and the stick insects are … Read More
I love making an annual batch of spring salve. A herbalist trained by old women in Eastern Europe who learnt from their mama’s, who learnt from their mama’s, salvemaking is part of how i celebrate the seasons and the healing … Read More
Jed and i planted these organic pumpkin seeds and entrusted them to the wonderful Hew the housesitting friend while we were based in Fiji a month. They survived and thrived on our baking hot deck and I helped Jed plant … Read More
This piece of multi-coloured patched loveliness is Jed, Pema and I’s new best friend. A large blankie, lined with soft flannelette fabric. Beautifully made and recently acquired from Trademe. Perfect for snuggling into and reading books in front of the … Read More
I am very fond of vests. For myself, and now, inflicting them on small people. I find they are especially good for small people. Vests keep the chest and back warm and cosy while leaving those active arms uninhibited and … Read More
Love those coloursIt was a simple plan. Reclaim some neglected garden from groundcover. Plant parsley and kale plants. Empty compost bucket. Throw a fun biased mama and an almost 2 year old into the mix and well, we got kind … Read More
for those who have yet to discover the joys of feijoa’s – they are the green oval fruits next to the other green oval fruits (grapes) and our organic ricebubble-honey-dried fruit thingies. feijoa cake in the makingi’d post a picture … Read More
