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Tiny Tidal Treasure (coming soon!)

Tiny Tidal Treasure (coming soon!)

Just when I thought I’d run out, the tide delivered! These white, branchy bits aren’t cora — they’re Jania, a calcareous seaweed that dries into ocean lace. I beach-pick them...

Tiny Tidal Treasure (coming soon!)

Just when I thought I’d run out, the tide delivered! These white, branchy bits aren’t cora — they’re Jania, a calcareous seaweed that dries into ocean lace. I beach-pick them...

Happy Thursday! Or maybe not so happy? How's the weather on your end?

Happy Thursday! Or maybe not so happy? How's th...

Up here in Kerikeri, we've been hit with severe winds and rains. A tree even fell on our power lines, leaving us without electricity for a few hours! That's me...

Happy Thursday! Or maybe not so happy? How's th...

Up here in Kerikeri, we've been hit with severe winds and rains. A tree even fell on our power lines, leaving us without electricity for a few hours! That's me...

Over the weekend, the husband and I made a little moo-vement —

Over the weekend, the husband and I made a litt...

relocating our beloved cattle, Bob and Ruby, to a fresh paddock... Yup we regularly rotate them to new grazing areas to give them fresh grass (and helps the pasture stay...

Over the weekend, the husband and I made a litt...

relocating our beloved cattle, Bob and Ruby, to a fresh paddock... Yup we regularly rotate them to new grazing areas to give them fresh grass (and helps the pasture stay...

It’s feijoa season —

It’s feijoa season —

and wow, we have an abundant crop this year! I’ve been gathering them by the basketfull, and yes... picking them totally reminds me of my favourite pastime: beachcombing. (Also… don’t...

It’s feijoa season —

and wow, we have an abundant crop this year! I’ve been gathering them by the basketfull, and yes... picking them totally reminds me of my favourite pastime: beachcombing. (Also… don’t...

And a huge, salty, sandy THANK YOU to everyone...

And a huge, salty, sandy THANK YOU to everyone...

... who supported my recent Samples & Seconds Sale. You combed up the oddballs, the whatnots, the “almost” masterpieces, and even the ones I nearly abandoned—and turned them into treasures....

And a huge, salty, sandy THANK YOU to everyone...

... who supported my recent Samples & Seconds Sale. You combed up the oddballs, the whatnots, the “almost” masterpieces, and even the ones I nearly abandoned—and turned them into treasures....

Here’s me this morning — cuppa in hand...

Here’s me this morning — cuppa in hand...

... enjoying the still waters of the Kerikeri Inlet. But I'm about to head into the barn studio. Yep, even on a Sunday I’m sneaking in a head start… and...

Here’s me this morning — cuppa in hand...

... enjoying the still waters of the Kerikeri Inlet. But I'm about to head into the barn studio. Yep, even on a Sunday I’m sneaking in a head start… and...