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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 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 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 —
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...
... 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...
... 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...