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Confession: I hate going to the gym.

Confession: I hate going to the gym.

But I know I need to stay fit & strong (especially for surfing and lifting all your parcels in my studio😆). So I’ve been following a strength training app that...

Confession: I hate going to the gym.

But I know I need to stay fit & strong (especially for surfing and lifting all your parcels in my studio😆). So I’ve been following a strength training app that...

Remember last week when the husband beachcombed for me?

Remember last week when the husband beachcombed...

Well — he picked up a few tiny ram’s horn squid shells, and I decided to make something from them. They’ve now become these lightweight, spirally squid shell earrings — delicate(...

Remember last week when the husband beachcombed...

Well — he picked up a few tiny ram’s horn squid shells, and I decided to make something from them. They’ve now become these lightweight, spirally squid shell earrings — delicate(...

A few weeks ago I went for an amble along Rangiputa Beach

A few weeks ago I went for an amble along Rangi...

Hanging on a tree was a sign: “Help save our feet — please take your kina home.” Don’t mind if I do. I’ve always had a soft spot for kina...

A few weeks ago I went for an amble along Rangi...

Hanging on a tree was a sign: “Help save our feet — please take your kina home.” Don’t mind if I do. I’ve always had a soft spot for kina...

YAY or NAY time!

YAY or NAY time!

Acorns are falling, and my inner bushcomber is buzzing! I’ve made (and sold out!) a few earring designs using real acorn caps — and I love their symbolism. The tiny...

YAY or NAY time!

Acorns are falling, and my inner bushcomber is buzzing! I’ve made (and sold out!) a few earring designs using real acorn caps — and I love their symbolism. The tiny...

Spent the Matariki weekend in Taupō Bay...

Spent the Matariki weekend in Taupō Bay...

... chasing some waist-high waves and trying not to freeze my toes off. After surfing, I usually go for a beachcomb... but not this time. It was that cold —...

Spent the Matariki weekend in Taupō Bay...

... chasing some waist-high waves and trying not to freeze my toes off. After surfing, I usually go for a beachcomb... but not this time. It was that cold —...

Went for a nature walk the other day here in lil ol' Kerikeri...

Went for a nature walk the other day here in li...

and — no surprise here...came home with a handful of wildflowers... Some things don’t change. I was that kid who never came home empty-handed. I owned a tin can that was...

Went for a nature walk the other day here in li...

and — no surprise here...came home with a handful of wildflowers... Some things don’t change. I was that kid who never came home empty-handed. I owned a tin can that was...