{The first pair of shoes I made, off to the inaugural Australian Do Lectures.} I love making shoes. For me, it's the last frontier of making for yourself. Loads of people make their own clothes, beauty products, preserves, herbal remedies and so on but very few people know how to... Read more →

I recently bought the most heavenly oatcakes from Stir Crazy at the Veg Out Farmers' Market. They were divine and I scoffed the whole packet on Saturday night whilst watching Doctor Who on ABC iview. I couldn't wait another day, let alone a month, for the next Veg Out Market... Read more →

I have this things for handbags. I just love having the right bag to go with my outfit. This outfit needed a new bag so I whipped up the one in the photo using leather offcuts and a shell I found on the beach. The good thing about my old... Read more →

I'd love to have large blocks of time to luxuriate in. Two of my favourite mentors James Clear and Ishita Gupta talk about their morning routines and the hours they block out for doing stuff. In my dreams! I'm a work at home mum so my work gets done in... Read more →

The inspiration for this recipe came from my good friend Kate. When my family and I were staying at her place in the Dandenongs she made us buckwheat pancakes for breakfast one Sunday morning. I am always on the look out for more wheat free recipes and this one fast... Read more →

When I was a kid I loved mystery stories. Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden and Meg were my heroines. I always longed to solve mysteries, write with invisible ink and find a secret passage. I'm still fascinated by solving mysteries and the biggest mystery to me at the moment is the... Read more →