Why is it I wonder that finishing something is so hard? These arm warmers have sat on the end of my desk for well over a month now. All that needs to be done is sewing them up and they are finished. Easy peasy really. Will probably take me all... Read more →

The cold weather has me yearning for walks in the lush forests of the mountains and returning to a roaring open fire with some crochet or knitting in my lap while the girls play board games. This urge is so strong that I've even been looking for houses to buy... Read more →

We eat like kings. Slow cooked pulled beef that falls off the fork and melts in my mouth. Mouth wateringly good fermented homemade wholegrain mustard to slather on the pulled beef. Activated and dehydrated organic pecans from Byron Bay to nibble on for an afternoon snack. Home cured olives that... Read more →

My oldest daughter turned eleven on the weekend. Her birthday was filled with all the people and things she loves best - friends and grandparents, a pile of new books and good food. It's so lovely watching her grow and change. Such an honour and a privilege to be part... Read more →

Over the past few weeks I've been feeling a growing urge to sit in one spot and make something with my hands. My heart is telling me that I need to slow down and reconnect with the mindful practice of making. It's that space where your hands are busy, your... Read more →

Before Christmas I posted about some craft I was doing as presents for friends. At the time I hadn't actually started it but I was hopeful that in the middle of all the other end of year and Christmas craft happenings it would get done. Well it didn't get done.... Read more →

{One of my most treasured possessions - my Village Continuum Crew patch} Creating a festival with a team of other people has been a huge highlight for this year for me. Now, a few weeks after the festival, I’m definitely suffering post festival blues. Working on and for the Village... Read more →

Hello? … Hello! Oh good. You’re still there. And I’m still here! Although it may have looked like I was doing a disappearing act, I’m still here at the other end of this keyboard. Being part of the crew organising the Village Continuum festival was huge and it kind of... Read more →

{spoon carving knife in leather sheath with coal burn spoon} For the last month or so I've been obsessed with my new hobby of spoon carving. It was so much fun to take a log and turn it into a spoon using an axe and a knife. Since then I've... Read more →

I was trying to make chocolate crackles and I made toffee instead. Chocolate crackles are a staple at kid's birthday parties here in Australia but I have never made them. I don't think I've eaten them since I was a kid but I got this sudden craving. You know what... Read more →