Sock Knitting Challenge
I have decided not to buy any new yarn or fabric this year until I have used up what I have in my stash. I have set myself a challenge to knit 12 pairs of […]
Month: January 2023
Preserves
We had a public holiday on Monday for Wellington Anniversary weekend so I took advantage of the extra day off to clean out my preserves cupboard. We got a whole bunch of delicious homemade jams […]
Homegrown Potatoes
Yesterday we harvested our first attempt at growing potatoes. We didn’t get as many as we were hoping for but we were pleased with the result. We grew them in a coffee sack and they […]
Blueberry, Ginger and Walnut bread
I like a good dutch oven bread recipe. No kneading, leave it to rise overnight and bake it the next day. I found this Cranberry Walnut no knead bread recipe on Pinterest the other day […]
Sunflowers
Welcome to the weekend! Today I thought I would share with you some photos of the sunflowers that are giving us a beautiful show in the garden at the moment. This is the second batch […]
Sewing Update – Burnside Bibs
Every so often, I find a sewing pattern that is so good, I end up making multiple garments of the same pattern. Burnside Bibs by Sew House Seven is my latest fav make. I have […]
Gardening / homegrown / Homemade / Love food hate waste / No Waste / Preserving / Recipes / recycling
Zucchini glut!
We are currently experiencing a zucchini glut in our garden and in desperation I turned to Google for some ideas to use them up. I had already made this cake (it was delicious by the […]
Mini Christmas stockings
You might be forgiven for thinking this is a post about some stockings I made for Christmas 2022. I was super organised during the holidays and made these for gifts for Christmas 2023! I have […]
Calendar pages to envelopes
While I was visiting my friend in Christchurch, she gave me some old calendars to recycle. She had given me some a couple of years ago and I made envelopes out of them as we […]
Handmade / recycling / Sewing / Sustainability / Vintage
T-shirt to cushion transformation
I popped down to Christchurch the weekend before Christmas to visit my oldest friend who had a significant birthday on Christmas Day. We have been friends since we were 11 when we became penpals, she […]