Weekend Getaway
Last weekend I did an overnight trip to Christchurch to visit a very good friend. I hadn’t been to Christchurch for about 18 months and the vibe I got from the city is one of […]
Author: Rachel McKelvie
Quilt for a Nephew
When my 2 nieces were very small, I made them a quilt each. Their brother wan’t born yet. Each summer their mum gets the quilts out of storage to put on their beds. Last year, […]
Slow Cooker Beans
I am always on the look out for ways to reduce the amount of waste that we produce as a household and save money. About 6 months ago, while browsing Pinterest, I found a pin […]
Scrap Blanket
I was inspired by Amanda of Soulemama to collect up all my bits of wool, ends of balls and scraps that are too small to make into anything else and have cast on for a […]
Compost and free gardening
Hubby built us a new compost bin a few weeks back. We had one of those black plastic ones that looked like a Dalek and it couldn’t cope with the amount of stuff that we […]
Cotton Dishcloth Lovin’ Part 4
The pattern for this dishcloth was on the ball band of a ball of Sugar’n Cream that I had in my cotton stash. The original pattern called for a cast on of 49 stitches and […]
Happy 21st Birthday Newtown Fair
Today was the 21st Birthday of the Newtown Fair. We try to go every year as it is always a great day out. There was a record 80,000 people in attendance today enjoying the music, […]
Zucchini Chilli Bread
This is a twist on my chilli cornbread recipe. This time I did an experiment and made it with what I think was either buckwheat or rye flour in place of plain flour. I have […]
Temperature Blanket
Over the Christmas break I was checking my Pinterest feed and noticed a thing called a Temperature Blanket. I was intrigued so clicked on the picture and was immediately hooked. I quickly messaged my sister […]
Homemade Muesli
The beauty of this recipe is that you can add anything that takes your fancy or leave something out if it doesn’t appeal. I use whatever I have in the cupboard at the time so […]