A Year of Thrift
Happy New Year! I thought I would give an update on my slow fashion journey throughout 2020. As mentioned in this post, I pledged not to buy any new clothes for another year after a […]
Category: Sustainability
One cushion, two projects
I had some cushions on the couch that used to be in my sewing room which I transferred to the new day bed that we brought to replace the couch. The covers that were on […]
Microgreens experiment
While in lockdown, we are trying to make sure that we maintain eating our 5 plus a day. So far, so good but to make sure that we are getting some variety, I thought I […]
Baking / Handmade / Homemade / Local / Love food hate waste / menu planning / No Waste / Recipes / Sustainability
The slow art of Sourdough
Lockdown day 8 for us here in New Zealand and my sourdough starter has been getting a great workout the past week. Now that I have time during the day to feed the starter, mix […]
New Year. Slow Fashion
Happy New Year and Happy New Decade everyone! I thought I would report in on the pledge I made last year to not buy any new clothes and appreciate and wear what I already had. […]
Cinnamon Apple Compote
I wouldn’t really call this a recipe but it is a great way to use up apples that are past their best for eating, rather than throw them into the bin or compost. I have […]
Slow fashion
I am doing really well with my pledge to not buy any new clothes this year. I did buy some yarn for my mother – in – law to knit me a jersey but i’m […]
The fashion revolution
At the start of the year, I decided that I wasn’t going to buy any new clothes this year. Full disclosure, I did buy 5 pairs of undies last month. I was skimming through Instagram […]
Oh Christmas Tree
Christmas is my favourite holiday and on the 1st December, without fail, I put up the Christmas Tree. I have a wee ritual of eating mince pies and watching a Christmas Movie, normally Love Actually […]
How to: Newspaper Seed Pots
Spring has definitely sprung down here in our part of the world, although we are experiencing a last gasp cold snap this weekend. This is no bother for our vege seedlings which are tucked up […]