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Life Has Weird Reminders It been nearly a month since my last post and a lot has happened in the meantime, and stuff continues to happen...

'This is my sister. She is nice'. Six words that melt my heart, a message from the late 1970's. We are at my Granddad's retirement party....

I love my big north facing deck. Okay so don't say that with a kiwi accent. But seriously, it's pretty special - it's a sun trap, so even...

Have I told you how much I love to stand on my balcony, elbows on the railing, looking over my garden? I've never had a birds eye view of...

This morning, I recieved a text from a woman I know from the beach. I've known her for years - she's the partner of an old kiteboarding m...

I'm a massive fan of seasonal cooking, starting with the produce you have rather than a recipe that requires you to go to the supermarket...

Hey cyclists! I only pop in this community from time to time because I'm not really a cyclist, unless you count going up the shops on my ...

Well that's a stupid question for us gardeners, isn't it? Whilst we love the harvest, and might enjoy the quiet winter time when there's ...

I'm a sucker for a botanical garden in any town, so when I drove an hour and a half to drop Jamie off to do a bikepacking trip, I stopped...

For those who've been following along, we've finally got around to doing the tiling of the splashback in the kitchen. I've had the tiles ...

Declutter Or Downsize? Right now, as I type this, I’m listening to podcasts. The podcasts are providing some much needed dopamine distra...

No, there is no rest for wicked husbands. Evenly the wickedly good ones. Sorry, Hive men. I know you empathise with men forced to DIY for...

What do humans need? Ask Becky Chambers in this beautiful little hope punk book, where we meet a non binary tea monk who meets a robot in...

Seeing that my husband was relaxing the other day, I found a job for him to do - create a breakfast bar overlooking the garden. I usuall...

Dads ashes finally went to the ocean 🌊 yesterday - swirling round in the big blue. Felt like he was already out there but it felt right f...

Who gained a dog during COVID? Six years on, and I'm wondering if people will get another one when their fur baby reaches its inevitable ...

Perhaps it's just a coincidence - my good mood this past week seems to have lined up with dogsitting the neighbour's wire haired pointer,...

Having a dog makes you get out more - we're dog sitting at the moment (more on that in another post) and so we have to get out twice a da...

I love Sundays. Yesterday we spent the arvo in my Mum's garden mowing, weeding, fertilising the fruit trees and filling up one of her rai...

Just when I was thinking chronic hip pain was going to be my fucking life, a Bowen therapist handed me a book, suggesting that there were...

This week @deirdyweirdy said that she'll never get over the miracle of growing things that she can eat. Fuck yeah. If you've got to that...

We never really celebrated Father's Day - I think we saw Dad often enough that we didn't feel the need to have a special day for him. My ...

In the midst of my blackest depression last week I was barely putting one foot in front of the other. Seeing that, my darling husband put...

The Wall Of Opposition It’s currently 12:50am on September 2nd 2026 as I start typing this. I’m up late because I have just submitted an...

We missed our August 20th wedding anniversary a few weeks ago, by the time I got to finishing this post off in my drafts. We're terrible ...

When I was young Mum taught herself how to cook vegetarian meals. She went to a few classes and that was it - Dad didn't touch meat til t...

It's been a while since I've got out my camera, mainly as I find it hard because usually I'd talk to Dad about it, and Dad would always b...

I don't buy art often. It's so expensive - and justifiably so. But I kinda knew I'd splash our on one of these whales when an exhibition ...

When we first saw our bathroom it was a bit of a mess - it needed a paint and it looked very tired. The taps were from the '80's, as were...

For weeks now I've been feeling really depressed. It's not a usual state for me - I usually shake things off quickly. This time I've been...