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Birthday blanket
Happy upcoming 5th birthday to Mr 5′s buddy Alex! I made this blanket for her last night, sewing a felt garden onto some nice thick woollen fabric, then backing it with lime green polar fleece. It’s a...
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Christmas feast
Our bellies are full of good, good food and drink. We celebrated Christmas with family and soaked in the sunshine. We sang Christmas carols, walked up Mt Kaukau and admired the red pohutakawas that...
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Summer in a glass
Summer is flying by. We’ve had water fights in the shower, been bike riding with cousins, sung along with the Muppets, and picked strawberries in Waipukurau. And despite the weird amounts of rain,...
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Mini harvests: January
After a sodden start, I’m been steadily harvesting produce from the patch this month. Every week I’ve been able to dig up fresh potatoes, the rhubarb is going nuts and we’re getting at least one...
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Crochet: bright colours
I received an unexpected text message yesterday afternoon, that said my sister-in-law was in labour. I wasn’t expecting such a text for another 3 weeks, and was absolutely delighted to wake to the...
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A zander of zucchini
Zucchini or courgettes – call them what you like, but every year it’s the same: I know that a small family only needs one plant to last them for the whole of summer, but I sow 6 seeds and end up with...
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Laserrrrr
Sometimes it’s pretty handy having a laser at work. Here are some things I needed to make quickly recently: cello Christmas ornaments for Mr 5′s cello teacher, and custom tough-guy knee patches made...
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Chicken vests
About a week ago, @farmgeek tweeted a link to this website, that showed chickens wearing vests. Immediately I knew what my next project would be. Can I just add that: 1. Catching chickens and then...
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Nature printing
We caught the end of a lovely BBC programme on tv the other night: Edible Garden. Alys Fowler collected damson plums, eggs from her chooks and picked lovely red apples from her garden. She also did a...
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Tomatoes: 2012
This year’s tomato crop has been a flop. Our mediocre summer meant that instead of enjoying tomatoes throughout the warmer season, I’ve only been able to really harvest our toms in the past few weeks....
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