Thank you for all your good wishes for the fair I attended on the weekend. It was really well organised and supported, and I left the big city feeling inspired by the lovely things I'd seen there. It looks like Auckland has a fabulous crafty scene, and i got to meet Heleen and Jennie, among other blog-friends. And thank you very much to those blog readers who came to say hello!
This blog post is really a little ode to the manuka tree that leans over our verandah. When I woke up on Sunday morning and looked out the bedroom window, I noticed it was proudly in flower and the petals were covering the ground like pink confetti. I love the contrast between the papery-delicate flowers and spiky, hardy foliage. Manuka is native to NZ and some parts of Australia, and is a useful plant: manuka products contain strong antibacterial properties. Manuka honey is the best. I love this tree very much. Thank you to whoever planted it.
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