I got these yellow flowers from this lovely local shop on the weekend. They're a bit like protea but smell strongly of manuka honey. No-one knows what they're called- do you? (Please leave a comment if so!) They're greatly cheering up the kitchen windowsill, making the dishes a nicer job to complete. Their golden yellowness…

Today's pattern reflects the kind of week I've had. So it's half-finished, a day late and uncoloured. But I thought I would post it anyway- perhaps next week it will appear again in glorious watercolour. It was inspired by catching a glimpse of a Christmas card design in a bookshop (Christmas- already?) that featured some…

I had lonely granny smith apples in the bottom of the fridge and some small, hungry mouths to feed (school holidays) so I made some apple turnovers. Apple pies are one thing, but individual pies are really quite another. I might never make a big pie again. Any leftover pies should be freezable I think…