I made a handy thing over the weekend: a little fold-out bag for grocery shopping. My current schedule involves buying milk and bread on the way home from work, and carrying them home on the bus. But I often forget to bring a bag with me. This new one neatly folds into a little parcel…

I found this tiny book, published in 1957, at a South Island flea market on our holiday. The design and illustrations are really great- and there is a lot of practical information about different plants – I am excited to order some seeds and get some of them started in our garden. Reading the preface…