It was a very lovely weekend. We had friends and family visiting, went out to hear live music, did some shopping and cooking, eating and drinking.  And… it was light enough to take photos. (During the week I'm not home during the light hours). So I made the most of it and photographed a few…

Pieces of brightness from the weekend: – We celebrated Arlo's 12th birthday.That was a good day, for sure. You can see him in the photo above with his requested chocolate cake (with chocolate ganache layer inside) and candles glowing. Not pictured: his friends around the table and cold midwinter outside. – I found this colourful…

Someone asked 'why all the grey?' when they saw me knitting this week, and I can't really give a good answer for that, except that I just like it. I also like Wellington in the winter, which definitely puts me in a minority. There's no denying that the weather here is 'difficult' but that's okay…

I'm thrilled to be an occasional 'craft contributor' on my friend Nicola's beautiful blog Homegrown Kitchen, which is all about making lovely healthy and delicious food. My first post is about making a hot water bottle cover from cosy knit fabric. I hope to contribute a post each season from now on. This coming weekend marks…

Hello dear blog readers, how are you? I've been finding it hard to get to this space, lately. Life has taken on a new sort of pace, with fewer gaps for activities such as taking photos and cooking and making. I hope it won't last too long, because I really love those sorts of activities,…

I first met Constança this time last year, but over the weekend we had lunch together and she gave me a copy of her beautiful new book.  Mãos à Obra! (I think) translates to 'get cracking' as we might say in these parts, and Constança's first book (like her blog) is all about making and doing lovely…

This rainbow was glimmering outside my window this morning, just asking to be photographed.  HANDMADE: A Festival of Making was great fun over the weekend. Much sewing, stitching and printing was done in my classes, and it was great to see so many happy people getting creative. One of my favourite elements of the festival…