A few pictures from the past week: A and K took part in Friday's School Strike 4 Climate, and they let me take a quick snap before they left for the bus.  = = = = = = = = = = = = I finished making the slippers I mentioned in last week's post…

Last weekend we went for a walk along the Wellington coastline, exploring the rock pools. When the children were little we used to spend a lot of time looking for crabs and starfish and collecting seaweed of different varieties. I still love rock pools and coastline walks and find them deeply peaceful and need to…

I've been thinking about making myself a new winter coat for a while now. I still love wearing this one I made last year, but it's more of a spring/autumn layer because I used quite a lightweight wool to make it. And my proper winter coat is now in its fourth year of use and…

Some small joys from the past couple few weeks have included the kinds of things you're used to seeing around here, like projects, books and sea-views. This blog is rather predictable, isn't it! From the photos above: ++ I knitted this little hat and cowl for my wee niece for her birthday last month. It's…