It feels like deepest autumn: a turning point before winter properly sets in. I hope you're keeping warm and well, wherever you are! Here are a few images from the past fortnight here at my place. Our restrictions are being lifted and we're able to see small friends and wider family again. It's lovely to…

In the first photo above you can see my new plant friend. A beautiful ficus in a pot – a treat from my favourite local shop Next Stop Earth, bought to celebrate leaving my suburb for the first time in a while. I posted the same picture on Instagram, and a friend wrote that she…

Kia ora! How has your week been? It's stormy and cold here this evening – it has been for a while. Wintry weather makes it easier to stay at home I think – and harder, at the same time. Lockdown life is a bit darker when the days are short and the skies are gloomy.…