(a repost from 2006 – my early blogging days!) I've been eating this and helping to make it, for as long as I can remember. My grandmother made it for us when we were really small, and I loved it so much I learned to make it too.  Here's how I make lemon curd…

Today I thought I'd share a super simple and practical tutorial. Make yourself a pillowcase or two, finished with French seams. The beauty of this method is that a case can be made from one length of fabric and it's super simple to do. I've also included instructions for shorter lengths of fabric, in case…

I love this time of year for its quietness. Winter in Wellington is not quiet in the way I remember Norwegian winters being, with their sound-proofing blankets of snow laid down fresh each morning. Here, winter storms batter the house constantly and the windows rattle at night. But there are quiet things: the delicate crackling…