An ancient forest on Takapuna beach

An ancient forest has recently been exposed on Auckland’s Takapuna beach, it’s really exciting, making news. There is the well known fossil…

a jar of white butterflies

A couple of weeks ago the kids and I harvested leaves and their accompanying caterpillars from our kale plants, putting…

If you have been following along with my Vintage Dressmaking Collaboration announced a couple of weeks ago, you might be excited…

I have just signed up for The Vintage Playsuit Sew Along, over at The Girl with the Star-Spangled Heart. Yay!!…

I am quite excited on account of Rob’s performance this evening, he’s been working on it for weeks now, we’ve…

Fallen trees, bark mulch, damp ground….the perfect habitat for fungi. At first it just looks like leaf litter and bark,…

Happy long weekend! I thought I’d share something I have been enjoying. It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything…

A low tide visit to Wahi Beach revealed some exciting discoveries, from fresh green sea lettuce and vibrant red sea…

Here is a little sneak peek into a really exciting vintage sewing project that I have been looking forward to…

Barnum’s Bones: How Barnum Brown Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World, by Tracey Fern, pictures by Boris Kulikov.…