About three months ago DH arrived home with a rather dead looking branch and lovingly planted it in a large pot. When I asked what it was, and what it was doing on our property, he said it was actually a tropical frangipani and that with some TLC it might survive. It looked pretty dead […]
Read MoreIntroducing….. my first sock design! I’ve named it “Silver Fern” after that iconic symbol of New Zealand, but you can knit it in any colour you like of course! It has a trailing fern-like design front and back, and a lace rib panel at the sides. The lace rib is quite stretchy, so although the […]
Read MoreReaders of this blog might be forgiven for thinking that all that I do all day is knit, sew and bake – but really I don’t – honestly! Recently DH arrived home with this: Do not be flattered by the word PAL on the handle, it has nothing to do with being friends, it is […]
Read MoreYou know how it is – you go to your Local Yarn Store to get stuff for your next project, but it is out of stock and you have to wait for it to be ordered in, so you arrive home empty-handed with twitchy fingers desperately needing to cast on something! So you check out […]
Read MoreEver since I learnt of their existence, I’ve wanted to sample a pomegranate. Native from Persia to the Himalaya, this ancient exotic fruit often appears in mythology and art as a symbol of prosperity and fertility, as well as featuring in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine. It is not commonly available in New Zealand, but […]
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