Woohoo – I have a mini 1 week holiday, the first in a long time. After such a weird few years it was high-time I burnt off some steam with a little project. Let’s go!!! I went to our nearest recycling center and found a few goodies to restore and play with. One being an ..read more

We here in NZ are on the brink of lock down due to COVID 19. Lockdown will occur midnight tomorrow Wednesday 25th March 2020. We are following in the footsteps of many countries also suffering under the weight of the pandemic. We are also on the brink of entering winter and judging by the rest ..read more

We are busy today making little Christmas crackers – without the bang – containing a small choc and a couple of stickers as a small token of appreciation for all the little friends my poppet has accumulated this year. Pretty cheap and easy to do and means so much to little people! It just takes ..read more

Christmas is almost here and I’ve been searching the web and thinking of ideas for a more sustainable christmas this year. 2020 has been a crazy year and I think we all realised how important it is to be more concious about what we buy, use and eventually throw out. Here are some really great  ..read more

We put up our Christmas tree today. A charity supporting tree with 100% thrifted decorations. This year we focused on sourcing beautiful vintage and quality decorations (forever pieces – a little bit of luxury) and the best places to buy them are thrift shops believe it or not!! Most of the decorations are either ceramic ..read more

The situation here in NZ has been somewhat chaotic lately. Auckland is in a water crisis with our dam water levels significantly under where they should be (at today’s reading we are 23.91% lower than the historical average, crikey). Then another bout of COVID with 1 community cluster identified. The team of 5,000,000 quickly assumed ..read more

Inspired by Koons’ 1986 inflatable stainless steel sculpture “Rabbit” and https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/jeff-koons-rabbit-breaks-auction-record-most-expensive-work-living-artist-180972219/ American artist b:1955 A carrot with Jeff Koons — eat with an artist: fact, and fiction Hi all I just wanted to share one of my favorite blogs right now. Anne Fisher is the talented creative behind the great masterstroke of genius that is eatwithanartist.wordpress ..read more

Hi All, Today is a big day for all of us here in NZ. We get to know if our cabin fever will be relieved by a reduction in alert level…… or not…. Honestly, what I wouldn’t do for a cafe breakfast, or takeaways right now….. Ihave never really been a KFC fan but the ..read more

Wow, clean air in China and clean air also in Italy with crystal clear water canals. It is amazing how much we impact our surroundings. Stay safe in your bubbles my friends. Don’t forget to let us know how you are getting along in the ‘are you ok?’ Sticky post on the homepage of this ..read more

Easter is coming up so fast and we will still be in lockdown. I have it on good authority that people are still panic buying in the stores and there are none of the usual Easter treats are to be had. *sadface*. So, in times like these we will have to be creative! If you ..read more