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The Beauty of Imperfection

The Beauty of Imperfection

April 13th 2022 Kintsugi is the 400-year-old Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. It's about emphasising imperfection and celebrating flaws. Instead of just fixing something that was broken, it Read more

Scrap Magic

Scrap Magic

February 16th 2022 I was staying with a friend recently and she started looking really sheepish while reaching for the rubbish bin one morning in the kitchen (I have that affect on people quite a lot). Her family Read more

Lunchbox habits

Lunchbox habits

January 27th 2022 My aim in the kitchen is to reduce my impact without it taking a heap more time or effort. And given the time of year it felt fitting to bring it to life by talking about how I roll when it comes to Read more

It's a wrap

It's a wrap

December 2nd 2021 I'm not sure that I've ever purchased new wrapping paper. Growing up, my Mother always saved the wrapping paper from presents we received - and her hall cupboard is still a treasure trove of paper, g Read more

Stick it in a jar

Stick it in a jar

November 25th 2021 Every year I choose a simple gift to make in bulk. It's always something that I can knock out in an hour or two and it often involves a jar (or a bottle). Jars because: #1 I always have a stash of th Read more

Christmas Zhuzh

Christmas Zhuzh

November 18th 2021 Decorations, baubles, seasonal accessorising, festive home fashion...whatever you want to call it, it's totally a thing. A thing where we're surrounded by temptation and can end up buying a whole lot Read more

The advent of the advent

The advent of the advent

November 15th 2021 I love the tradition of advent calendars, and you really can let your imagination run wild with them. Here a few of my favourite ideas: - Keep it simple and write a Christmas themed activity on Read more

An explosion of wonder

An explosion of wonder

November 15th 2021 Turns out mushroom kits are quite the thing. I tried a few different versions because I didn't back my rookie gardening skills - apparently I didn't need to worry. The problem instead became Read more

Boxed Up

Boxed Up

November 15th 2021 Who knew popping things in a wooden box could look so damn good?!? Salad is something we eat a lot of, and I LOVE having it right on the benchtop ready to go? I picked up this wooden box at the op Read more

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