GILLYBEAN

I haven't had many interesting things to share lately but, you might be interested in some of the ideas my brother has posted on u tub...

My kids had a lovely midwinter school break. Skatey boy probably had the holiday of a lifetime skiing in Wanaka with two school friends and...

My plant allies this spring are the perennial herbs. The strong potent roots revealing and releasing their energy, Full of promise after t...

We've built ourselves a place by the sea before This time we've settled for the beautiful local sandspit. Seems to be a lovely quie...

Do you? Like me, need a reminder every so often. Please look and do something thought full today. Thanks Johanna for the reminder.

Time for a little seed saving. Recently I have ventured back into the garden after a summer of mostly neglect. I'm hearing that alot of ...

So it goes along with hatching eggs that a few may not hatch for one reason or another. The kids now view these as quite a treat, we colle...

I've realised that techniques I learned for observing children at Playcentre, come automatically now and help me with interpreting what ...

Freezing cold nights needing hot water bottles and extra woollen blankets are heralding gorgeous late autumn days, perfect for playing at ou...

Oh you'd think a quiet life in the country with a garden, a few kids, pets and no bad habits would be a pretty quiet one, but something...

Last night Skatey boy asked me "what are we doing for Earth hour ?" embarrassingly I hadn't given it much thought. I did think...

When L and I met we lived in a house bus for several years so didn't have a garden of our own. I grew herbs in planter boxes of course b...

In response to spinningayarn. I have a fairly functional worm farm but am still learning too. I'd leave it till they come to the food be...

I've had two questions about a picture of a fennel flower I took last year. I've replied here as I get sent a "no reply" ...

I really must learn to use my camera properly so I might be able to capture how beautiful the light is. These photos don't do our midwi...

School holidays weren't the creative, relaxing time I had been looking forward to. I got a couple of sleep ins but four kids from 2-14 a...

Okay, so I’ve pledged to Jasmine that I would play along. First 3 people to post a comment and pledge to pay it forward will receive a han...

Response to comments from my last post. The Giraffe pattern is from Kate at "Two Little Banshees" Check out her blog or Esty shop...

My best garage sale find in ages. A lovely big crock in perfect condition. My Aunty use to do salted beans in hers, I'm just displaying...