Kat's Fluffy Balls

100% compostable cat toys made from New Zealand wool, and filled with Kat's Nip.

Fluffy balls filled with catnip

LATEST POSTS

Pest management

The pest-control is getting an upgrade around here.

Home-grown peanut butter

Home-grown peanut butter

After 3 years and many, many hours of work, I finally get to sit down to my own home-grown, home-made peanut butter.

Weekly diary

Weekly diary

A look at a random winter’s week in my life.

Hi, I’m Kat,

I live in Te Hiku (Far North), New Zealand near the Bay of Islands with my partner Richard, our two dogs, three cats, six cows, 11 hens, and our rooster, Tommy.

A few years ago we managed to purchase a 15 hectare lifestyle block complete with regenerating native forest and paddocks. This website is where I record our adventures, experiments, ideas, projects, and plans.

I also sell some of the things I grow. Check out the store to see what’s available!Mastodon

Kat
Things I’ve been liking

Things I’ve been liking

As the world gets a bit dark and awful, here are some of the things that have brought me joy.

May in the garden

May in the garden

As the weather turns cooler, there’s still a few jobs to keep you busy in the garden.

Boiled peanuts

Boiled peanuts

Our third peanut harvest is our biggest so far; so I had the chance to try boiled peanuts for the first time. I am a fan.

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April in the garden

April in the garden

Now autumn is in full swing, it’s time to start preparing your winter gardens and putting some care into your fruit trees.

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The Vespex sting

The Vespex sting

Vespula wasp numbers have exploded at our place this year, so it was time to run a poison operation with Vespex.

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Growing paprika

Growing paprika

Paprika is made from specific varieties of capsicum, and this summer, I grew and processed my own.

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