Preparing for a cyclone
A look into what we do to prepare when the warning comes.
65 Hours Without Power
Cyclone Tam roared through the country last week, and the fallout took a while to settle.
The Vespex sting
Vespula wasp numbers have exploded at our place this year, so it was time to run a poison operation with Vespex.
Befores and afters
A look at how far we’ve come since we purchased The Outpost.
Storm surge
We weren’t entirely unscathed by Gabrielle, but we are left feeling very grateful.
Harvesting and storing potatoes
We eat a lot of potatoes, so we grow a lot of potatoes. Here’s how we harvest and store them to feed us through winter.
We’ve finally arrived
Some thoughts on the overwhelming tasks ahead of us on our new property.
About Kat
Kat is a gardener and purrveyor of Kat's Nip. Most Sundays she writes about her life on her lifestyle block in Te Hiku (Far North), New Zealand.
