My mother’s mother’s mothers
How the women who came before me have shaped my life at The Outpost today. The story of my matrilineal line.
On grief
A poorly-timed accident sends me spinning.
Gnome makeover
Time to give my gnomes a glow-up!
Making Nana Retter’s Fruit Cake
Last Christmas I joined a long line of women who have made this cake. My great grandmother’s recipe, finally made.
Our classic kiwi caravan
I need a non-gardening hobby, so I’m looking to do some restoration work on our 1965 classic kiwi caravan. Come take a peek at her.
The lazy woman’s garden
Spending less time in the garden, and still harvesting from it by letting nature do the gardening for me.
A trusted tool
When you own the equivalent of 5 city blocks, sometimes you can’t see what’s going on at the other end.
Marilyn’s Cheesy Leeks
Mum’s cheese sauce recipe, designed to make leeks irresistible. Works on most vegetables, if I’m honest.
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.
