Planting poplars
Using poplar branches pruned off our driveway, we make a start on this year’s planting and restoration project.
Lifting the spring bulbs
It’s time to refresh and re-plant the spring bulbs.
Ponga paths
The next stage in the evolution of my wee garden.
Making joy
The world is a lot right now, so I took some time to create some joy in it.
Reevaluating the plan
The last blog of 2023. I’d like to start 2024 on a new page, so I’m taking a longer-than-usual break from the blog this summer.
The mulch pile
A giant pile of mulch stands between us and our dream home.
Three things my Dad taught me
This Father’s Day, I’m looking at the values I gained as my father’s daughter.
Planting trees
Any day you get to plant a tree is a good day. And I’ve planted 96 trees so far this month.
Befores and afters
A look at how far we’ve come since we purchased The Outpost.
Paying for my cow’s farts
How will the proposed agricultural emissions scheme affect my little farm and tiny cattle herd?
Planning a miniature food forest
I’ve been thinking and scheming – and I think I’ve come up with a plan for our first area of ‘food forest’.
Serendipity
I know we all joke we’re two-degrees of separation from anyone else in New Zealand. But Richard and I have closer links to the land we live on than we could have imagined.
Five things I did this summer
A catch-up looking at the things I’ve been up to over the summer break.
The roosters
A couple of months ago, we welcomed some new chickens, and now the roosters are crowing.
The value of the bush
Musings on what value we place on our native forest remnants.
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.
