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Preparing for a cyclone

Preparing for a cyclone

by Kat | Apr 26, 2026 | Blog

A look into what we do to prepare when the warning comes.

The Smith sister’s boarding houses

The Smith sister’s boarding houses

by Kat | Jun 12, 2022 | Blog, Family History

Part four of my hunt for details of the lives of my great-great aunts, the Smith sisters.

Raining in my head like a tragedy

Raining in my head like a tragedy

by Kat | Jun 28, 2020 | Blog

An update on our rainfall, and how we plan to hold onto it for longer.

We’ve finally arrived

We’ve finally arrived

by Kat | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog

Some thoughts on the overwhelming tasks ahead of us on our new property.

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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.

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