Cleaning the water tank with Safe H2O
When we noticed our tap water was acidic, we decided to get the tank cleaned. Here’s how it went.
On grief
A poorly-timed accident sends me spinning.
Sweating with Pride: The fences project
We’re out sweating on the paddocks, clearing off the grass and gorse.
A new driveway
Some major work has been occurring in the subdivision that will make visiting us easier and more pleasant.
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.
Spraying gorses
Gorse is an unfortunate reality of owning farmland in New Zealand. This week I got out and sprayed some.
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.
Fencing folly
Simultaneously the most boring, difficult, and utterly necessary bit of owning a farm.
Five things I did this week
What on earth do I do all week? Well, here’s five things I did this week.
Cleaning troughs
With the nicer weather comes some essential lifestyle-block spring cleaning!
Walking to the mailbox
Some observations and musings on a long, mostly-up hill walk.
To spray, or not to spray
A look into the weeds of our property, and how we’re managing them.
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.
