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My mother’s mother’s mothers

My mother’s mother’s mothers

by Kat | May 10, 2026 | Blog, Family History

How the women who came before me have shaped my life at The Outpost today. The story of my matrilineal line.

Making Nana Retter’s Fruit Cake

Making Nana Retter’s Fruit Cake

by Kat | Jan 29, 2023 | Blog, Family History, Recipes

Last Christmas I joined a long line of women in my family who have made my great grandmother’s fruit cake.

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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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