Nau mai, harae mai! - Jan 2021

 Kia ora! I'm Linda, and I live in a cute little cottage north of Wellington, New Zealand, with my partner and our cat Lulu. I love living peacefully amongst the trees, making jewellery, sewing and knitting, and carving the occasional wooden spoon. I'm glad you are here, you are very welcome.

The original vision for this blog was to document my crafting year - I am creating stock to sell at a Christmas market and I have committed to only making (not buying) my clothes this year. Additionally, I liked the idea of creating posts that mark the changing seasons here at the cottage.

So much for my original intentions - as we all know, 2020 couldn't let a good plan go undisrupted!

One day in mid-December I got the news that I have breast cancer. This was, obviously, a massive shock and has completely upended my plans for a creative and relaxed 2021. So I will be documenting my treatment here too and I hope my journey will provide companionship and information for others in a similar situation.

As for the blog, each month will have its own theme. This theme will be explored through three topics:

  • craft
  • season
  • health

Look out for the first episode - January's "Lessons and Gifts" which will be released in mid-January 2021.

Haere rā!

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