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Each week the blog is accompanied by a curation of songs and audio. Each of the pieces in the Spotify playlist has been chosen to reflect the articles on the blog, sometimes obviously and sometimes less so. To listen, click on the player above or head to Spotify where you can search for “Music to…

This week a regular reader of the blog mentioned that it could be a little difficult to navigate. Each week, as you know, an email goes out with all the links in it to the articles on the blog. Many of you click on the links to go to each article and then head back…

This week we are away to Whangerei where I am giving a talk at the Costume and Textile Association of New Zealand Symposium. The talk is on Shetland Tweed and it is the first time I have spoken at the Symposium. After that we are travelling northwards for a week or so. The blog will…

If you like quilting, here is an artist who makes quilts with a difference… Read more: Wally Dion Thank you to our reader who sent this link in to share.

Each week a curated list of music and sounds is created to go along with the blog. Each of the pieces reflects something on the blog, sometimes obviously and sometimes less so. To listen click on the Player button above. Full subscriptions will hear all the pieces, free subscriptions will hear the audio with advertising…

Dear gentle readers, Every so often I ask you what you would like to see more of on the blog, and what you don’t like. As our seasons change and we slip into winter in the Southern Hemisphere, with indoor pursuits taking over our leisure time, it seems an opportune moment to ask that question.…

Last weekend, Easter, we spent some time in Nelson and this week the blog is all about the things we found up there. I hope you enjoy the articles. Thank you to everyone who sent messages last week to us. We appreciate the thoughts.

This Tuesday is a holiday in Aotearoa New Zealand for Waitangi Day. The history of this holiday is complex, not to mention contested. It is the day when Te Tiriti o Waitangi/ the Treaty of Waitangi began to be signed. This agreement between Māori tribes and the British Crown is considered to be the founding…