i know i’ve said this before, but i’ll say it again: i love how much more dramatic the changes of season are in europe thanRead More
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These days, success is often measured in numbers: how much money something made, how many people were involved, how many things were produced. Funders requireRead More
andy has an ice-cream maker, & over the summer we’ve experimented with a few batches of ice-cream including coffee, caramel, frozen yoghurt, asparagus & mostRead More
today was the day for the annual Ersten Tomaten Ritual: the ripest tomatoes were gently & ceremoniously picked from the stem, sniffed, then respectfully eatenRead More
Well into the twentieth century, clothes were pricey and precious enough that they were mended and cared for and reimagined countless times, and most peopleRead More
oops, i haven’t posted here since may … & now it’s august! i’ve been rushing around a lot but i will save that for anotherRead More
may is a month of travelling for me; right now i’m briefly at home in munich, between berlin and nantes – enough time to washRead More
last night andy & i watched the final episode in the new zealand tv series outrageous fortune; we’ve been watching the boxed dvd set overRead More
i don’t like to proclaim firsts in anything unless i’m really sure something is a first; & today i had the unusual distinction of beingRead More
the first country i travelled to outside of new zealand and australia was india; i was 20 years old, living in sydney and trying toRead More