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Hi, I'm Lucy Patterson. I live on top of a windy hill on the wild West Coast of Auckland, New Zealand with my man, my mum, two dogs, a cat, lots of chickens and a pig called Alice. I teach Reiki (a kind of hands-on healing), craft beautiful things and grow some of our own food.
This is my journal about the things that inspire me in every day life, projects I'm doing, and the little hands-on moments that make living worthwhile. I hope you'll enjoy stopping by for a bit.
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Author Archives: Lucy Patterson
New things!
I’ve been beavering away like a crazy creative thing lately and am launching a whole lot of new products tomorrow at the annual Summer Fair at Michael Park Rudolf Steiner School (the school that I went to). Exciting! I’ll be … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork / Illustration / Design, Craft projects, Kimono, Markets, My Shop, Stamping, Toys
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Moroccan donkeys, mules and horses
Morocco is a land of donkeys, mules and horses. I fell in love with donkeys the first time I visited Morocco and I’m still trying to persuade my fellow householders that we need one… In the old part of the … Continue reading
Posted in Morocco, Travel
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Zelij: The art of Moroccan tiles
In the old, walled Moroccan city of Fes, you never have to look far to find examples of the traditional tile art of zelij. Gateways, mosques, courtyards in private homes, public fountains and the walls of Islamic schools are all … Continue reading
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Sharing Morocco with you
I’ve been promising posts about my recent trip to Morocco for weeks now! The problem is that I have so much I want to share with you about my trip, I’ve not known where to start. Overlooking Fes Medina, from … Continue reading
Posted in Morocco, Travel
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2010: My year in blogging
I started this blog back in April. Over the past months there have been many times when I haven’t managed to blog as often as I wanted (or, let’s face it, at all!), but looking back over all the posts … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork / Illustration / Design, Autumn / Fall, Celebrations, Chickens, Colour palettes, Craft projects, Food and cooking, Friends, Gardening, Giveaways / Competitions, Kimono, London, Markets, Monday's inspiration, Morocco, My Shop, Nature, Our family and animals, Seasons, Shopping, Spring, Stamping, Sustainable solutions, Toys, Travel, Tutorials, UK, Vintage, Where we live, Winter
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Happy New Year!
Wishing you all a very happy 2011! Thank you to each of you for visiting my blog and sharing this journey with me over the past months. Blogging has brought a huge amount of creativity, joy, community and fun into … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork / Illustration / Design, Celebrations, Kimono
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New things
A couple of new things around here today… The first is a freshly hatched chick! So adorable. One of our hens, Blax, has been sitting on eggs for the past three weeks, and yesterday the first one hatched. More may … Continue reading
Happy Christmas!
We’ve had a lovely quiet day at home celebrating Christmas. I thought I’d share a few images with you before heading off to bed. Our ‘tree’ this year was a big bunch of native New Zealand flax flowers. Our decorations … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Food and cooking
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Columbia Road
One of my absolute most favourite things to do in London is go to the Sunday morning flower market on Columbia Road in the heart of the East End. I usually walk from Bethnal Green Tube station, and know I’m … Continue reading
London by night
One cold, drizzly Friday night in London, I went to see the Gauguin exhibition at Tate Modern with my brother and my friends Amy and Lino. I’ve loved Gauguin’s work since I was a teenager. Seeing rooms filled with artworks … Continue reading
