Kate - hiding in the garden NZ
@katem.bsky.social
Knitter, gardener, museum geek and database wrangler
Aotearoa/New Zealand
She/her
Aotearoa/New Zealand
She/her
Just before Xmas I went away for 10 days and remembered at the airport that I hadn't turned the full dishwasher on
January 4, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Just before Xmas I went away for 10 days and remembered at the airport that I hadn't turned the full dishwasher on
Citrus caviar
January 1, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Citrus caviar
I forgot what day it is and popped out for a few essentials - it was worse than Christmas Eve!
December 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I forgot what day it is and popped out for a few essentials - it was worse than Christmas Eve!
You can get a bidet seat with warm water and seat heating for less than that!
December 30, 2025 at 2:22 AM
You can get a bidet seat with warm water and seat heating for less than that!
My mother used to refer to my partner as my outlaw
December 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
My mother used to refer to my partner as my outlaw
But if you ever sign up to one of their newsletters they will never ever stop sending them, no matter how many times you unsubscribe!
December 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
But if you ever sign up to one of their newsletters they will never ever stop sending them, no matter how many times you unsubscribe!
My battery is fully charged and now my hot water is being heated by sunlight - and there's still some left over to sell to the grid.
December 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
My battery is fully charged and now my hot water is being heated by sunlight - and there's still some left over to sell to the grid.
I think he accidentally(?) chose the 'Make me Trumpy' filter instead
December 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I think he accidentally(?) chose the 'Make me Trumpy' filter instead
Can't have disorderly thieving - only orderly thieving allowed!
December 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Can't have disorderly thieving - only orderly thieving allowed!
Try David Copperfield - left over characters get shipped to Australia
November 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Try David Copperfield - left over characters get shipped to Australia
If I was her I'd be lying low too
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 AM
If I was her I'd be lying low too
I remember encountering fairy bread at a birthday party when I was about four - I was disgusted, came home and told my mother "Anne's mum doesn't know how to make cake so she puts hundreds and thousands on bread"
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I remember encountering fairy bread at a birthday party when I was about four - I was disgusted, came home and told my mother "Anne's mum doesn't know how to make cake so she puts hundreds and thousands on bread"
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We often think of problems as separate buckets: disease, malnutrition, affordability or economic development. But “Climate change is not a separate bucket,” Hayhoe says. “The reason we care about climate change is that it’s the hole in every bucket.”
November 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We often think of problems as separate buckets: disease, malnutrition, affordability or economic development. But “Climate change is not a separate bucket,” Hayhoe says. “The reason we care about climate change is that it’s the hole in every bucket.”
Now do 'National's biggest ass'
November 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Now do 'National's biggest ass'
The rubbishy tat has been heavily promoted by The Warehouse since the 90's because they were worried about losing the right to sell fireworks. Before that it wasn't widely celebrated here.
October 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The rubbishy tat has been heavily promoted by The Warehouse since the 90's because they were worried about losing the right to sell fireworks. Before that it wasn't widely celebrated here.
Cookbooks carry family history - recipes you've recorded from family and friends, and those you have made for memorable occasions. Also the stains that mark favourite pages. My mother's handwritten recipes were photographed for the grandchildren.
October 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Cookbooks carry family history - recipes you've recorded from family and friends, and those you have made for memorable occasions. Also the stains that mark favourite pages. My mother's handwritten recipes were photographed for the grandchildren.
I had to read that twice - I thought you were putting tomatoes in the Christmas cake!
October 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I had to read that twice - I thought you were putting tomatoes in the Christmas cake!
Must be time I read it again - sounds like teenage me over 50 years ago missed a LOT!
October 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Must be time I read it again - sounds like teenage me over 50 years ago missed a LOT!
In New Zealand, we call Phormium tenax flax. Māori traditionally used the fibre from the long leaves for weaving, and it is still used for that purpose today.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax_in_New_Zealand?wprov=sfti1#
October 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
In New Zealand, we call Phormium tenax flax. Māori traditionally used the fibre from the long leaves for weaving, and it is still used for that purpose today.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax_in_New_Zealand?wprov=sfti1#
Absolutely! I have my own home end enjoy gardening. I grow quite a lot of fruit and vegetables, but it takes several years to get any quantity of fruit, and battling weeds and pests takes knowledge and time and/or money. And then bad weather can wipe out a crop overnight.
gardening.do
October 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Absolutely! I have my own home end enjoy gardening. I grow quite a lot of fruit and vegetables, but it takes several years to get any quantity of fruit, and battling weeds and pests takes knowledge and time and/or money. And then bad weather can wipe out a crop overnight.