The Journal
A new entry now and then
Pottery, the garden, recipes and the odd trip, written from the kitchen table.
June 2026 · interiors
A Bold Curtain, and the Morris Archive
A client wanted one brave thing in a dining room. Which is how I came to be at McKenzie & Willis with my hands in the Morris & Co archive.
5 minute read
May 2026 · travel
A Dinner for Marie Zélie
Over to Martinborough with a table of friends, for the release of a Pinot named after a Frenchwoman who planted vines in the Wairarapa a century and a half ago.
5 minute read
February 2026 · garden
Other People's Gardens
A new tour of Greytown's historic homes and gardens, a friend to walk them with, and a bare, trench-scarred back garden of my own waiting to be reimagined.
5 minute read
January 2026 · travel
The First Time We Found Ayrburn
A couples' escape to Queenstown, a wrong-turn down a farm drive, and a restored estate that quietly rearranged my idea of what a country business could be.
6 minute read