Hellooooo my darling Dabblers! I choose to believe you thought about me at least once over the last couple of weeks- probably at 12:12pm when you realised your inbox was lonely (dabbleless? dabbless?), then immediately forgot when you realised your mouth was lonely (snackless? (what's that Japanese word again?)). I also choose to believe that you were busy gallivanting! hurkle-durkling! nanty narking!? Which I'm totally OK with. No, honestly, I encourage! Nay, I insist! I just needed a...
5 days ago • 5 min read
Howdy Dabblers! I hope you chose to enjoy your week/end regardless of the weather (or because of it)! Unusually, I spent more time out than at home, with Buskers Festival's Cirque BonBon on Thu (excellent!), shopping for a new bed on Sat (new bed + fresh sheets = one of life's greatest joys, no?), a last minute booking for Re-Loved clothing market at The Bridge on Sun, and there meeting two lovely new people (both stallholders (who I'll hopefully introduce you to soon)) and being invited by...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Kia Ora Dabblers! Welcome back, it's blimmin' lovely to "see" your face again (imagination is a wonderful thing, right?). No time like the present (that's all there is) - let's go the exact opposite to last week's long intro and jump straight in with some oot-'n-aboot opportunities. Have a wonderful week ahead 💖 C.x ✨ THIS WEEK'S EXCUSES TO PUT ON PANTS Friday 23rd January 🧘 Resonate Festival (wellness, arts, music, community)Fri-Sun- go for a day or the whole weekend, there's plenty on!...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Aloha Dabblers! Welcome the heck to 2026! I feel like I slept/napped/rested/meditated/embroidered the last 3 (4?) weeks, which I'm (surprisingly?) quite OK with. If you don't know me personally (yet), I chose to delete the word ✨should✨ from my vocab, and maaate, it's freeing, tellyawhat. 7/7 would recommend. As well as Turtle-ing (actually, they probably don't do embroidery on account of not having thumbs) I also;🐕 Walked approx 60km (not in one go)🍧 Made approx. 5kg of trifle (3.9kg for...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Aloha Dabblers! And a special 'hiiiiiii' to the lovely folks I chatted with at the Ōtautahi Pre-loved Clothing Market (and thanks again, Eileen and Lisa 🫶). I was absolutely wiped out on Sunday evening (ha!), but it was a great experience and I do hope to do more markets next year. Some of the stallholders really had their systems and sh..tuff DOWN, I feel I need to up my game 😆 (made a few mental notes!) Side quest: I have also been wanting to get into mural painting, so took the first step...
3 months ago • 5 min read
Howdy Dabblers! We heard ya - the (g?)rumblings echoed something along the lines of "my mind and body are ready for it to be December, but said body and mind are also actively avoiding Westfield from. now. on.- no exceptions."... So we've maintained the same wide event net, with a wee sprinkling of festiveness, so you can choose to partake if you're feelin' it. ❤️💚 A speedy one this week - let’s dive (well, manu) in! C.x ✨ THIS WEEK'S EXCUSES TO PUT ON PANTS Wednesday 10th December 📚...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Kia Ora Dabblers! Apparently, I dabbled too close to the sun last week and required 3-6 business days (and 2030 bedtimes) to recoup... In saying that, it sounds like almost every other person I chat to is feeling similar- so, how are you doing? And more importantly, how are you looking after yourself right meow? And also, happy December!(?) Do we dare talk about "that time of year" (Woolworths (et al.) playing carols in November?! ...straight into the 'so-expired-it-can't-even-be-donated' bin...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Kia Ora Dabblers! Well, I have THOUGHTS about Death Cafe (and all things related), but I'm going to have to formulate them into coherence (and also chat to Melanie) and tell you later... Quick check though, do you WANT my thoughts on death, dying, how it relates to hobbies etc?! (I won't take it personally if you don't!) Not interested thanks Yes curious to hear Let's deep-dive privately Moving on, heaps on this week- word-things, dance-things, fast-things and, of course,...
3 months ago • 4 min read
'Ello Dabblers! *Refrains from asking if you can believe we're halfway through November already* This week sees a few significant dates and anniversaries, and hopefully some rest, pottering (pottery-ing, if you want, too?) and sunshine (both internally and environmentally)- I'm eternally glad you're here (in all senses, too, but it might make more sense soon).Let's jump straight in. Go well 💛C.x ✨ THIS WEEK'S EXCUSES TO PUT ON PANTS Wednesday 12th November 🎾 Social Tennis at Te Kura Hagley...
4 months ago • 4 min read
'Ello Dabblers! A swift one for you this week, due to the fact that we were in the weeds (literally) doing actual manual labour and lost track of days 😅 Please do hit reply and tell us what you got up to, or if you honoured the "absolutely nothing" task! This week, aside from the obvious 🎃 there are a bunch of festivals on - films, hip hop, Latin celebrations... Heaps of opportunity to get out there and explore something you wouldn't usually say yes to 🖤 C.x ✨ THIS WEEK'S EXCUSES TO PUT ON...
4 months ago • 4 min read
