Claire Inkson Creative

Sometime ago, back when things were a little simpler, to be a farmer was to be considered a major contributor to the success of our...

When I was a kid, I had a healthy rural upbringing. I liked the peace, stalking through the gullies with the neighbour kid and his dog,...

There is something kind of exciting about the start of a New Year. It naturally encourages a healthy bit of self reflection about the...

Skippers Canyon

I often wonder, as I juggle children, husband, work and house with varying degrees of success: would early feminists and suffragettes be...

I just had my first ever Fathers Day without my Father. Another anniversary to tick off the list. Grief is an interesting creature. I say...

A little while ago I helped my daughter present her homework assignment to her class of sparkly, enthusiastic year three and four...

So this is kind of exciting! On Friday, TV3 News did a little segment on my 'Drought In Pictures'. Thanks to Annabelle Tukia and her team...

Since my last blog post, we have had 20 mm of rain!! The most we have had for months. The steady patter of rain on a corrugated iron roof...

So we are in this terrible drought that has turned our farm, and many others, into a grey and bleak dust bowl. If you are not farming,...