I live between the sea and the forest on the beautiful Coromandel coast.

A Greenie and crafter from way back I'm into organic gardening, local history and fibre crafts. Our house is surrounded by ancient trees so I'm lucky to be able to watch kereru (pigeon), kotare (kingfisher), tuis and koromako (bellbird) every day.

On still nights I can hear the waves on the shore but in storms it is the sound of the boulders crashing along the stream that stands out.