#259 Do - As everyone is bathing in sunshine and warmth at home, I'm celebrating New Zealand wool in the warmest jersey and hat I own! I...

#122 Buy - the specialised skills of Mooneys Furriers. We're so lucky to have this craftsmanship available to us, one of very few...

#103 Buy - the brilliant craftsmanship available from Paul Ayers at Ayers Shoe Repairs. Today I collected my new (vintage find) boots...

#80 Do - sewing lessons with the fun, patient and lovely Verna. She's been sewing since she was 7 years old, made her first wedding dress...

#70 Buy - do a road trip to find something interesting at Indigo House in Waikouaiti. Locally owned by Julie and her daughter Rosalind,...

##54 Buy - Be Preened by Preens! I love finding vintage clothing, especially woollen garments, which I always take into Preens on Castle...

#27 Buy - Warm and toasty inside on a rainy Dunedin day, it's perfect for reading my 'new' cookbook from Shop on Carroll op shop. Opened...

#3 BUY - the services of Brocklebanks, an unassuming dry cleaners in South Dunedin (locally owned and run for over 60 years) who do great...