Toni Kenyon
How to make Lemon Balm Syrup
Join me as I wander the garden admiring its spring growth. We'll check in on the bees and the ever-present chickens always make...
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Toni Kenyon
Jul 4, 20213 min read
Digital Planner & Gratitude Journal
An open letter from an Alcoholic. I haven't spoken a lot recently about my gratitude for my life and how I got here. In this middle of...
Toni Kenyon
Mar 5, 20214 min read
Why morning is the best time in the garden
I walked out of the living room and slipped my feet into my low cut ‘gumboots’. Gumboots are ‘Wellington boots’ if you’re in the United...
Toni Kenyon
Dec 30, 20201 min read
Getting sober
So, it's the day before New Year's Eve here in New Zealand. Life continues on with very little thought for the pandemic that continues to...
Toni Kenyon
Jul 14, 20201 min read
Gratitude for another sober day
Today, I am 19 years sober. Even to write that is such a miracle. I don't share this to brag...
Toni Kenyon
May 25, 20204 min read
6 things I learned about me and my garden during the Covid lockdown
Some days it felt like I’d woken up in an episode of “The Handmaid’s Tale” Early on, when we learned that we should wear masks and gloves...
Toni Kenyon
Sep 9, 20192 min read
Magic in putting pen to paper
I say it over and over again and I will continue to say it until I draw my last breath... There is magic in putting pen to paper....
Toni Kenyon
Sep 2, 20191 min read
Why my Passion Pulse is so important
There's not a day goes by that I don't find myself scribbling something down in my Passion Pulse. It's my private journal and it's also...
Toni Kenyon
Aug 28, 20192 min read
Love is...falling into a good book
There's nothing I love more than falling into a good book. I was one of those kids who read everything I could get my hands...
Toni Kenyon
Aug 26, 20191 min read
Helpful Habits
Life has been a little up and down for me lately. Not enough hours in the day. Too many things to do in too short a time. Too many...
Toni Kenyon
Aug 23, 20192 min read
August in an Antipodes Vegetable Garden
August is the final month of winter down here in New Zealand. It's also a time when we have a ridiculous amount of rain and it's cold and...
Toni Kenyon
Aug 21, 20192 min read
Stepping out of the dark
Mum was diagnosed with lung cancer in mid-April and we've been on a roller coaster ride ever since. I'm pleased to report that she seems...
Toni Kenyon
May 3, 20194 min read
Why Gratitude is so important
I remember a time many years ago, when I was struggling with early sobriety. I was on my way home from a shopping trip with my two young...
Toni Kenyon
Mar 28, 20192 min read
Where did the first quarter of 2019 go?
I'm asking myself where did the first quarter of the year go? I'm also looking at my goals for this quarter and I'm pleased to report...
Toni Kenyon
Mar 24, 20192 min read
Choosing to live in the light
It's been a torrid week here in New Zealand. I don't like following the news, but even I would have to have been living under a rock not...
Toni Kenyon
Mar 6, 20192 min read
Wonderful Wednesday & flying umbrellas
Wonderful Wednesday: Sometimes it's hard when you're feeling as if the world is crashing in on you to find the wonder in the world....
Toni Kenyon
Mar 1, 20192 min read
The Black Dog of Depression Calling...
Some days it feels like everything is too hard. "Struggle" is the word of the day and all I want to do is go back to bed, pull the covers...
Toni Kenyon
Feb 26, 20191 min read
Stay the course a.k.a. Never Give Up!
When I was trying to get sober, I had a line drawing on my fridge. I eventually coloured it in I loved it so much. It was a photograph of...
Toni Kenyon
Feb 18, 20193 min read
What to do when you can't stay on track
You know the feeling. All the best intentions and then...Bam! Out of nowhere something gets in the way of your well structured new...
Toni Kenyon
Feb 13, 20193 min read
Why I'm hooked on happy ever afters
I had time to reflect today. As I write this, it’s the day before Valentine’s Day--the day when every woman (and probably a lot of men)...
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