With the evenings drawing in and the nights and mornings definitely cooler, it's time to think about keeping warm over winter and making our homes more inviting.

Call me naive, but I can never understand why limes fetch $20 a kilo. It's not as if they're difficult to grow, writes Leigh Bramwell.

I suspect it's my recent success in increasing the bee population of our property that has reminded me that gardens are not just about plants.

A while ago I was at Womad in New Plymouth with Cyclone Lusi threatening.

Lisa Lyford answers our readers questions about personal styling.