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Dinner Ritual has been years in the making. There were different candles, different ideas and plenty that never felt qui...
03/06/2026

Dinner Ritual has been years in the making. There were different candles, different ideas and plenty that never felt quite right.
But the ritual itself was already there.

Long before Beckah had collections called Harvest, Orchard, Forage and Ritual, there was a candle on our dinner table. It was lit before the meal began and left burning until the last person had finished eating.

Over time I realised it was never really about the candle, it was about gathering.
The simple answer was there all along.

Light the candle before the meal begins.
Leave it burning until the table empties.

Dinner Ritual.Light before the meal begins.Leave burning until the table empties.Read the story in Notes from Beckah - l...
03/06/2026

Dinner Ritual.

Light before the meal begins.

Leave burning until the table empties.

Read the story in Notes from Beckah - link in comments.

Before a Candle Exists.A reflection on handmade work, invisible processes and the things that happen long before a candl...
01/06/2026

Before a Candle Exists.

A reflection on handmade work, invisible processes and the things that happen long before a candle is poured.

A new note from Beckah.
Link in bio.

There’s something about old houses that modern homes can never quite replicate.Tonight’s candlelight in our 1915 home.Ol...
27/05/2026

There’s something about old houses that modern homes can never quite replicate.

Tonight’s candlelight in our 1915 home.

Old rimu, worn timber, quiet rooms and a house that has already lived through generations before us.

A small reflection on old houses, history and the objects that quietly endure.

On Old Houses and Candlelight, now on the Beckah journal.

Late autumn light.Foggy mornings, clear skies by afternoon, and the cherry tree leaves finally beginning to turn.
24/05/2026

Late autumn light.

Foggy mornings, clear skies by afternoon, and the cherry tree leaves finally beginning to turn.

Orchard light.A quince candle for slow Sunday evenings and colder rooms.Part of Orchard - one of the Four Worlds of Beck...
24/05/2026

Orchard light.

A quince candle for slow Sunday evenings and colder rooms.

Part of Orchard - one of the Four Worlds of Beckah.

One of the oldest forms of candlelight still used today.I recently wrote a small piece for Notes from Beckah about the h...
18/05/2026

One of the oldest forms of candlelight still used today.

I recently wrote a small piece for Notes from Beckah about the history and quiet beauty of traditional beeswax candles, from ancient homes to modern tables.

There is something comforting in knowing this material has remained largely unchanged through history.

Read more at beckah.co.nz

Over the weekend I finished There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak.This was a book constantly recommended through an...
17/05/2026

Over the weekend I finished There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak.

This was a book constantly recommended through an online historical fiction group, and one that will stay with me for a long time.

It left me wanting to learn more about ancient Mesopotamia, the rise of Persia, and the complicated history surrounding cultural heritage and ownership.

There was also recent history and conflict woven through the story that I realised I knew very little about.

As Elif Shafak writes in her notes to the reader:
“Fiction allows us to grasp important and sensitive subjects from multiple angles, a freedom we are steadily losing in the age of social media and unfeeling algorithms.”

Such a brilliant book.

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