Lyn asked an important question yesterday: " This year I strived very much to simplify Christmas in what gifts I am giving & did fa...

While the shops get busier with the excesses of Christmas shopping, my simple life continues at a gentle pace. It was cooking and odds and ...

There are times in our lives that are natural turning points. At these times we stop, evaluate and make a deliberate choice about whether to...

I get the impression sometimes that some readers think I’m a perfect angel who works away without a word of complaint, making no mistakes an...

After the big upheaval of replacing two cupboards under the kitchen sink, but having to rip out the entire kitchen and floor to do it, we...

There was a time when I would have been extremely bored waking up in the morning and knowing every single thing that would happen to me that...

They arrived just as promised - twelve beautiful bantam eggs. Helen sent them from Perth on Friday, they travelled overnight and arrived in ...

I would like to give everyone a gentle reminder and, hopefully, a little strength to not go overboard with Christmas spending. I've rece...

Last week Ann asked if I had two dogs as usually Rosie is in my photos. Here are Alice (left) and Rosie together last night for Ann, and to ...

I had a lovely email from a reader today, an ex-New Yorker who has moved to PA. She's a writer and a contributor to the book Get Satisfi...

This is the beginnings last night's dinner, prepared in the guest bathroom. There are cooked potatoes in the colander at the back, radi...

I love it when the unexpected happens. It reminds me that no matter how much we plan things out, no matter how many people work on a job, no...

This is the quark I made from my yoghurt last week. It drained for four days before I could get back to it, but that's fine as long as i...

My simple life is changing all the time, just like any healthy process, it's not stagnant. I try to improve what I do so that I get the ...

This is my adorable dog, Rosie. Rosie is an Airedale Terrier and she's 12½ years old. Hanno has just clipped her for summer and she...

When I first started living as I am now, I was searching and hoping for happiness and contentment and thought I might find it with fewer pos...

I had an email from a dear reader yesterday asking for some thoughts on a life-career dilemma. Although I don't see myself as an expert ...

I found two very good posts this morning that you should read. One is by Little Jenny Wren and it contains some wise truths: http://littleje...

There is no doubt about it, running a home is complicated, and when you add in a partner, children, pets, homeschooling, work, gardens and w...

This photo is completely off today's topic, it's a small view of our front garden. It's spring here so we have all sorts of flo...