This will be my last post here.  I've been writing my blog for 18 years and now is the time to step back. I’ve stopped writing the blog ...

I've been spending time in the backyard lately creating a contained herb and vegetable garden. My aim is to develop a comfortable place ...

I'm a practical woman who lives in a 1980’s brick slab house. There are verandahs front and back so I have places to sit outside when it...

Living simply is the answer to just about everything. It reduces the cost of living; it keeps you focused on being careful with resources su...

Every morning when I walk into my kitchen it looks tidy and ready for a day's work. Not so on this morning (above), I saw this when I wa...

When I was doing the workshops and solo sessions, I had a couple of people whose main focus was on creating the fastest way to set up a simp...

  This photo shows what the weather's been like here.  That's steam coming off my neighbours shed roof after a brief downpour of rai...

I've added more topics to the list. This post is for those readers who expressed interest in doing online Zoom workshops or who want to ...

Most days Hanno was outside happily working in the fresh air. It may surprise you to know that I started reading my book,  Down to Earth , y...