Sunny's sushi buffet. We had a lovely day yesterday. It was my birthday and, as usual, I was made feel like the queen of Sheba. ...

Dear friends, I've opened the Simple, Green Frugal Co-op blog again. I started the blog back in 2008 with a group of bloggers I invited...

Wandering around our backyard, sitting under the elder tree, watching the birds fly and admiring the vegetables in the straight rigid lines...

This is our garden yesterday afternoon. Those of you who have been reading here for a few years will know that Hanno starts our new y...

I've been thinking a lot about wabi-sabi this year. If you've never heard of the term, it's a Japanese concept about being comf...

I am often praised for just living the way I want to live: I want to sew, bake, mend, tend the garden and spend time with my family. And th...

Hanno has an appointment with a rheumatoid specialist in early May and in the meantime he's trying to get back into his normal routine ...

The older I get, the more often I'm reminded of my own mortality. Hanno has very painful gout again. It came up out of the blue and has...

Saturday started out well although it was cold and very windy. We invited some of the family over for lunch so I spent the morning tidying ...

Thanks to everyone who commented on the workshops. I'm sorry, but Melbourne is too far for us to come. I no longer fly and the drive to...

What a day we had yesterday. We partied like it was 1999. Translation: I renewed my driver's licence for another five years, Hanno took...

In 1948, the first supermarket opened in the UK, Mahatma Gandhi was murdered, Don Bradman and Joe DiMaggio were creating records, the P...

Nothing ever stays the same. Today is the 15th anniversary of the day we moved into our home. While we have made changes almost everyday we...

I think the only times Hanno and I have eaten breakfast out was when we've been travelling but last week we had breakfast at a local be...