Hanno and I have spent a lot of time this year and last fixing, painting, rearranging and fluffing our home to prepare it and ourselves for...

If you have a large freezer, a fairly easy way of saving money when buying meat for the family is to buy your meat in bulk from a family bu...

Well, after giving myself a week to do it, I finally got to the pantry cleaning yesterday. I usually leave things like that to the last min...

I did a lot of baking over the holidays and now my pantry looks neglected and untidy. I looked in there yesterday morning when I was st...

When I was younger, I always loved this time of year because it was the start of summer and everyone was thinking about the holidays. Back ...

Good morning everyone. I haven't quite returned to my previous posting time and I'm not sure I will. At the moment, late morning po...

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

I love hand sewing much more than machine sewing. Next month, I'm taking a trip to the Blue Mountains to visit my sister. I have no d...

During the week I had a question from a young woman, Ms J, asking: As with all of us life tends to increase its demands at different times,...