Today is a day of absolute pleasure for me.  I'll be sitting in the shade of the verandah reading one of my new books; tea will be had i...

If you're after some weekend reading, go no further than this list at The Long Thread.   It's full of charming blogs, thoughtful an...

 The beginnings of our new season garden. From the outside, our simple house belies the fact that such rich lives are being lived her...

I have a wonderful life.  I work in my community and am praised by one and all for doing it.  The truth is I get a lot more out of it than I...

Thank you for the kind thoughts for Bernadette.  We went to chemo yesterday and I'm happy to tell you she was pain-free all day.  Maybe ...

I was very busy day at work yesterday with meetings every hour and came home feeling I hadn't done much.  Yet when I came home and check...

I'm taking a break from kitchen sinks and simple living today so I can tell you about what's been occupying my time this past week,...

While I slept, the counter ticked over past 2 million visitors.  What a milestone!  Thank you for your visits.  It's always a delight f...

Around our neck of the woods a typical day goes something like this. I rise at 4 and write until the dogs want to go outside, I let them ou...

I had a lovely afternoon tea with most of my Neighbourhood Centre volunteers yesterday.  The one day of the year when we get together to soc...

Steel Kitten is having a wonderful giveaway to celebrate her 300th post. But that is not the only reason to visit her. Her blog is full of...

I want to say a special thank you to Leigh at Blog Chicks who helped me set up the new forum last week. She basically did the whole install...

When I stopped eating meat for all those years, the one thing I missed was meatloaf. Ha! Meatloaf is a frugal favourite for a lot of people...

I am not always the sensible and relaxed person I appear to be on my blog. Sometimes I am stressed by the pressures I face during the cours...

Hanno and I will be busy bees this morning. I was out watering the vegetables before the sun came up; it's going to be very warm here a...

I'm feeling a bit tired today so this will be short. We had a big day yesterday going into Brisbane to collect my friend from hospital....

Hello everyone. I hope you're having a lovely weekend. I'm trying to work out Twitter. If you want me to follow you, my user name ...

I came across a very good series of You Tube videos on dehydrating foods recently. There are a few there and well worth taking some time f...

I watch Compass every week and saw this BBC program last week. It's a very interesting look at two Amish families in Lancaster County. ...

Some links for: making jams and jellies no knead bread very good knitting glossary - some instructions with video link quick knitting proje...