Hanno comes home today and I begin my short break from work. I'm taking three weeks off to concentrate on writing. But the big news i...

l Shane and Sarndra . I hope all the mums had a wonderful day yesterday (or today) surrounded by family. I'm not sure of the origins of...

The global economic crisis is effecting my family personally. My son Shane and his soon-to-be wife, Sarndra, both left their jobs six weeks...

* No one would apply for our jobs. We work long hours, have no days off, we have to balance our budgets no matter what the circumstanc...

We've all wanted her to return. That icon of the fifties, the housewife in the Audrey Hepburn dress and frilly apron who had perfect lip...

If I were to write up a list of To Do's everyday, it would go something like this: Sweep floor Wash dishes Talk to Hanno Bake bread...

It's been a very full weekend here. From the minute I wrote the Biggest Kitchen Table post, It's been non-stop. I've been visit...

Don't let them fool you, there is joy to be found at home. If you listen to the people who don't know that, you'll be thinking ...

We had a wonderful weekend here full of family, both old and new. On Friday night, Tricia and I went to cousin Susie's home on her brot...

My sister Tricia travelled up from Sydney yesterday to visit for a few days. We have some family events to attend, the first one being a re...

There was good news here recently. A couple of weeks ago I told you that my elder son Shane and his lovely girlfriend, Sarndra, will marry ...

Yesterday started off just like any other day, I didn't know when I woke that it would become a day I'd remember all my life. I wok...

Here is Hanno with our boys, Kerry (left) and Shane. This was probably taken in 1983 or 1984. I smiled when I read Heather's indo...

There is a distinct feel to certain times of the year. July at my home is fluffy slippers weather - cold. In July, there is soup on the sto...

A kookaburra on our clothes line yesterday. There is always two sides to every coin, yin - yang, balance. In an attempt to balance yesterd...

I have a catch-up day today. Although Hanno has told me to concentrate on my writing and he will do the laundry and most of the indoor work...

It's Hanno's birthday today - 19 September, he is 68. It's also International Talk Like a Pirate Day, a fact I'll remind hi...