We set off early, with light rain falling, for the two hour drive south to the Gold Coast.  Our plan was to have a quick breakfast when we g...

All this talk of being a grandma has brought in a couple of emails from ladies who want me to write about empty nests.  I think this might b...

The rain fell all day and the longer it poured and the louder the thunder sounded, the safer and cosier I felt.  I was doing grandma things ...

Well, here it is, the first full non-holiday week of 2011 and I'm pleased to be back.  ADDITION: I've just been told it's a pub...

I was asked to keep this quiet until family and friends had been told, now I can let you know. I'm overjoyed to tell you that Shane and...

This is a tough one. How do you decide who will do what in the home. If you're a retired couple like we are, the division tends to take...

Well, Hanno has been home two days now and everything is beginning to feel right again. Cups of tea are being made, there are meals for tw...

Well, I've just spent a few busy days catering for a community development seminar at my neighbourhood centre. Three days spent out in ...

It was our wedding anniversary last week. Thirty one years of life committed to one person. We created two new lives, invested our futures ...

I didn't blog about this when we were in the thick of it because I didn't understand fully what had just happened. I thought it wa...

Just a short note to update you on the past couple of days of birthday celebrations. Tricia arrived on Thursday and while Hanno and I wer...

First things first. It's Hanno's 70th birthday on Sunday! The whole family is coming, my sister arrives tomorrow, and all the kids...

I am continuing on from yesterday's post. There were many comments about how we are sometimes treated when we live the way we do, some...

We all use different clocks. Ours at home is more a seasonal time-frame, or one that revolves around meals and sleep patterns, whereas the...