Dear Everyone. It seems like an age since I wrote my Temptation to Spend post last Tuesday. Little did I know what was about to unfold. H...

I have been reminded of a beautiful part of simple life that over the past few months I hadn't thought about much. I've been mentor...

Hello! I'm back with a relaxed frame of mind and feeling refreshed and ready for the next few months. You all know that I love writing ...

I had forgotten. Forgotten how full on it is to look after a newly walking toddler. We had a visit from Shane, Sarndra and Alex last wee...

There are certain things that make me think of my mother. I looked at a new blog on the weekend with fresh poppies in the banner and I shot...

We had a lovely visit with Kerry, Sunny and Jamie recently, just before Sunny and Jamie left for a trip to Korea to visit family. We talked...

I need your help. A lovely couple I know, good friends of mine who live in Melbourne, are about to have their first baby. They wholehearted...

I received a followup email from Joannie that said: " I have a girlfriend only 18months younger than myself (I’m 36) who has two gorge...

There was a common misconception when we were on the book tour that the way Hanno and I live works best for older people who have the time ...

I love my family. We aren't perfect but we support each other, we show affection and love and there is a warm and comfortable thread th...

I've had a lot of reasons lately to think about how we live. All the interviews I did to promote the book brought up many different que...