We had a sad and slow weekend. We received news that Hanno's sister, Angelica, died suddenly in Hamburg so there were long phone calls ...

I’m not sure if it’s a sign of my age or the era I grew up in but when I hear: "Would you like a cup of tea?”, "I'll put t...

Again, thank you for all the love and warmth being sent to lift my spirits. I'm still feeling weak but I was up all day yesterday and i...

Oh boy. I haven't been that sick in over 35 years. I'm still not 100 percent fit but I'm vastly improved on how I was. I'v...

We've finally made it to autumn, my favourite of all the seasons. I start looking forward to autumn on the summer solstice, which was D...

During the week a wonderful comment came in on the post about Kevin's Man Made Home. It was from rabidlittlehippy . I started writi...

For the past two days the Down to Earth forum has been experiencing problems. Some people can get in, some can't, some can post, some c...

We finally got our phone and internet back this morning. What an incredible couple of days. Kerry, Sunny and Jamie arrived, not mid-afterno...

It was a typical day here yesterday although the summer sun was shaded by thick clouds and heavy rain. I love days like that, knowing that ...

PEACE and LOVE   This painting is attributed here to Carl Larsson. I'm not sure it is his work but I like it anyway. Well,...

Just dropping in quickly to share this photo of Alex, the first visitor to the sandpit. Sarndra and Alex arrived yesterday afternoon for ...

I am married to a wonderful man and I don't say it enough. I think it often but it's not the same. We make a very sound team and be...

Not many women grow up knowing their career of choice will be that of a homemaker. Most Western education is steered towards the commercial...