Although I didn't do much in the way of chores on the weekend, I did bake some barmbrack . Barmbrack is a traditional Irish fruit brea...

We had a lovely weekend. Hanno worked at the food and coffee stall at our local organic farmers markets on Saturday morning. Our Centre ru...

It's confession time! There are days, like today, when I get up in the morning and can't be bothered writing. I feel overwhelmed s...

Hanno and I spent a peaceful weekend together working away on our various chores and watching a couple of TV shows that I recorded through t...

I am a home body. I enjoy being in my home more than any other place. There is so much to do here, it's never tedious, the hours are f...

Last week a number of readers shared their frugal food ideas, with costings for the ingredients. If you're like the rest of us and tryi...

I have a secret pleasure at work. It's a pleasure Hanno disapproves of so it makes it all the more special for me. Before you start th...

It does me good to have time away from screens. I know this and make sure I have a couple of days most weeks when I spend most of my time co...

In winter, I could easily live on soup alone. No, scratch that, oat porridge in the morning and soup in the evening. Give me that and I'...

Thank you for your comments yesterday. I'm quite overwhelmed by them. In the next few days I'll work out my plan of attack and writ...

This is the view from the surf club where we had lunch on Friday. After lunch we watched the movie Then She Found Me , which we both ...

I noticed in the delicatessen the other day that quark is now selling for $19.50 a kilo. Naturally I didn't buy any as I make my own bu...