Above is the garden leading to our closed gate. The star jasmine and agapanthus are really putting on a fine show after all the rain we'...

I want to thank everyone who contributed to yesterday's comments on Nourishing Traditions. I always enjoy reading your thoughts but I w...

We are changing the way we eat. This is a big decision for us because we're going to eat meat again. I suppose it's less of a chang...

I'm very happy to tell you I'm feeling better today. I went back to the doctor yesterday and my medication was changed. It's ma...

If you're not already baking your own bread, I want you to think about doing it. Not only is it preservatives-free, it's cheaper, t...

Karen has asked me to write about the Australian tea tradition. I'm not sure that tradition continues today but this is my version of w...

Well, here he is - Hanno admiring the view when I took him out to lunch on his birthday. We met up with Bernadette at an "English ...

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...

I've been up since 3.30am and have had a good session writing my book proposal. Exciting! It's Saturday morning here, the sun is s...

The photos were taken yesterday afternoon. Click on the photos to enlarge them. It's the first day of Spring today. Rain has been fore...

Thank you all so much for the lovely, heartwarming comments made yesterday. Congratulations to the winners of the stitcheries - Sharonskan, ...

I remember long, long ago often seeing my grandmother drink vinegar. When a salad was eaten, she used to pour the small amount of plain vin...

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...