We had a lovely day yesterday. Thank you for your warm wishes for us. This question is from slakermom: "what do you do with your extra...

Hello everyone! I'll answer the questions from yesterday's post tomorrow, when I'm not so busy. I'm working Tuesdays and W...

I thought I should say a bit about our climate here after a few comments and emails yesterday. We live in a wonderful area of Australia - i...

The new sofa (red) with the old sofa from the bedroom. I didn't finish everything on my list yesterday but I made great headway. I'm...

It's cold outside, just right for a warming winter casserole. Ever since I read the wonderful Nourishing Traditions book, we've gon...

It's been quite a while since I posted about making fairy cakes. I promised to give you the recipe, so better late than never, here ...

Food is an important part of everyone's life; we have to eat every day for as long as we live. And that is one of the reasons we need ...

Fairy cakes were baked last week. We've had a few busy days here. I sent my book proposal off to New York again yesterday afternoon aft...

I am sure I have the most generous readers here. Thanks to all the experienced gardeners who have offered to mentor our inexperienced garde...

Part of my routine every week is to make something sweet for morning teas or desserts. This is a simple thing for me to whip up, I rarely u...

You would think that being able to freely choose from a wide variety of things would make a task easier. In fact, for me, I found it very d...

While there are many elements in a simple life, one of the important and helpful parts of ours, is that Hanno and I have both taught ourselv...