Over the past year or so Hanno and I have been slowly changing our eating habits. We started by having smaller servings because our appetit...

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...

Chicken is such a versatile meat. It's not too heavy, most children seem to like it and it will easily make up into soups, casseroles, ...

I'm going a bit bonkers. I woke up an hour ago, felt that I'd had a very restful sleep, lay there for a few minutes listening to t...

Like many Australians, I watched Food Inc. the other night when it aired on TV here. I'd already seen the DVD of it a couple of years a...

A few years ago we were vegetarians. That lasted about eight years but ended when Hanno wanted to eat meat again and it became so difficult...

We had to leave very early for the hospital yesterday so I didn't have time to finish my blog. But I have good news! Hanno's angiog...

We've had two days to think about cutting costs and getting into the right frame of mind to start saving money. By know you should hav...

My post is late today because we've just returned from the Gold Coast. We had a call from Kerry late yesterday to tell us that Jamie wa...

I was talking to a woman the other day who told me she always bought cakes and biscuits because she didn't have an electric mixer and c...

Hanno and I had a lovely day out last Thursday, visiting friends just north of here. Our good friends Beverly and Michael have just moved i...