If you're in a warm climate, rosellas are a very useful and unusual plant to grow in the backyard. They're a wild hibiscus, grown i...

Before I write here today, and before I forget yet again, I want to thank everyone who takes the time to visit and comment, particularly th...

I'm often asked how to start living life more simply. My answer is to concentrate on whatever your energy is spent on right now - so if...

It's only a couple of days until Christmas and I hope you've got your menu planned and all your goodies ready, or almost ready. It&...

It's been a while since I wrote about bread. We don't eat as much bread as we used to when we had sandwiches for lunch. We have...

You probably remember that I don't go out much. I am naturally a bit of a hermit so it's never bothered me that I stay in more than...

I didn't finish my gardening yesterday so I'll write about it tomorrow. Instead, this is a sad and sorry tale about my recent exper...

A small group of very interesting women came along to my first blogging workshop on Saturday. I held it here at home and as the weather was...

Finally the book has been sent to the printer and I'm back to concentrating on living this good life. Spring is here, the elder tree a...

I've had a few requests to write about how I make bread. I've written a number of bread posts but as it's such a big part in ou...