Thank you all for your kind messages of support.  We will all miss Bernadette very much. ``````````````````````````````````````````````...

Living this simple life is quite different to how I imagined it would be.  When we first changed our spending habits, stopped buying stuf...

I think we're are gaining ground.  There has been a shift away from the purchased conveniences of modern living, women and men are begi...

The weather forecast today is for fine and mild weather.  I am here in my home and I am going to make the most of my time and the weather...

The work of a simple homekeeper can sometimes be complicated.  I keep changing things, particularly my work spaces.  I love change and look...

I made another batch of liquid soap last week and I found the process much easier this time.  My first attempt last September was a long, d...

I think most of us become more selective as we age.  When I was younger I wanted to experience everything I could so I would know rather t...

I have a wonderful life.  I work in my community and am praised by one and all for doing it.  The truth is I get a lot more out of it than I...

Hanno with Flora McDonald. Flora is Bernadette's little dog, we are looking after her for a few days. I have always loved books and le...

Well, some of you realised what I'd done even if  I didn't. I'd spent a rather harrowing day with my friend Bernadette in the em...

I slept in this morning.  I was exhausted last night and still feel tired.  I don't have time to write now because I have a deadline tod...

We are back to a practical subject again today because I've been thinking about the word "germaphobe" and it scares me a littl...

We all know that buying disposable products adds not only many dollars to our grocery bill but also to our carbon emissions.  Luckily, disp...

I had a lovely afternoon tea with most of my Neighbourhood Centre volunteers yesterday.  The one day of the year when we get together to soc...

It was cricket day yesterday. The day that signifies the beginning of summer for me, when I watch the first day of a five day cricket matc...

Long gone are the days when we frequently replace bought items that we use at home. Hanno is on a pension and I do paid work infrequently, ...