The beautiful quilt pictured above is one my sister, Tricia, is working on. She usually gives her quilts away but this one will be kept and ...

I read the following quote for the first time on Jewel's blog. It really sums up, in an eloquent way, how I feel about my home. If you w...

Here are the curtains Tricia made. I'm really pleased with them, they feel fresh and make the kitchen look bigger. I noticed that Hanno ...

Today is a day of preparation for me because aside my normal daily chores, I’m preparing for the arrival of my sister. We’ve finished breakf...

I've just spent two very busy, but satisfying, days at work. I swear that when I drive home after a day's work, I feel elated and ha...

I never tire of the simple sounds of my home and garden. I suppose noise is that sound most people don't want to hear, but I welcome mo...

Most of us see the sense of not spraying pesticides and herbicides in the garden, nor using chemical cleaners in our homes. There are many r...

Monday is washing day Tuesday is ironing day Wednesday is mending day Thursday is market day Friday is cleaning day Saturday is baking day S...

I received an email from a reader the other day asking about water saving strategies so I thought now is a good time to be checking our wate...

I am having the most incredibly busy week. Monday and Tuesday were spent at my wonderful job at the Neighbourhood Centre. I have been trying...

This is the shambles that I call my sewing room storage. Soon I'll have much more room for my fabrics, cottons, yarns and ribbons. By ...

Let's face it, homemakers are looked down on as a sort of female underclass. They're seen as old-fashioned, not quite with it and de...

I live a very fortunate life. My husband and I have been hard workers all our lives and we are now enjoying the fruits of that hard work. We...

Turn off appliances at the wall. Reorganise your appliances to make this as easy as possible. Turn off all chargers with a black box on them...

I went back to work yesterday, and had a meeting following work, so I didn't get a chance to come back at all yesterday. It was a long d...

I've just spent a delightful 15 minutes washing up. My dishwasher, that I usually use every second day, is out of service as the hose ca...

Looks like what ever the problem was with the blog loading is now fixed. I thought some of you might like some more details on the lamp skir...

It's not finished yet but it's looking good enough to show. The walls that we started a few weeks ago, and stopped for visitors and ...

I'll make two or three posts today (depending on time) as I have some photos here I have been wanting to share with you for a while and ...

Our lounge room, this morning, before cleaning. In the spirit of practising what I preach, I'm having a big cleanup today. We go away n...