Hanno asked me to thank you all for the lovely birthday wishes sent his way on the weekend. He is 69 now, the last year of his boyhood. N...

All these photos are of ginger beer being made yesterday. I have noticed something about myself since I started reading blogs and again when...

After two busy days at work, I'm at home, alone, today. Nice. Hanno is taking our friend to the doctor in Brisbane and I will be left ...

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...

Thank you all so much for your supportive and loving comments yesterday. They made a huge difference to my day. I phoned my friend late ye...

While I don't want to make DTE a question and answer blog, I do want to address a question Donetta posed last week. In part, she wrote:...

Just a quick post today because I'm going to work and I have a few things to do before I go. It will be a big day there as I'm pres...

Day three of readers questions and this subject seems to be a favourite one here - homemaking. I really enjoy writing about this because I ...

When we first moved into our current home, we made quite a few changes. The house had been lived in by an older couple and some of the thi...

Our no spending mission ends today. I know a few of you had to make small purchases but you got back on the horse and trotted to the finish ...

The work of the homemaker is getting tougher. We are battling hard economic times and trying to stick to our budgets while food and fuel pr...

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...

Hanno comes home today and I begin my short break from work. I'm taking three weeks off to concentrate on writing. But the big news i...

Are you wanting to simplify and don't know where to start? Here is s small step everyone can do. It's easy, won't cost any mon...

I'm at a mini crossroad today. I started preparing for this change on the weekend and tomorrow I dive right in. From tomorrow, five d...