In our fast-paced, consumer-driven world, we are constantly bombarded with the idea that convenience is key. The allure of shiny, ready-made...

Summer hasn't been too bad here so far this year. We missed the very high temperatures experienced down south so it gave me a chance to ...

I think there are two main areas of concern for families and homemakers today - providing healthy food for the family and reducing the cost ...

We don't go away on holidays anymore but always make sure that the time between Christmas and mid-January is like a holiday.  We both d...

Over on my Instagram pages recently, I created a photo gallery for an online sewing bee. It never fails to amaze me how talented and creat...

It's been a very busy week here with no time for blogging. I'm sending out the notes for my writing and blogging workshops today an...

I want to get a better idea of what everyone is making for the Do Whatever You Want Bee. The bee started 4 June and will end on Tuesday 2 J...

I read this article about the downside of microfibre cloths a few months ago and started looking for a new set of dish cloths that I feel ...

I used to be known as a bit of a dish cloth obsessive.  If the real truth is known, I still am. 🙂 How can you not love something you can m...

Hardly any of us have the life we dreamed of back when we had time to dream of perfect lives. When you grow up a bit you realise almost not...

I'm not one who takes frequent holidays. In the last ten years, I've had two holidays and both of them were working holidays (book ...