HOMEMADE CLEANING RECIPES LAUNDRY Laundry Liquid Makes 10 litres You may add any essential oil of your choice to these homemade cleaners. Oi...

We live in a world where we come in contact with chemicals every day. We have plastic seats in our cars, plastic money, furniture covered wi...

I'm sure many of you are wondering: "Why make soap when I can buy it cheaply at the supermarket?" My cold process soa...

H and I just did the draw for the dishcloth swap. The swap buddies are: Michelle and Jenny Susan and Lenny Briget and Rhonda (kimmysmum) Pol...

I am reading, yet again, Home Comforts, by Cheryl Mendelson. I found this book about five years ago and it cemented my ideas about the impor...

One of the traditions I'm bringing back to my home is Sunday lunch with family and friends. When I was growing up, this was the big mea...

You can enlarge this photo by clicking on it. Another project I'd like to share with you is this one - my Christmas decorations. I made ...

Now that some ladies are starting to knit dishcloths, and I know we have quite a few knitters among us, I wondered if you'd all like to ...

It's minus 2 here this morning! That's the coldest I've know it to be in this subtropical area. The photo above is my dishcloth ...

Our older son, Shane, came over to see us this morning on his way home from Brisbane. I cooked him breakfast of golden yellow eggs and brand...

I discovered the benefits of good homemade soap several years ago; I love how it nourishes my aging skin. I usually make a cold pressed soap...

Someone wanted this stitchery pattern. It might have been Jenny. I'm not really sure now. Anyhow, everyone is welcome to use it. : )

It's Christmas in July here next weekend. For our international friends that is the time when many Australians - at least those in area...

Here it is, the yellow apron with cross over straps. It feels really comfy and I like that there are no ties to do up. I started my sourdou...

I buy organic flour for my bread. I figure if I'm baking it should be the healthiest bread I can manage. Organic flour is cheapest when ...

Now that my sons are almost 26 and 27, I find it difficult at times to remember back when they were this little. This is Kerry on the left ...

This quilt was made by my sister when she sat with our mother as she was dying. I want to encourage all of you who aren't yet making th...

It was going to be too time consuming to convert the drawings to PDFs so here are some that you can "save as". Jenny, I'm assu...

I started the sourdough starter on July 1 with one cup of flour and one cup of rainwater. Then my back gave me a lot of grief so although I ...