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

Back in the day, before the invention of supermarkets, most of our food was unpackaged and much of it was fresh.  I remember a time when the...

When you pick up your needles and start knitting for the first time, you'll join an extended family that covers the globe and goes back ...

Change is in the air. I can feel it in my bones. Housekeeping, the acts of budgeting, food production, home cooking, cleaning, and caring...

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 grew up in a completely different time.  I was born into a time when even though we were fairly modern, we still did most things in a simi...

I believe today's topic is one of the most important practical things we learn about in our homes - food storage.  I hope you join with ...

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...

Picture this. It's Sunday afternoon and I'm sitting in my workroom in an old skirt, blouse, apron and Crocs. I'm such a dag when...

It getting towards that time of year when things start getting very busy. I spent some time on the weekend working on my Christmas gifts bu...

I've come full circle. I started off my dish cleaning duties as a young girl when my sister and I had to dry when mum washed up. I gre...