I received this email from a reader last week and I have to admit I'd not really given the topic much thought until then. "I wa...

I was asked at a recent workshop what liquid I use to wash up. This is such a painful question for me because I've been chopping and ch...

I'm preaching to the converted here when it comes to homemaking and the importance it holds in our lives. There are so many homemakers ...

I'd like to clarify some things after reading a couple of yesterday's comments. I am sure my long term readers already know this an...

I received an email from a young married woman in her late 20s the other day. She is trying to decide whether to give up a career in teach...

I have written quite a bit in the past about how homemaking and housework are looked down on by some and sometimes seen as a less than acce...

It's strange, isn't it, how we drift through stages in our lives; how we enjoy doing something, then we go off it, and occasionally...

I did a post on green cleaning recipes in 2007 and over the years since then I've changed some of the things I do with my cleaning and ...

I come from a family of cooks and book lovers. Both my sons and my daughter-in-law are fine dining chefs, my father was a baker. I am a kee...

Another weekend - another mix of work and sitting back with our feet up. I did some knitting and reading, presented a blogging workshop at ...

I really enjoy living where we live. The climate is wonderful, we can grow food all year and unless we have a bad year, it's neither t...