It's a beautiful time of year and we're just about to go into winter. The weather has been unseasonal here, as it has been in many ...

I've happily returned to ironing. I used to do a bit to help my mum when I was a teenager. I hated ironing then and my attitude towards...

Without a doubt, our homes are the starting point many good things we'll experience. We all interpret "good things" different...

There is a lovely feeling of contentment attached to doing work I enjoy, whether it be paid or unpaid work. When I worked for a living, I a...

I feel a bit like a boat cast adrift. My routines haven't kicked in yet and I'm at a loss sometimes as to what I should be doing. I...

Hello my friends. I was away longer than I thought I would be. I had a much needed rest, started a new Maggie rabbit, prepared a few things...

This is my 2500th post. I still get up early. It's a relic from the days when I was running my own writing business, editing the ...

There used to be a time when there were no supermarkets - this was in my lifetime, few people owned a car or a phone, the only screens were...

Yesterday Meg wrote a lovely and much appreciated comment:  This post kind of sums it all up for me, this idea of simple living. Making w...

Well, it's taken a good two months to mess up my work table. That's good for me! I'm usually much faster than that. ;- ) But no...

This is what today looks like: I'll let the chickens out soon, give them some warm porridge and watch as they push past each other ...