I had a wonderful weekend pottering around doing this and that, and I even had a sleep in my chair, wrapped in a blanket, after watching Doc...

This is a continuation of yesterday post on living within a "simple life" framework.  The areas we're focusing on today are: b...

Please be warned that this is a dark and reflective post.  If you're feeling a bit sad yourself, you might want to skip this one. Life...

I have been thinking a lot about my life recently, particularly about why I am happy to live as I do while to others it seems like hardsh...

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...

Living this simple life is quite different to how I imagined it would be.  When we first changed our spending habits, stopped buying stuf...

I think we're are gaining ground.  There has been a shift away from the purchased conveniences of modern living, women and men are begi...

In with a lot of other emails I had one from Ceri through the week.  I asked her if it was okay to answer in a post because I think this is ...

I like to think of myself as a modern pioneer.  There have always been mountains to climb and challenges to test me and even though many ...

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

So now you've moved into your 40s, maybe even your 50s.  During your younger years I'm sure you heard all the negative silliness abo...

I've had another email asking for help with ideas so, with the permission of the writer, I'm opening this up so we all have a chance...

The work of a simple homekeeper can sometimes be complicated.  I keep changing things, particularly my work spaces.  I love change and look...