It's that time of year again when I slow down a lot, think about what I've done this year and consider the worth of what I'm do...

I remember the first day I walked into this house and then roamed around the back yard. We went down to the flowing creek, looked at the ma...

It's been a quietly busy few days here. I finished my blue swap sewing, worked in the garden, baked bread and a cake, made a quick quic...

I've been thinking a lot about wabi-sabi this year. If you've never heard of the term, it's a Japanese concept about being comf...

Housework is boring!  Hmmm, yes, it might be. If I resented having to do housework, rushed through it so I could have time online or wi...

I had an email from a young woman the other day who told me she had suffered significant abuse when she was growing up and had severed all ...

Most of us live on the edge. Although we live in cities, suburbs, rural towns and out in the middle of nowhere, we choose to live apart fro...

I think most of us want to feel that we’re spending our time wisely, that we’re productive, contribute our fair share and get the job done ...

If you'd asked me when I was fifty, when I would start to feel old, I would have told you 80ish. I turn 66 today and I'm starting t...

I have been slowly getting back into my rhythm and routines and doing a lot more in the house. It's more like the first six or seven ye...

I'm late to my blog today, but I thought it was better late than not at all. I've been doing the final reading of my next book and ...