My version of simple life has never been a big picture scenario, it's always been a series of small steps that change with the seasons....

I had a wonderful week away from the blog. Hanno and I were going to work on a project but he had a sore back and I had a sore knee so inst...

April - week 4 in The Simple Home Being able to grow some of your own food is a wonderful skill to have. Many gardeners dig in the s...

April, week 3 in The Simple Home By now you have probably had enough time to think about what you want to plant and where it will grow ...

April, week 2 in The Simple Home For all our new gardeners, there are two things I want you to decide on this week - what you're goin...

March, week 3 in The Simple Home There has been a sharp rise in the number of products labelled 'organic' and 'free range'...

While I've been writing The Simple Home series, you've probably noticed I'm not writing much about what is happening here on a...

One of the many ways to cut costs in your kitchen garden is to take herb cuttings. I do it at this time of year but you should do a bit of ...

The garden we have today looks different to those we had in the past.  We're in the process of preparing for older age while we continu...

Over the past few days our time has been spent in a steady, slow stream of work here in our home. Meals have been cooked, cleaning done, dr...

Hanno asked me to pass on his thanks for all the good wishes you sent.  Reading through your comments made him feel better.  He's stil...

Last Friday morning we set off up the mountain to buy vegetable seeds at Green Harvest. After driving through Maleny we were surrounded by ...