I had a sore back yesterday so all I did was make bread and butter cucumbers, rye bread and some sweet potato soup for lunch. In the mornin...

I've spent a few Saturday mornings on Skype recently chatting away to people I know through this blog. It's been a lot of fun and m...

Most of the year we grow food in the backyard that will feed us on a daily basis. Whether it's vegetables, herbs, fruit, eggs, or honey...

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

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...

Just a short note on the War on Waste post. There is no radio program, it's an online digital program as well as a downloadable podcast...

Over the past couple of posts and their comments we've shared how we organise our finances by tracking spending, saving what we can and...

It's been a pretty busy week and on the weekend all beds were full here at the Hetzel house. Cups of tea were made, grandchildren were ...

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