Last week, one of the ladies here ask me to show my preserving kit. Here it is in our brick garden shed. I also store excess jars and bott...

I received an email the other day from a lady who wanted to know why I don't do more canning/preserving posts. The plain and simple ...

I wandered out to Hanno's big shed yesterday afternoon looking for Alice's old trampoline bed.  I rarely go out there, it's Hann...

Thank you all for your kind messages of support.  We will all miss Bernadette very much. ``````````````````````````````````````````````...

You would have noticed some pineapple in a jar sitting next to the beetroot yesterday. That is the first stage of pineapple vinegar I'...

Years ago, when I sat alone on my front veranda, thinking about how I could change my life to become the person I wanted to be, the thing th...

We had a lovely day yesterday. Thank you for your warm wishes for us. This question is from slakermom: "what do you do with your extra...

I came across a very good series of You Tube videos on dehydrating foods recently. There are a few there and well worth taking some time f...

I am sure I have the most generous readers here. Thanks to all the experienced gardeners who have offered to mentor our inexperienced garde...

While there are many elements in a simple life, one of the important and helpful parts of ours, is that Hanno and I have both taught ourselv...

The concept of the world's biggest kitchen table was hatched in January when we discussed chickens; now we go on to preserving/canning i...

I have been using my large chest freezer as a cool room for storing my grains and dry goods. In this humid climate, especially in summer, i...