We've come to the end of a two year period of renovations and home improvements. We did the work as we had the money, time and energy f...

February, week 2 in The Simple Home While I knew from a young age that I would work when I was older, it didn’t occur to me until much la...

If you think about all the negatives we hear about ageing, or even if you just watch modern life from the sidelines, you'll probably ge...

This time last year, Hanno and I set off on a three week book tour. We came home feeling happy and optimistic after having met hundreds ...

It's a beautiful time of year and we're just about to go into winter. The weather has been unseasonal here, as it has been in many ...

The past week has been a mix of tranquility, visitors and grandchildren, and now here we are, ready to begin a new year. I'm looking fo...

Dear friends, I've opened the Simple, Green Frugal Co-op blog again. I started the blog back in 2008 with a group of bloggers I invited...

Wandering around our backyard, sitting under the elder tree, watching the birds fly and admiring the vegetables in the straight rigid lines...

An email arrived last week asking a question that I know a lot of people think about. There are a couple of different parts to this questio...

Again, thank you for all the love and warmth being sent to lift my spirits. I'm still feeling weak but I was up all day yesterday and i...

I make myself busy on purpose. It helps me slow down and live simply. Busyness has always been part of my life. I work better when I'm ...

I was asked by a reader the other day why I don't do more posts on budgeting and frugal living. There are three reasons:  The minds...

I've had a couple of requests to write about ongoing changes as you age and get ready for retirement. Hopefully, by the time you...

In the most recent gardening post, Patricia asked about how Hanno and I work together and added: "Mainly I ask as quite a number of fri...