There is no doubt about it, the cost of living continues to rise and unless we take stock of what we can do in our own lives, we'll be ...

Earning money, then spending it, isn't the only way we can obtain the items and services we need in our every day lives. Bartering is t...

Last week I received an email from a reader who asked about working parents. She has three children, she and her husband both work (her hus...

After water, tea is the most popular non-alchoholic drink in the world. My favourite drink is orange juice made from our backyard oranges,...

You may have noticed that I stopped taking orders for my soap last Friday. I will honour the orders I have, but take no more. This may seem ...

It was raining and cold here on the weekend, I had a few things to catch up on, and one of them was a batch of laundry liquid. I know many ...

(Sorry, there seems to be a problem with Blogger's paragraph spacing today.) There is no doubt about it, household electricity prices...

It's moving slowly towards Winter here and soon the weather will call for hot soups and casseroles.  Hanno does a lot of our grocery sho...