Last week I had a delightful email from a woman who told me that after reading here for a few months, she made big changes to her life and ...

Thank you so much for all your good wishes for Jamie, Kerry and Sunny. They read through the comments yesterday and were really pleased to k...

We're starting to think about this year's vegetable garden.  We usually do our main planting in March and although I thought we migh...

All this talk of being a grandma has brought in a couple of emails from ladies who want me to write about empty nests.  I think this might b...

The last weekend before Christmas - it was slowly busy and relaxed here.  I worked on the book on Saturday and kept yesterday as a pottering...

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 ...

Are you thinking of Christmas yet? I wonder what your plans are, what traditions you follow, how many will sit at your table this year. Ch...

The end of November. This year has gone so fast, and soon we'll be faced with the new year and all it will bring. It doesn't feel ...

This is a tough one. How do you decide who will do what in the home. If you're a retired couple like we are, the division tends to take...

It was our wedding anniversary last week. Thirty one years of life committed to one person. We created two new lives, invested our futures ...

I continue to have a sprinkling of emails every week asking for tips on how to start living a simpler life or how to continue once the first...