I was talking to a woman the other day who told me she always bought cakes and biscuits because she didn't have an electric mixer and c...

Hanno and I had a lovely day out last Thursday, visiting friends just north of here. Our good friends Beverly and Michael have just moved i...

Coralie Allmin, a faithful Down to Earth reader, died after a short illness on 6 November, 2012.  Rest in peace, Coralie. ♥♥♥ ...

When I first decided that I'd had enough of my rampant spending and the insidious system that encouraged it, I realised that a lot of t...

If you decide to take the big leap of faith and turn your back on this consumerist society we live in, often you'll produce some of you...

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...

It's a fine line we walk sometimes - that line between having enough and having too much. One of the things that confuses many of us wh...

Even though I haven't written about our stockpile for a long time, it is still sustaining us. During our busy period with the book and ...

I have been reminded of a beautiful part of simple life that over the past few months I hadn't thought about much. I've been mentor...

I am pleased that learning is a lifelong process. It brings interest to our lives, it enables us to improve and change what we do and how w...

Over the years I've been asked many times what is the key to a simple life. I've thought long and hard about it and I reckon there ...