On the weekend, me and my sister were talking about a TV program called Kevin's Man Made Home . Kevin McCloud from the Grand Designs pr...

The first of this season's vegetable seeds were planted in trays and then I stopped because of the rain. We had a drought in the last s...

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 was listening to the radio the other day and tuned in just in time to hear a young woman talk about how bored she was staying at home wit...

You start thinking about making changes to your life, you decide that now is the time, you get all fired up to do something new, like recyc...

I think homemakers could play a vital part in helping people survive a disaster. When disaster strikes, homemakers, mothers, fathers and ca...

We had to leave very early for the hospital yesterday so I didn't have time to finish my blog. But I have good news! Hanno's angiog...

We've had two days to think about cutting costs and getting into the right frame of mind to start saving money. By know you should hav...

We went to see the cardiologist yesterday.  He has booked Hanno in to the local hospital next Monday for an Angiogram. We have no more new...

I've had a number of emails from readers who want to start preserving food in jars but don't know where to start or what equipment ...