I offer your a pictorial walk through the garden today. I haven't finished out there yet because we had a visitor and I didn't do w...

Thanks for your enthusiasm about the new book. I was amazed at all the comments yesterday. It's a wonderful feeling knowing you're ...

We quite frequently read about how people lived through the Great Depression and how many thrived in those demanding conditions. The lack o...

I love getting feedback and comments. I guess everyone who blogs does because it's the only way we know people read what we write. I am...

I started seeing cake flour being use on TV cooking shows about a year ago and I've seen bulk cake flour once but never bought it becau...

What a wild and wooly weekend we had here. It rained all day Friday with a total of over 300mm/12 inches of rain. In the afternoon, just af...

After we changed how we lived, going from crass consumerism to a more mindful way of living, I looked around and thought that Hanno and I m...

Last week our elder tree (sambucus nigra) was heavy with berries. It's the first year there have been enough berries to do anything ...