Luckily I don't compare my performance to what others are doing. When I look at the forum and see the amount of work some of our member...

My thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts on topics to write about. It was quite overwhelming reading such heartfelt comments. I also...

It's a beautiful time of year and we're just about to go into winter. The weather has been unseasonal here, as it has been in many ...

Things I don't like now I'm older, items 1 - 20, or thereabouts: Time goes faster, I get slower and weaker, my eyesight is worse,...

Yesterday I received a small number of The Simple Home books that I'm happy to sign and send out around Australia.  The cost of the bo...

I feel a bit like a boat cast adrift. My routines haven't kicked in yet and I'm at a loss sometimes as to what I should be doing. I...

The past week has been a mix of tranquility, visitors and grandchildren, and now here we are, ready to begin a new year. I'm looking fo...

It's that time of year again when I slow down a lot, think about what I've done this year and consider the worth of what I'm do...

This is my 2500th post. I still get up early. It's a relic from the days when I was running my own writing business, editing the ...

Yesterday Meg wrote a lovely and much appreciated comment:  This post kind of sums it all up for me, this idea of simple living. Making w...

I'm hoping the hard copies of my books will be on sale at Amazon soon so I was checking in there yesterday looking for signs of activit...

It's been a quietly busy few days here. I finished my blue swap sewing, worked in the garden, baked bread and a cake, made a quick quic...