One of the traditions I'm bringing back to my home is Sunday lunch with family and friends. When I was growing up, this was the big mea...

This will make about 9 x 250ml jars of tomato paste. 50 large tomatoes 3 chopped red capsicums (sweet peppers) 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon salt ...

Picture from allposters.com Lea rning how to stop spending is one of the most difficult things to do when you first start living m...

It's difficult when one person in the family decides to change in certain ways and the rest of the family want to stay the same. I th...

I made some lemon syrup cakes on Saturday, recipe from Lisa at Altered Cutlery . I made three cakes - one we are eating this week, the ...

I wonder sometimes why our paths lead us to this simple way of living. None of my friends live as we do, neither do any family memb...

I discovered the benefits of good homemade soap several years ago; I love how it nourishes my aging skin. I usually make a cold pressed soap...

It's Christmas in July here next weekend. For our international friends that is the time when many Australians - at least those in area...

I nominate the following blogs for the Bloggers for Positive Global Change Award: Towards Sustainability Julie is a stay at home mum to thre...

Wow, what can I say. I was nominated for this by downshifting-path to simplicity and I'm surprised and delighted by it. Thank you. The...

As soon as you realise that lifestyle change is essential in every affluent country and understand that you must be part of that change, you...

I’ve been thinking a lot about positive role models lately and how there are so few of them. I look at my friends and none of them live a...

There is a busy day ahead of me. My back pain is almost gone and I need to catch up on my housework. First step will be to check the sourdou...

I started the sourdough starter on July 1 with one cup of flour and one cup of rainwater. Then my back gave me a lot of grief so although I ...

I'm really happy to be able to sit here now without the pain of the past few days. When you're usually healthy and something like th...

I'm fighting to go to work today as my hip is still giving me curry. I hate being sick or incapacitated in any way so I refuse to stay h...

I spent a leisurely afternoon making my apron and although there are flaws - the bib is too wide, the ties too long and I had to patch fabri...

I'm not a particularly good sewer but I do my best to make a wide range of things for my home. Today I'm making another apron. I nee...

I sometimes have people ask me how I fill my days. It's a bit of a patchwork really and each day is different to the ones on either side...

Being the type of person I am I always read about things before I do them, or soon after. When I had my kids, I read everything I could whil...