Hello ladies. The sign-up deadine for the swap is now over. I am glad so many of you have joined our new swap. I am especially happy that...

I must have done something good in the past to deserve the wonderful group of readers I have here. I was overwhelmed by the response to ye...

Don't let them fool you, there is joy to be found at home. If you listen to the people who don't know that, you'll be thinking ...

Having the time and the inclination to make many of the things we use here is one of the most satisfying things about living this way. I lo...

Hello all, Sharon here. I am a bit late in announcing a new swap today. I have decided that we will be swapping something very useful and so...

Changing old habits and establishing new routines is one of the hardest things you'll do when you move from a consumerist mindset t...

It seems that every time my husband and I check the news the death toll rises and the devastation is mind- boggling . I have seen many fire...

There was good news here recently. A couple of weeks ago I told you that my elder son Shane and his lovely girlfriend, Sarndra, will marry ...

After a long time writing, editing and obsessing, I'll send in my book proposal at the end of this week. I'll continue to work on it...

Many of us are looking for ways to produce organic food in our homes. There was a time we had an aquaponics system in our backyard, and I t...

Yesterday started off just like any other day, I didn't know when I woke that it would become a day I'd remember all my life. I wok...

Temptation is a terrible thing. The attraction of convenience is ever present, the habit of doing things the old way pulls us back and be...

Hello ladies. I have decided to continue helping with the swaps. There have been many offers of help and I will be taking those up on their ...

Regular readers will probably be pleased to know the white Christmas tablecloth is washed and back in the cupboard. ; - ) No one will...

I've had a very relaxed time since Christmas day just lounging around, knitting, watching cricket and thinking. I sometimes wish my bra...

It's been a lazy time for me this past week. I haven't made any bread or swept the floor for a few days. There are little balls of...

Happy New Year! Last year was such an exciting time for me. This blog developed beyond my wildest dreams and as I saw more of you trickle i...

I was shocked to see a Labor Party politician on the TV news yesterday say that now we've had our retail therapy over Christmas (his wor...