The global economic crisis is effecting my family personally. My son Shane and his soon-to-be wife, Sarndra, both left their jobs six weeks...

Hanno and I had a day out yesterday. We had a couple of errands to run so we decided to make a day of it, have lunch out and enjoy the day....

* No one would apply for our jobs. We work long hours, have no days off, we have to balance our budgets no matter what the circumstanc...

I slept in this morning, on the morning when I have no thought of what to write, but here goes. Let's talk about one of my favourit...

I am sure you all know that what I write about in my daily post is a small fraction of what Hanno and I get up to each day. If we continue ...

Rose and I (Sharon) would like to remind all the ladies who are in the dishtowel and hot pad swap that the deadline is Saturday, April 25. ...

New readers often send emails asking about how to start a simple life. This question is almost impossible to answer because we are all so ...

Anna S by Carl Larsson from here. I really enjoyed reading a comment from Elizabeth yesterday. She said, in part, “I have been reading your...

I've come full circle again, back to April 15, the day of my birth. I know of some people my age who don't celebrate their birthday...

Fifteen years ago, when Hanno and I first bought this little house, we drove along a one lane street, turned onto a dirt driveway and saw a ...

Yesterday was a diamond of a day. The weather was warm, the rain had stopped, the sun poured down and everything seemed right. We had our ...

Green beans and peas growing together. All photos will enlarge if you click on them. Legumes - peas and beans - are very versatile and valua...

Pebbledash picked it up, I am turning 61, not 62! Thanks Diana. Meryl, one of the volunteers I work with picked it up too. When I mentioned ...

I keep coming back to it, even though I don't have to, it's one of the daily tasks in my home that slows me down and focuses my min...