I was asked in an email recently if I would reveal the secret of simple living. I have no secrets, I think I've been fairly open with ...

When you think about it, the only time we working and middle class people get to do exactly what we want everyday is when we retire or when ...

You don't see or hear of genuine articles much nowadays.  In my youth, it was a fairly common expression that meant something or someo...

So now you've moved into your 40s, maybe even your 50s.  During your younger years I'm sure you heard all the negative silliness abo...

I heard myself say this on radio the other morning: "Being thrifty is not about large amounts. You rarely make those large savings. I...

Hopefully you've landed in your thirties with only a few debts and a passion for living simply.  If you have, you're in the driver...

I still get emails fairly frequently asking me to define simple living and if I can explain how to live like Hanno and I do.  Many of the ...

I've had another email asking for help with ideas so, with the permission of the writer, I'm opening this up so we all have a chance...

 I received an email from a reader a day or so ago and I thought the answer might be of interest to others as well.  In part, the email aske...

 The beginnings of our new season garden. From the outside, our simple house belies the fact that such rich lives are being lived her...

I made another batch of liquid soap last week and I found the process much easier this time.  My first attempt last September was a long, d...

We've been slowed down by the rain but it's not stopped us, nothing can.  We're now in our planting season, getting our new seas...

Even without the overcast sky I think it would have been cooler this weekend.  We've passed through the time when hot turns to warm and ...