Just a short note to update you on the past couple of days of birthday celebrations. Tricia arrived on Thursday and while Hanno and I wer...

First things first. It's Hanno's 70th birthday on Sunday! The whole family is coming, my sister arrives tomorrow, and all the kids...

I am continuing on from yesterday's post. There were many comments about how we are sometimes treated when we live the way we do, some...

We all use different clocks. Ours at home is more a seasonal time-frame, or one that revolves around meals and sleep patterns, whereas the...

I am alone at the moment. It's 5.35am, Sunday. Hanno has gone to the farmers' market to buy a few seedlings and fruit, it's qui...

I often write here about building up our stockpiles, creating gardens full of fresh vegetables and making, rather than buying, many of the r...

There are changes happening all over the world now that I think will benefit us all in the long term. Many of us are thinking more about ho...

I continue to receive emails asking how to cut down on spending and if there is one good way to do it. Well, no, there isn't, it's...

We all seem to be on the same page when it comes to retirement and we all know that if your 20 or 70, simple living will help you live well ...

I'm not sure about other countries but in Australia now, if you're in paid work, you'll pay into a compulsory superannuation/r...

I sat down with my knitting last Sunday afternoon and watched the second half of a TV program on SBS called The Grey Tsunami. I missed the...

I woke, as usual, just before 4, showered, dressed and crept out to the kitchen. There is baking to be done - some cakes for a fundraiser ...

Let's continue on the theme of career Homemakers today because there is work to be done.  We need to form a strategy.  The common pro...

I have just finished reading Radical Homemakers by Shannon Hayes, which was kindly lent to me by my friend and fellow radical homemaker, S...