We're here!  We took two days to drive from Queensland to Tricia's cottage in the Blue Mountains. It was a great trip, we took our t...

A quick note before I pack my computer up for my travels.  Thank you so much for the birthday wishes and all the love sent in comments and e...

I've almost come full circle again, tomorrow is my birthday.  Sixty-three - it feels so good! I know there are people out there who don&...

As you know we're enjoying Autumn here now. It's my favourite season.  It's cool, with the certainty of colder weather to come. ...

I am going on a holiday soon.  I am REALLY looking forward to it.  My sister Tricia is coming up next week to see Jamie and the day after my...

Thank you so much for all your good wishes for Jamie, Kerry and Sunny. They read through the comments yesterday and were really pleased to k...

Kerry took Sunny back to hospital last night about 10pm.  Our beautiful Sunny has laboured all through the night and has received some pain ...

Another email has me writing today about homemaking. It's popular topic here, mainly because it is valued, but also, I believe, becaus...

I am absolutely amazed at the support shown in the last post.  It proves, yet again, what a close and caring community we have here.  I wi...

Yesterday I did what I tell others to do all the time.  I took a day off and looked after myself.  Around 9am I loaded up my iPod full of mu...

I believe the best way to clean well in the kitchen, without harsh chemicals, is to use hot water, soap and a variety of brushes.  The brush...

We set off early, with light rain falling, for the two hour drive south to the Gold Coast.  Our plan was to have a quick breakfast when we g...

I suppose it didn't take long to write my book but it seemed to drag on at times and certainly gave me cause to think about how I usuall...