I feels quite liberating and exciting to wake after a good night's sleep knowing I have the entire day, week, year with no commitments ...

You might think that I've been off galavanting with no time to post here.  Well, you would be wrong. I've been living the most ordi...

It's a beautiful time of year and we're just about to go into winter. The weather has been unseasonal here, as it has been in many ...

When we were on the book tour, one question kept coming up in every town - it was about couples living on one income. Some people wanted to...

While we were away travelling around the countryside, I don't know how many times I heard the phrases "you've really inspired ...

Yesterday I received a small number of The Simple Home books that I'm happy to sign and send out around Australia.  The cost of the bo...

I'll take the opportunity today to answer an email I received last week from a reader. "Jackie" told me she started on ...

I love living within the confines of my home and after closing the gate to luxuriate in the isolation I often stay here for days, and somet...

Summer is slipping by much faster than it used to. I have clear memories of the week between Christmas and New Year passing so slowly it fe...

The past week has been a mix of tranquility, visitors and grandchildren, and now here we are, ready to begin a new year. I'm looking fo...

Christmas Eve morning, Santa will be getting ready to leave about now, so it's a good time to wish you all a very happy Christmas. Whet...

It's that time of year again when I slow down a lot, think about what I've done this year and consider the worth of what I'm do...