I visited my dear friend Rose in her home town over the weekend. It was a long drive so I had a lot of time to think about Rose, my family,...

Let's just make this clear at the beginning. I LOVE the internet. In my opinion, the internet is the single most important innovation ...

I've loved pink onions, on and off, for a long time but I seem to be making them more now. I thought I'd write about them today bec...

We've had so many visitors lately my head is spinning. Add to that my adorable grandkids and a new puppy and I'm starting to feel a...

I think Hanno and I have been pretty succesful in changing our lives from one of stress, expense and disorder, to a life of relaxed content...

I took my time last week. I had a list of chores as long as my arm but I stood back, took a deep breath, and then worked out what my priori...

It's been a busy year, one of the busiest I can remember, but that's all come to an end now - today and all my tomorrows, will be s...

There are many aspects of simple life that come easy to most people but one or two that seem to be more difficult.  The difficult ones tend...

What a few days we've had. Everything was going well with the bathroom renovation until the waterproofers arrived and applied a coat of...