It looks like I live a traditional, old-fashioned life and yet I believe my lifestyle is revolutionary and rebellious. Yes, I bake bread and...

I didn't understand the significance of caring for a home until I gave up working for a living and started building a slower life which ...

It's my birthday today, I'm 76. 🙂  I love being my age. Every stage of life brings new joys and challenges and now is no different....

Things are going well here. I'm slowly working through a few projects, sorting through things I no longer need or want and each day I lo...

I live in the slowest of slow lanes and there is a lot to love about slowing down. I get the full measure of what each day brings, I have t...

It will be cloudy here today with a minimal chance of rain so I'll be out in the garden planting up geranium Rozanne, a Lillipop Soda P...

Hello friends, I'm back!  I had a few projects in my sights during my blog break. A few of them were a bit airy-fairy and I can't r...

It was a close to a perfect day in the garden yesterday. Temp 26C, low humidity, the brightest of blue skies and so many migrating birds re...

It was becoming "normal" to not write a post here so I thought I'd better get back and say hello to you all.  I had an enjoya...

It's been a busy week so far. We're still painting, although not every day, and we probably have another couple of days of work wit...

January, week 1 in  The Simple Home Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.  ~ Abrah...

I was pleased to read a post about teabags on nannachel's blog yesterday as a follow up to my link to how tea bags are made.  Chel wrot...

Homemaking attracts people from all walks of life, with differing wants, needs, philosophies and ambitions. I have a degree, a moderate...

If you think about all the negatives we hear about ageing, or even if you just watch modern life from the sidelines, you'll probably ge...