Graphic from the Carl Larsen gallery There have been a number of new readers commenting and emailing about starting a new simpler life, and ...

I was feeling relaxed and focused as I went about my work yesterday. I pottered around the house doing this and that, and then worked on Sh...

I love baskets. I often take a basket with me when I go to my voluntary job, or out with Hanno to do the grocery shopping. When we go out f...

It's going to get worse before it gets better. With the cost of petrol continuing to rise in Australia and around the world, which also ...

Lyn at Patchwork Angel is having a gorgeous redwork pattern giveaway. It will be drawn tomorrow so if you want to be in the draw, go here n...

I noticed in the delicatessen the other day that quark is now selling for $19.50 a kilo. Naturally I didn't buy any as I make my own bu...

It's easy to get caught up in posts about producing food when we're trying to live a frugal and sustainable life but the truth of it...

There is always something to do in the garden at the moment. I love the photo above, it is of Hanno planting tomatoes with the chooks watchi...

Hanno and I spent two hours on our budget yesterday. We checked old bills and we had our little (solar) calculator running hot. We put 2 and...

There have been many emails and very thoughtful and helpful comments to my previous post. Thanks to everyone who contributed. Every comment ...

Here we are, just a couple of crazy kids, about to set off to pick up our chooks on Saturday. I didn’t want to garden yesterday. I was tired...

It's Mother's Day in Australia today. Mother's Day - the one day of the year when we eat strange looking breakfasts and wear mac...

We spent a relaxing day in the backyard yesterday. I did some gardening while Hanno continued on his nest building project in the shed. It&#...