Well, as you can see, I didn't get back here yesterday. I had a full on day of Christmas preparations at work. Our Christmas hampers a...

Technically, some common vegetables like tomatoes, squash and cucumbers, are fruit. For this post, I'm referring to everything as "...

This is the plant we're saving for its seeds. Sorry, it's a bit overexposed. There is a celery plant in our vegetable garden that r...

I didn't think I'd be frightened by our economic crisis. Initially I saw it as a way of slowing everything down, putting the bra...

Continuing on with the theme of getting harmful chemicals out of your home, I want to focus on airborne compounds today. They seem so innoc...

When I started simplifying, natural cleaning was one of the first things I went to. I used up all the chemical cleaners I had in the house ...

I'm not sure what causes it to happen, but every so often we get an influx of new readers. Now is one of those times so I welcome all t...

These are the posts that really make blogging worthwhile for me. Oh sure, I blog for myself in that it creates a good record of what I'...

Reading our meters gives us a real chance to cut back on our use of precious resources. It's like tracking your money when you start bu...

I've been busy over the past week but I'm feeling relaxed and rested nevertheless. My main task has been my book which I haven'...

It's been raining here all night. I sleep like a baby when I hear rain falling on our roof. When I got up this morning and went outsid...

One of the wonderful things about living simply is that when you simplify your life, you become more frugal and green. You put the days of e...

I picked a swag of tomatoes the other day. They're still green, a few are starting to turn red, but basically they're green tomatoe...

This small 500 litre tank holds water for pot plants on the verandah and vegetables in the front yard. We bought it for $49 on sale at Bu...

I spent a small amount of time sowing seeds yesterday. In the past, I used to have trays and trays of seeds but now that we have a continuou...

Shane and Sarndra just before they went home yesterday. I was interested to read in the Why are you simplifying? post that several readers ...