Kathleen, one of our Frizzles, displaying her magnificent hat of soft feathers. I hope you've had a good week. Mine has been a bit...

We have an abundance of wildlife here. I was working at my computer yesterday when a kookaburra swooped down to drink at the water bowl....

I hope you have a restful weekend ahead and are able to spend time with people you love. Thank you for all your wonderful comments. Mos...

Here she is! Born on Wednesday to Danny and Laura. We've had very cold days and nights here in many parts of Australia. There h...

A pair of spotted doves resting in the sunshine just outside my window yesterday morning. It's been a week of cold nights and morn...

Brrrr, it's cold here this morning but it should warm up later with a sunny day. I hope if your weather is cold, you have warm sou...

Look who's back. Sunny and Jamie flew in from Korean yesterday morning. :- )  We will have a quiet weekend, a mix of work and rest. ...

We sat on that bench under the tree on the left.  We had a day out yesterday. We left just after peak hour, which didn't seem to ...

 Maya Angelou RIP "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never fo...

I am hoping to get my patchwork quilt started this weekend. I have the fabrics selected, I need to work out the size of my patches now,...

I wasn't going to do my weekend reading this week but I came in here and saw that I already had a sizeable list, so here it is.  I'...

I took this photo of Hanno last week when we went down to the beach to have lunch. Another week has flowed under the bridge and the w...

A real toasted sandwich - homemade grain bread with home-grown tomato, homemade cheese and chilli jam and a gifted avocado. It's ...

Early morning in the garden. How cooking can change your life - Michael Pollan, Youtube Backyard Permaculture - Youtube Sunny sp...

I'm very pleased to tell you that my book The Simple Life has been reprinted and should be available very soon - either online or at y...

I thought I may have been dreaming but no, it's true. I was told by Penguin yesterday that The Simple Life is being reprinted, already...

Another busy week here. It's probably been the same at your place too. I hope all is well in your home and that you'll have a ch...

Thanks to everyone who sent suggestions for accommodation in Tasmania. We have been there before, Tricia hasn't, but we're all ...

Here is my big boy Jamie on his way to kindy on the train in Korea. And later having lunch with mum, Sunny, in a cafe. He'll be t...

Everyone must have been busy this week, they've not been many comments here.  Whatever you're doing, I hope it's progressing we...