This is a Friday photo feature that anyone with a blog can join. It opens the door to us sharing our lives through these photos and gives us...

Thank you for your encouraging comments yesterday.  I appreciate them all very much.  It is very heartening to know that something I enjoy s...

When I started blogging I felt like a bit of an outcast.  Many of the people who were blogging about simplifying then had a political agenda...

When you're an organic gardener, it pays you to work in with the natural ecosystem in your backyard.  Try to stay away from sprays, bec...

My sister recently moved into a new home - a cute little two bedroom cottage that is about 60 or 70 years old.  There are many things to lov...

This is a Friday photo feature that anyone with a blog can join. It opens the door to us sharing our lives through these photos and gives us...

We're starting to think about this year's vegetable garden.  We usually do our main planting in March and although I thought we migh...

We knew it would last for a long time but this economic crisis is dragging on longer than I expected it to.  There is no doubt there have be...

I had an email from Theresa last week, she writes: "Recently our family came upon some tough times when I woke up one morning with MS...

I haven't been doing all my regular work while I'm book writing but I'm still cooking, nothing stops that, and still knitting wh...

Dear Everyone We were surprised to find that Down to Earth was nominated for the Best Australian or New Zealand Blog in the 2011 Bloggie...

I grew up in a much slower time.  A time when bread was delivered by horse and cart and a ginger beer merchant sold his product, from a cart...

If you were wondering where we were yesterday, Hanno and I were out volunteering.  After an early breakfast of tea and toast, we travelled u...

Thanks to everyone who helped with the house affordability question last week.  I was heartened to see that many people thought living on on...