Let's face it, homemakers are looked down on as a sort of female underclass. They're seen as old-fashioned, not quite with it and de...

I have been honoured by being awarded Best Homesteading Site for the month of September by The Modern Homestead . Thank you to Phelan at a...

We had a lot of fun with the dishcloth swap, and we may do another one in the future, but today we'll start another swap. This time we w...

The end of winter is never the best time to see a beautiful vegetable garden as the harshness of winter does take its toll, but there is sti...

My home made 100% cotton napkins. The ones in the fan are small, the larger ones are at the front. I'm trying to do without as many &quo...

A good way of building an emergency fund, or to save for other things, is to have a change jar. “Change” can be coins or notes. I usually cl...

Keeping the kids active and occupied doesn't have to cost a lot. There are plenty of activities and hobbies they can do at home that are...

Here are photos of some of the dishcloths swapped during our first swap. If you have a photo of your dishcloths you'd like to share, sen...

I live a very fortunate life. My husband and I have been hard workers all our lives and we are now enjoying the fruits of that hard work. We...

Turn off appliances at the wall. Reorganise your appliances to make this as easy as possible. Turn off all chargers with a black box on them...

I went back to work yesterday, and had a meeting following work, so I didn't get a chance to come back at all yesterday. It was a long d...

Isn't it frustrating when you receive your electricity bill, you think it's too high but you can't really remember what you did ...

Sauerkraut is made with just two ingredients - cabbage and salt, with a bit of time thrown in for good measure. I used four small sugarloaf ...

It will be a busy place at this homestead today. I'm going back to my voluntary job tomorrow after having two weeks off and I still have...

A few years ago, when I started thinking about the true cost of food, I started to buy as much as I could in, and from, my own local area. I...

I'm running out of time for another post today so here is an update on the photo dilemma. We've signed up with Telstra on their Home...

The following first list partners have received their swaps. Robin and Maggie Carla and RhondaJean Polly and Jewels Kirsty and Elizabeth Bri...

Unbelievable! There have been over 20,000 visitors here since I started blogging in mid May. The counter now sits on 20,140. That's incr...

I've just spent a delightful 15 minutes washing up. My dishwasher, that I usually use every second day, is out of service as the hose ca...

From next Monday I'll be auditing my own electricity meter to see what my usage is. I do this a few times during the year and it gives m...

Let me say first that I do NOT like paying too much for anything I use. When it comes to bank fees and phone costs, that feeling is doubled...

This is my stash of dishcloths that I usually have on my kitchen window sill. The one in use now, next to the container, and the two on top ...

I received my swap parcel from Carla when I returned from our trip. In it were three beautiful cloths - one the same colour as our new yell...