One of the questions I am often asked in emails is: "I am trying to reduce the amount of plastic I use but I can't seem to find a w...

"Hmmm, I wonder if there's anything to eat in there. " We have water containers everywhere. They stand like sad reminders of ...

I get the impression sometimes that a few of my friends here think I'm a bit of a saint, and that I selflessly work from daylight to dus...

Dana over at Old Red Barn is having a giveaway. The prize is a quilt! There are no photos yet but the photos of her first quilt giveaway a...

The pincushion, needle book /water bottle holder swap seems to be going well after a little bit of tweaking and sorting out swap buddies. As...

There was a real nip in the air when I got out of bed yesterday. It was only 5 C (41 F) and when the sun came up the sky was bright blue, w...

I met Hanno on my 28th birthday, we married when I was 31 and our first baby, Shane, was born a year later. Shane turns 28 next Tuesday. H...

From left, these chooks are Plymouth Rocks, a buff Orphington (at front), a buff Sussex, Faverolles (whitey at back) and Anne Shirley our Ne...

It's confession time! There are days, like today, when I get up in the morning and can't be bothered writing. I feel overwhelmed s...

Hanno and I spent a peaceful weekend together working away on our various chores and watching a couple of TV shows that I recorded through t...