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7 February 2020
Weekend reading
In the past few months I've been asked by quite a few readers to restart my Weekend Reading. This list is made up of things I've Go...
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4 February 2020
Linen bread bag
I finished my bread bag a couple of days ago and it's a nice bag to use. I'm not sure how good it would be in other climates but wi...
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1 February 2020
Micro-plastics, plastics, plastic pollution
This is the followup to an Instagram post about getting rid of my microfibre cleaning cloths. I watched a program on plastic waste hosted b...
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27 January 2020
Make your own household linens
Making your own household linens is a BIG step towards a simpler life. You'll use numerous simple living skills such as sewing, recycli...
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25 January 2020
Caring for Australian wildlife affected by fires
In the past week, I've had a couple of emails from international readers wanting to know about the native animals caught up in the unpr...
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22 January 2020
Housework, it's never-ending
I've got a good job. I rise when I want to, work and rest when I feel like it and every day I look after us and our home. Hanno does th...
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18 January 2020
A letter of thanks from Charles
A few weeks ago, when Tricia told me that she was going to sew bat wraps and joey pouches for Charles to use in his wildlife rescue work, I...
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17 January 2020
High fibre white loaf recipe
I've been working on a new loaf - a high fibre white. I usually make either white or rye loaves and I do that because Hanno loves rye b...
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13 January 2020
Looking forward, looking back
We don't go away on holidays anymore but always make sure that the time between Christmas and mid-January is like a holiday. We both d...
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8 January 2020
If you want to live a simpler life - identify your needs
"Why are those pots upside-down on sticks?" - that's the question I'm asked more than any other. The second most aske...
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