We’ve had a vegetable garden for much of the past 25 years. Gardening is one of those things that I miss when I don’t do it for a few days. ...

When I decided that I would stop spending, along with that decision came the imperative of looking after what I own. We have always bought ...

I have to apologise right now. There will be times when you come to this blog and just as you've become used to one set of colours and l...

My sink overlooks our vegetable garden so washing up is a slow and pleasant task. We spend so much time in the kitchen it easy save a few do...

I've been tidying up my photo albums this morning because it's too cold to go outside to the garden. I found this little card I made...

It always pleases me a lot to cook local and home grown food. When I can combine that fresh food with something from my preserving cupboard ...

I hope this tutorial helps the readers who are starting out on bread making or those who have tried but failed. All the ingredients are com...

This photo gives a good overview of our back verandah. It's a bit untidy so look past that. ; ) You can see our aquaponics tank and grow...

It was very disappointing, only one woman came along to the sewing circle. She wanted to learn how to cut out and sew a pair of pants that f...

I'll be taking my library books back today - I have this Reader's Digest back to basics book as well as the seed saver's handboo...