I sometimes have people ask me how I fill my days. It's a bit of a patchwork really and each day is different to the ones on either side...

Being the type of person I am I always read about things before I do them, or soon after. When I had my kids, I read everything I could whil...

Generally one loofah harvest will keep you going all year. I harvested most of the loofahs this morning. I have about 18 of them, bot...

I have few regrets when I look back on my old life but one thing I do regret is all the food and money I wasted. I’m very careful now to mak...

I've always been a very keen reader. There was a time when I would read a book every couple of days but that was when I had time to loun...

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...