It's a beautiful, crisp, winter day here. Mid-winter, my elder son's 27th birthday. Unfortunately we won't see Shane today as he...

I wrote about neighbours yesterday and have been thinking since then about how we connect with others and become friends. I failed to realis...

The second stage of a revolution started yesterday. I went out to the front verandah at 3ish and found a box of food scraps. It was a large ...

I wonder sometimes why our paths lead us to this simple way of living. None of my friends live as we do, neither do any family memb...

I discovered the benefits of good homemade soap several years ago; I love how it nourishes my aging skin. I usually make a cold pressed soap...

I made a delicious cherry slice yesterday that H and I had warm for dessert last night. It works equally well with any stewed, preserved or...

One of the things H and I are trying to do is to bring as little as possible into our home from outside. We try to make or grow what we need...

Someone wanted this stitchery pattern. It might have been Jenny. I'm not really sure now. Anyhow, everyone is welcome to use it. : )

If you believed the advertisements on TV, washing clothes is one of the most difficult things to do if you don't have THE special magic ...

I've been meaning to post these photos for a while. I took them when we attended the funeral of a dear friend of H's a couple of mon...