The 90/10 principle. I spent the first 30 years of my life expecting the exeptional to be the norm but ninety percent of life is not except...

I slept the sleep of the dead last night, boy, was I tired. After two big days at the Neighbourhood Centre I am ready to put my feet up and ...

I have been nominated again for Bloggers for Positive Global Change Award by Kate at Our Red House . Thank you Kate. At first I wondered wh...

It's difficult when one person in the family decides to change in certain ways and the rest of the family want to stay the same. I th...

I made some lemon syrup cakes on Saturday, recipe from Lisa at Altered Cutlery . I made three cakes - one we are eating this week, the ...

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...