I forgot to let you all know the time frame of the swap. Your napkins must be posted on, or before, October 1. That gives everyone 3½ weeks ...

This swap is for four 100% cotton napkins, you can send six if you prefer, plus anything else your heart desires. It is fine if you send som...

I'll just do a small post now, and tidy up a couple of loose ends, and hopefully get time to post again later. I'm so pleased to ann...

Bread and butter cucumbers with red onion and mustard seeds. I have only one jar of peach jam left! It's my favorite. I'm hoping to ...

Let's face it, homemakers are looked down on as a sort of female underclass. They're seen as old-fashioned, not quite with it and de...

I have been honoured by being awarded Best Homesteading Site for the month of September by The Modern Homestead . Thank you to Phelan at a...

We had a lot of fun with the dishcloth swap, and we may do another one in the future, but today we'll start another swap. This time we w...

The end of winter is never the best time to see a beautiful vegetable garden as the harshness of winter does take its toll, but there is sti...

My home made 100% cotton napkins. The ones in the fan are small, the larger ones are at the front. I'm trying to do without as many &quo...

A good way of building an emergency fund, or to save for other things, is to have a change jar. “Change” can be coins or notes. I usually cl...