Shelling peas from the Carl Larsen gallery I'm not going to hide the truth, learning how to deal with money is difficult. It will ...

Graphic from the Carl Larsen gallery There have been a number of new readers commenting and emailing about starting a new simpler life, and ...

Graphic from the Carl Larsen gallery In addition to the Frugal Food post today I want to add a few more lines. Thank you to Sharon who spent...

Last week a number of readers shared their frugal food ideas, with costings for the ingredients. If you're like the rest of us and tryi...

I hope everyone is having a relaxing week-end. I am going to split the sewing links I have into two posts -today I will give you some of the...

I wanted to remind everyone to make sure that they have gotten a hold of their swap buddy. I have heard from one who hasn't, and would ...

I was feeling relaxed and focused as I went about my work yesterday. I pottered around the house doing this and that, and then worked on Sh...

I have a secret pleasure at work. It's a pleasure Hanno disapproves of so it makes it all the more special for me. Before you start th...

I am really surprised at the cost of food now. I went to work with no lunch yesterday and ended up buying a curried vegetable pie at the lo...

I love baskets. I often take a basket with me when I go to my voluntary job, or out with Hanno to do the grocery shopping. When we go out f...