We set off early, just the three of us - Hanno, Alice and me, with the sun almost breaking over the horizen, heading for Shane and Sarndra&#...

Good morning all. I don't have time to post today, we're off as soon as we finish our tea to visit Shane and Sarndra. I'll tak...

Those of you who need help learning to knit and those who are willing to help please leave your names, e-mail (spelled out of course) and al...

My knitting stash and knitting needles. One of the lovely things about first coming to your simple life is that you make your day-to-day liv...

Although I didn't do much in the way of chores on the weekend, I did bake some barmbrack . Barmbrack is a traditional Irish fruit brea...

It's been like a roller coaster these last few days. I have finally accepted that Rosie is gone but I am thankful that I can still see ...

Hanno and I have been overwhelmed by the sweet messages left about Rosie. They helped us during that first day, the most difficult one, wh...

Rosie grew sicker as the day progressed yesterday. I walked around the garden with her in the afternoon because she couldn't sit st...

I've been looking forward to today ... Thursday is the first day of the week when I'm home all day. Being at work since Monday has ...

I try to maintain a balanced view in my life and on my blog and I generally believe that what others do is their own business and not anythi...