One of the many things I love about the way I live is that I never feel helpless. I feel I'm in control of what I'm doing and where...

Of all the household tasks I do every week, ironing is the one I struggled with the most. I have tried it every which way, and nothing seem...

I spent a small amount of time sowing seeds yesterday. In the past, I used to have trays and trays of seeds but now that we have a continuou...

We had quite a full weekend with Hanno finishing the new chook fence and me flitting between writing and household chores. Of course there ...

Hello ladies. I will be posting more of our swap photos tomorrow. Today I would like to give you links for more ideas for making holiday ...

Shane and Sarndra just before they went home yesterday. I was interested to read in the Why are you simplifying? post that several readers ...

Karen has asked me to write about the Australian tea tradition. I'm not sure that tradition continues today but this is my version of w...

I have a catch-up day today. Although Hanno has told me to concentrate on my writing and he will do the laundry and most of the indoor work...

These are just a few photos I've taken in the backyard in the past week that really don't relate to my post. I know many of you lik...

Well, here he is - Hanno admiring the view when I took him out to lunch on his birthday. We met up with Bernadette at an "English ...