We had a wonderful weekend here full of family, both old and new. On Friday night, Tricia and I went to cousin Susie's home on her brot...

Hello everyone! I've had a few emails asking if Hanno and I are okay and if we are close to the bushfires. At least 25 people have bee...

My sister Tricia travelled up from Sydney yesterday to visit for a few days. We have some family events to attend, the first one being a re...

I have been using my large chest freezer as a cool room for storing my grains and dry goods. In this humid climate, especially in summer, i...

There was good news here recently. A couple of weeks ago I told you that my elder son Shane and his lovely girlfriend, Sarndra, will marry ...

Bev welcoming everyone with her clapping sticks. (click on the photos to enlarge them) We had a wonderful weekend. I hope you did too. Sat...

Teaming up to scour the backyard for insects - Kylie, Heather and Ann Shirley. I often write about the natural world that lays waiting for m...

Things are grim down south. They're in the middle of a heatwave and the area right along the bottom of the Australia continent, that pa...

After a long time writing, editing and obsessing, I'll send in my book proposal at the end of this week. I'll continue to work on it...

A reader asked recently if I'd write a post about what we eat during the week. I'm happy to do that but I think you'll see by o...