Hanno asked me to thank you all for the lovely birthday wishes sent his way on the weekend. He is 69 now, the last year of his boyhood. N...

Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been marri...

It seems that quite a few people have problems germinating seeds and getting seeds to seedling stage which grow strong and healthy enough to...

I love having a variety of meals I can make quickly using what I have in the pantry and garden. This is an old standby that I make every mo...

Click on photos to enlarge them. In this photo you can see the down pipe Hanno rigged up on the chook house. It collects rainwater from thi...

I've been making cold pressed soap for a few years now and I had always wanted to add liquid soap to my shelves too. The first hurdl...

All these photos are of ginger beer being made yesterday. I have noticed something about myself since I started reading blogs and again when...

After two busy days at work, I'm at home, alone, today. Nice. Hanno is taking our friend to the doctor in Brisbane and I will be left ...

I've just about given up on TV. I enjoy watching the cricket during summer, I'm still faithful to Time Team and there is the occasi...

We bought two new chickens on the weekend. A buff Sussex named Quince and a Light Sussex named Quentin. My Australian friends will know wh...