If you're not already baking your own bread, I want you to think about doing it. Not only is it preservatives-free, it's ch...

While the shops get busier with the excesses of Christmas shopping, my simple life continues at a gentle pace. It was a cooking and odds a...

If I were to write up a list of To Do's everyday, it would go something like this: Sweep floor Wash dishes Talk to Hanno Bake brea...

As most of your know Hanno and I took the plunge a few years ago and stopped working. We now use the hours we used to sell to others on o...

It seems to be agreed now, we are headed for a few shaky years ahead. Some are saying it will be the same or worse than the Great Depressi...

Fifteen years ago, when Hanno and I first bought this little house, we drove along a one lane street, turned onto a dirt driveway a...

This is the quark I made from my yoghurt last week. It drained for four days before I could get back to it, but that's fine as long a...

I wrote yesterday about my life and how I have changed. I want to take that a step further today and write about how you might simplify,...

I had a wonderfully restful day yesterday and feel better for it today. Thank you for all the good wishes you sent. I've had some ...

It never occurred to me when I was a spender that I was actually giving away my independence. I thought the opposite. I believed I was th...