Today is a day of absolute pleasure for me.  I'll be sitting in the shade of the verandah reading one of my new books; tea will be had i...

Hopefully you've landed in your thirties with only a few debts and a passion for living simply.  If you have, you're in the driver...

I still get emails fairly frequently asking me to define simple living and if I can explain how to live like Hanno and I do.  Many of the ...

Today's kitchen is all the way over on the other side of the world.  We have Rachael's kitchen in Scotland. My name's Rachael,...

  I took this photo just 30 minutes ago after I let the chooks out for the day. There is an air of serenity in our backyard.  It's aide...

If you're after some weekend reading, go no further than this list at The Long Thread.   It's full of charming blogs, thoughtful an...

Today's kitchen is Libby's in Woolongong Australia.  Woolongong is just south of Sydney. Libby writes: "I love my kitchen -...

There are certain times during the year when the air temperature is so mild and gentle we seem to blend into the natural environment and bec...

I've had another email asking for help with ideas so, with the permission of the writer, I'm opening this up so we all have a chance...

Today I am featuring Heather's kitchen in Pennsylvania USA.  It's another unusual kitchen which proves, yet again, how diverse we al...