I wasn't going to post today but in a lightning flash, things change. They say that behind every good man there is a good woman.  Well,...

From today, you cannot post anonymous comments on this blog. I have had a few nasty anonymous comments lately.  These people never have the ...

Now here is a sewing room I'd feel very comfortable in.  It's packed with interesting fabrics and threads and it's organised wel...

Thank you all for the great advice and recipes for elder flowers and berries.  I'll print them out soon and add them to my Homemakers Jo...

I planted an elder tree about six months ago and it's growing nicely.  Elders are not native to Australia and I don't know anyone wh...

The weekend came and went with housework being done, a few phone calls and only one visitor. My housework always just rolls along and curve...

I have been thinking a lot about my life recently, particularly about why I am happy to live as I do while to others it seems like hardsh...

We love eating curry in Winter and I have been making a very tasty chicken curry lately that is easy  to prepare and suitable for the slow c...

There is no doubt about it, when most of us think of living a simple life, we think of the country.  Hanno and I live on the edge of a rura...

From an allotment in London to a small apartment in Sydney, today we see where Samantha works. I can't tell you how how much I love it ...