I forget if I told you that I'm having a two week break from my voluntary job.  It's been really hectic there all year with our move...

Yesterday, Hanno and I travelled down the coast to have lunch with our son Kerry and his lovely partner, Sunny.  Sunny is a chef too and she...

Today we travel across the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand to visit Amy and see where she works. Amy writes: "As a full-time...

I have been secretly savouring a cookbook that I thought would not only be a rich addition to my recipe collection but also help us all ge...

I received the following comment during the week from Monique who wrote: ... we want to sell our place and search for a new home we can...

Today we're travelling to a Canadian dairy farm.  Look at all those cute cow bottoms waiting patiently.  I love this workplace and I'...

It's been a while since I wrote about our garden so that's where we are today.  Most of you know that Hanno and I have been gardenin...

I am often overwhelmed by the generous nature of the comments left behind like Hansel and Gretel's breadcrumbs in the woods. Those bread...

I had a wonderful weekend pottering around doing this and that, and I even had a sleep in my chair, wrapped in a blanket, after watching Doc...

It's cold (for here) and raining.  I just filled a bowl with old bread, a sprinkling of milk powder and warm water and took this most pr...