Today I am featuring the last of the 'this is where I work" photos and travel to Laura Jeanne's home in Canada to see just what...

I am alone at the moment. It's 5.35am, Sunday. Hanno has gone to the farmers' market to buy a few seedlings and fruit, it's qui...

My friends at Radio National's Future Tense sent this link to their program on The Slow Movement . It's an interesting broadcast ab...

I often write here about building up our stockpiles, creating gardens full of fresh vegetables and making, rather than buying, many of the r...

You all know I love Winter but it's the second day of Spring today and we're in those transition days from cool to warm.  It's a...

There are changes happening all over the world now that I think will benefit us all in the long term. Many of us are thinking more about ho...

I usually receive a few emails every week asking for more from scratch recipes. I cook every day, so there is no shortage of recipes. On th...

I continue to receive emails asking how to cut down on spending and if there is one good way to do it. Well, no, there isn't, it's...

As most of you know, I will be a first time grandmother early next year. I want to help prepare for the birth and supply some of the many t...

We all seem to be on the same page when it comes to retirement and we all know that if your 20 or 70, simple living will help you live well ...