I read a very interesting article in the New York Times last week -  Susan Jacoby's   Real  Life Among the Old Old .   It confirmed a th...

I'm always surprised by the number of animals and birds that wander into our backyard.  Some of them are having a stickybeak, some are j...

I harvested our small garlic crop in the middle of a torrential downpour last week.  It had been raining for over a week and when I walked p...

Well, here it is, the first full non-holiday week of 2011 and I'm pleased to be back.  ADDITION: I've just been told it's a pub...

I was asked to keep this quiet until family and friends had been told, now I can let you know. I'm overjoyed to tell you that Shane and...

A feeling of renewal always comes calling at this time of year.  The new year is looming, an old year almost gone and life is telling me to ...

A change of plans at the last minute so no ginger beer was made yesterday.  I'm sorry that I can't follow this through with you but ...

I've had a couple of requests for our Christmas cake recipe and I'm happy to oblige.  This cake is really easy to make, it's ful...

I received an email during the week from a young woman in Tasmania.  With her permission I'm replying to her here because I know more go...

The last weekend before Christmas - it was slowly busy and relaxed here.  I worked on the book on Saturday and kept yesterday as a pottering...