Today I'm featuring an email from a lady who wrote a couple of weeks ago about establishing a life while paying a mortgage and saving fo...

I haven't written about our garden much lately but it's still here, happily bubbling away in the background, providing much of our f...

After water, tea is the most popular non-alchoholic drink in the world. My favourite drink is orange juice made from our backyard oranges,...

This is a Friday photo feature that anyone with a blog can join. To take part, post a photo on your own blog, write a short caption explaini...

A couple of days ago I made a batch of cultured cream and some chilli jam and Eclair asked if I would write more about them. We have quite ...

Once upon a time, suburban homes were showpieces where the smartest appliances, the largest screens and latest furnishings combined to pla...

Last week I received a sad email from Sophie in New Zealand, she wrote: "I just wanted to write you a wee note to tell you of my expe...

Another weekend - another mix of work and sitting back with our feet up. I did some knitting and reading, presented a blogging workshop at ...

This is a Friday photo feature that anyone with a blog can join. It opens the door to us sharing our lives through these photos, gives us al...

I've been making jam lately. Lots of it. I started off when strawberry season started and they were only $1.50 a punnet. I asked Hanno t...