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 expla...

There will be some readers who'll prefer not to read today's post. You can see by the title what it's about. But I am writing f...

I was asked at a recent workshop what liquid I use to wash up. This is such a painful question for me because I've been chopping and ch...

Sweet slices used to be very popular in Australia. A sandwich or base of pastry with a filling, sometimes fruit or custard, sometimes somet...

Newcomers to the blog have sent a few emails recently asking how to start living more simply. I wish there was a clear answer to that but t...

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 explain...

I made soap again yesterday and it has given me a chance to reply to an email inquiry I had about a month ago. Jenine asked: "I was ju...

I made some calendula salve to apply to some rashes we both have. Calendula is easy to grow in most gardens and gives you a beautiful sun c...

We plod along most years planting the same varieties of vegetables that worked for us in previous seasons. We've been growing vegetable...

Last week I received an email from a reader who asked about working parents. She has three children, she and her husband both work (her hus...