I received an email from Madeline last week asking me to write about replacing household linens, crockery and odds and ends like umbrellas,...

I've noticed quite a few new soap makers at the forum lately, and have had emails from some of you with soap questions, so I thought it...

I've been wanting to share some really special photos with you and today I have a good reason for it - apart from the fact that they...

Thanks to everyone who sent an order or an inquiry about buying my book. I've answered some of you and will answer you all when Hanno g...

I'll be sending in an order to Penguin soon so I can sell signed copies of my book. If you'd like to order a signed copy, please se...

This is my regular Friday feature in which I share a few things I've read or watched recently and some blogs that have inspired me in s...

Happy Australia Day to my fellow Australians! Whether you celebrate quietly with Vegemite on toast while watching the cricket, or at a BBQ ...

We had a nice supply of ginger beer going over Christmas. It's a delicious soft drink for young and old, although there is an alcoholic...

I live a charmed life. We live here, on this fertile land with a creek running by it, at the end of a one-lane street, surrounded by a few ...

With less than a month to go until the book is released, there has been a lot going on here behind the scenes.  Hanno and I are planning ou...