Bread is one of those foods that, when made with your own hands, gives a great deal of satisfaction and delight. It's only flour and wa...

Over the years I've been asked many times what is the key to a simple life. I've thought long and hard about it and I reckon there ...

This post was written over the space of a few days ... Hanno went out this morning and I took the time to work and sit in the garden. It w...

In the Year of Reading, the first thing our new premier did was scrap the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards. I don't want to get...

Two friends of mine sent me the link to this NY Times article during the week  - The Busy Trap. It's a great read. I really relat...

I'm lucky that I'm really healthy and rarely get sick. I like to have a few tonics handy during winter though, just in case. I thou...

I have no use for celebrity. The word makes me a bit light-headed and I think of vacuous TV and film actors who gain fame more for what the...

Change is constant in our lives. We're always reacting to the good and the bad in our backyard and while the good results in smiles and...

Thanks to everyone who inquired about Hanno's health. He's fine now, his eye has healed well and apart from eye drops every two hou...

I want to share a link with you today. I've been developing the Maleny Community Newsletter for the Neighbourhood Centre which will cov...