Hello everyone I'm At Kerry and Sunny's tapping this out on an iPhone because we've lost all phone and Internet access at our...

It was a typical day here yesterday although the summer sun was shaded by thick clouds and heavy rain. I love days like that, knowing that ...

Happy Australia Day to all my fellow Australians! We're all lucky to live in this great country. I hope you have the chance to celebrate...

Ladies and gentlemen, we have rain. It started early yesterday morning and rained gently all day; the heavier rain came overnight. We got a...

Like many Australians, I watched Food Inc. the other night when it aired on TV here. I'd already seen the DVD of it a couple of years a...

Thank you for all the kind and encouraging comments yesterday. It seems that what I thought is a localised drought is being felt world-wide...

One of the reasons we chose to live in this area was that the climate and rainfall would help us grow food in the backyard. Usually we get ...

I have been watching a few Amish documentaries on You Tube while I've been ironing lately and it made me wonder why I enjoy watching th...

Free eBook on self sufficiency. If you don't have a Kindle, do what I did and download the Kindle software for your computer. It's...

I'm quite comfortable with chaos. I like order because it helps me be productive and efficient, but chaos is an old friend. Recently, S...