I originally wrote this post in 2008 and have resurrected it hoping that you'll find it interesting and helpful. I'm too busy to w...

I loved the interesting comments that came through yesterday. Parents sharing their experiences in an open way always has the potential to ...

Now that we're looking after Jamie occasionally, it's brought back a lot of memories about how things were when my own sons were ba...

There was a little visitor to our chicken coop last night.  I found him this morning when I let the girls out. It looks like a little b...

Mother's Day is a day set aside to recognise the role of mothers and the importance mothers play in our lives and in the life of the na...

It's Wednesday morning, 10.03, the aroma of homemade biscuits is wafting through our house. Is there any better fragrance? I have a few...

This poem has apparently been around for a while but when I read it for the first time this week it hit me right in the heart. I wanted to ...

I'm sure most of you who knit, sew or create with your hands will identify with this. I'm trying to organise my work room so I have...

Google "home-based economy' and you get a lot of links about setting up a business at home, earning money from home and a lot of f...

Ten things you should never buy new Christina Lowry  - this is always a beautiful blog but just look at the blanket Christina is workin...