We had lunch with Kerry, Sunny and Jamie yesterday. It's such a gentle pleasure to sit around a table and share food with loved ones. T...

There will be readers who will gag at these old-fashioned recipes, as well as those who, even though the ingredients are quite cheap, still...

I'm continuing the decluttering challenge many of us started last Monday. The declutterers at the forum are posting about what they...

Vivian is back from her family holiday and she's having a mini sale at EcoYarns  this weekend. Most of the yarns with wool content ...

The master's apprentice. This is where Jamie leaves his spade. I'll be busy with my writing most of the weekend. I'm hopi...

Homemade garlic and herb bread. Bread is part of our daily lives here. I make it most days and sometimes we buy a good rye loaf fro...

I think a lot of people let the idea of perfection get in the way of living. When you expect perfection you raise the bar so high, most of ...

Now that we are eating our main meal at noon, it can be a bit of a free for all later in the day when we're hungry again. The idea is t...

Decluttering is a difficult task for most of us. If you've gone through your life with little money, then it is a real challenge giving...

During the week, Dawn, a very generous reader, sent me a copy of a New Zealand magazine called Good.  The undeniable fact that I ha...