After a fairly poor season in the garden last year due to cloudy weather and too much rain, this year it's ideal, although a bit drier ...

I've had a busy time of it while these blog pages remained silent. There were a few changes in our home and my wardrobe, a couple of la...

Just a quick few lines to let you know I'll be back soon - either tomorrow or Wednesday, I'm not sure yet. I'm trying to get so...

If you want to smile today, really smile, deep down to your bones, watch this - youtube Got too many tomatoes?  Try fermented toma...

I'm pleased to be able to share Greg's book Changing Gears with you. I've just drawn numbers out of a hat - I'm old sc...

We had a lovely weekend here with Shane and Alex visiting, and Jamie here for his regular two weekend days while Kerry and Sunny work. Sarn...

I'm looking forward to a seeing Shane and Alex this weekend. We'll be looking after Jamie too so having the two boys here toget...

I had the pleasure of meeting Greg Foyster and Sophie Chishkovsky last year when they cycled from Melbourne, via Tasmania, to North Queensl...

Recently,  The Guardian ran an article about single-use plastic bags and the proposal that people will be charged for them  in New York Cit...

If you have extra milk in the fridge, or can get some, particularly if it's non-homogenised, or better still, raw milk, this is an e...