Often when you have to save money on food one of the things that suffers is flavour.  This is a good dish that uses a small amount of meat ...

As the days move towards Christmas and the end of the year, it's a good time to do a few small cleaning jobs. Many of us will have visi...

Thank you for your visits this week and for your comments. The comments create a point of interest for me, help me build up a picture of yo...

Picture this. It's 5.00pm at the end of a busy day. I grab a cup of tea and prepare to sit down and watch the news on TV with Hanno. I ...

This is the view from my work room window, taken yesterday morning. I've had three emails in the past week from people who are a ...

There is something about Sunday afternoons. I'm not sure what it is but I know they feel different to every other afternoon. I'm wr...

Are you getting yourself organised for the end of year holidays? I made up three bottles of ginger beer yesterday and today, I'll...

I love to have a homemade treat to serve when people come to visit and stay for a cup of tea and I usually make a cake or biscuits during t...

I don't think I've written about travel and transport before and I'm not sure why because I do think about it a lot.  When I ga...

As I wander around the web, I sometimes find homemakers who aren't really at peace with their role. From what I can see, these are all ...