It's been a whirlwind week here with a lot happening as we cruise into the end of the year.  Over the weekend, I'll start getti...

I really don't have any concrete answers. I think life is too chaotic and changeable to have answers that I'm always sure of. I hav...

My world is small. Many weeks of the year my world is happily contained within the boundaries of our property, and with the gate closed, I ...

I haven't had much time for online reading lately but here are a few scratchings from the past couple of weeks.  I hope everything ...

Our garden changes are almost complete and I'm looking forward to working in this smaller but still productive garden. The major ch...

Wandering around our backyard, sitting under the elder tree, watching the birds fly and admiring the vegetables in the straight rigid lines...

I love hand sewing much more than machine sewing. Next month, I'm taking a trip to the Blue Mountains to visit my sister. I have no d...

Image from here. I couldn't let this pass without commenting on it. One of my political heroes (I only have two), Gough Whitlam, ...

I'm pleased to tell you that I won the Green Lifestyle Magazine's Local Green Hero Award yesterday. Other winners in the People ca...

I'm busy here at the moment so there'll be fewer posts in the coming weeks. Be patient with me, I'll be back to a more regu...