I'm not one who takes frequent holidays. In the last ten years, I've had two holidays and both of them were working holidays (book ...

I'm taking a few days away from the computer to get my head back to where I want it to be.  I'll be sewing, knitting, cooking and...

We've been updating the forum over the past few weeks. There are some new moderators and many excellent threads aimed at teaching o...

Yesterday I made enough buttermilk pikelets/flapjacks for our house, Sunny's house and Jamie's lunchbox. They were supposed to ...

Happy Australia Day to all my Australian friends and neighbours. I hope you enjoy whatever you do today in this great country of ours. 🇦...

Gracie with her blankie, my old unstitched ugg boot. Life's good with our little black Scottie, Gracie. She watched a television ...

We slow down and relax during December and January. The garden produces a few herbs and fruit so it only needs watering, Hanno mows the law...

Packing dried oregano into a jar. Life takes a gentle turn this week. It's back to school for Australian children in a few days s...

I make salmon rissoles or fishcakes fairly regularly as they're a cheap and easy meal that will stretch one can of salmon to feed four ...

I often tell you how peaceful it is here in our one lane, dead-end street. There's not much passing traffic except for the migrating bi...