Baked caramel custard. Yesterday was the first day of winter here and right on time the cold weather arrived. I wrote this post last n...

I've had quite a few emails recently from readers asking specific questions about blogging, and especially how to set up a blog and how...

Over the past couple of posts and their comments we've shared how we organise our finances by tracking spending, saving what we can and...

So far we've changed our mindset, or are working on it, we're tracking our spending, or starting to, and before we write up a budge...

Carrying on from my previous post... I think the first step in making long-lasting changes in how to deal with money is to first work out w...

When we settled down here after years of working for a living, I wanted to leave commercialism behind and embrace a simpler, quiet life. I ...

 Yes, these two photos are related. That hole next to the elder seedling is Gracie's latest masterpiece.  We're enjoying a...

Thank you all so much for the love sent in the last post.  It's quite humbling to read it.  😊  I am going to devote some time to getti...

Happy Mother's Day to all the mums and grandmas who will read this message. I hope you have a beautiful day with your families.  xx ...

It's been a pretty busy week and on the weekend all beds were full here at the Hetzel house. Cups of tea were made, grandchildren were ...