Homemaking attracts people from all walks of life, with differing wants, needs, philosophies and ambitions. I have a degree, a moderate...

It's been comforting to get back to my regular household routines after a few years of intensive writing. Once established, rhythms and...

Just a short note on the War on Waste post. There is no radio program, it's an online digital program as well as a downloadable podcast...

I thought I was fairly up to date on the growing waste issue in the world but a three part ABC TV program called War on Waste showed me tha...

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 ...