One of the many ways to cut costs in your kitchen garden is to take herb cuttings. I do it at this time of year but you should do a bit of ...

February, week 1 in The Simple Home We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.   Winston Churchill Hanno and...

I'm making a lamp skirt to cover a very drab beige lamp shade in our lounge room. The fringe will be at the bottom and the green cott...

Hello everyone.  Last year I developed an online blogging course and had great success with it.  It's a course for beginners, or blogge...

January, week 4 in  The Simple Home This is the final post for January, so let's recap what we've done so far.  This month has be...

I think this is the most significant group of reads I've collected and presented to you so far.  One site here has been life changing f...

I know many of you will already be doing this, or at least know about it, but cooking in a saucepan with a steamer on top is a frugal and n...

Good morning friends. The lovely Ben at Penguin has given me two The Simple Home books to give away.  I'll give one away in Ju...

January, week 3 in  The Simple Home Thinking back on all the houses I've lived in as an adult, I've never walked into one that wa...

It's heart warming to see knitters around the world clicking away on their projects and taking a photo  or two so we can enjoy their w...