Sometimes readers ask me how I keep going and why housework isn't boring for me.  It is boring sometimes but boredom doesn't stop me...

Of all the simple pleasures waiting for us in our homes, my favourite is sleeping on newly washed sheets that have been dried in the sun. La...

Things are going well here. I'm slowly working through a few projects, sorting through things I no longer need or want and each day I lo...

For the past couple of decades I've been knitting dishcloths. I generally knit some for gifts through the year and I make sure I always ...

  Hello!  Remember me? This cup of coffee is helping me get back into blog writing again; I've missed it. I think I'm ready to get b...

Hello everyone. This is one of my first steps towards a new life without Hanno.  Most of you know he died on 25 May after a long period of m...

Another good fall of rain this week with over 220mm in the gauge. I say "over" because the rain gauge was overflowing again when I...

It's been a busy week, a mix of doctors, decisions and housework. Hanno is still unwell and now we're waiting to hear about another ...