Just a quick few lines to let you know I'll be back soon - either tomorrow or Wednesday, I'm not sure yet. I'm trying to get so...

If you want to smile today, really smile, deep down to your bones, watch this - youtube Got too many tomatoes?  Try fermented toma...

I'm pleased to be able to share Greg's book Changing Gears with you. I've just drawn numbers out of a hat - I'm old sc...

We had a lovely weekend here with Shane and Alex visiting, and Jamie here for his regular two weekend days while Kerry and Sunny work. Sarn...

I'm looking forward to a seeing Shane and Alex this weekend. We'll be looking after Jamie too so having the two boys here toget...

I had the pleasure of meeting Greg Foyster and Sophie Chishkovsky last year when they cycled from Melbourne, via Tasmania, to North Queensl...

Recently,  The Guardian ran an article about single-use plastic bags and the proposal that people will be charged for them  in New York Cit...

If you have extra milk in the fridge, or can get some, particularly if it's non-homogenised, or better still, raw milk, this is an e...

Decluttering Challenge This is the final week of the decluttering challenge and it's gone really well. Today I'm freeing myself ...

Another week has come and gone and now the time approaches for many of us to slow down and relax. Remember, you can't be at your best u...

When the GFC started in 2008 I remember writing that although many people would lose jobs and there would be a lot of heartache, it might a...

Our vegetable garden is getting there. It's been slow this year. Hanno had several health set backs and is still consulting specialists...

The August decluttering challenge continues with three items going today. I am finally giving away my red dress. I kept it for years, even ...

I did the last of my library sessions at the Noosa Library yesterday. It's been a real pleasure to go out to these libraries and talk a...