I think it's a good idea to review and rethink what we do every so often. Without noticing, we slip back into old ways and bad habits. ...

Many of you contact me about Gracie and want to know more about her. Here she is with her lead on waiting to be taken out. I'll have ...

The past week has been lovely here. On Tuesday we celebrated Hanno's 77th birthday with the family over for dinner. Sunny and Jamie are...

Hello everyone. I'm looking forward to a quiet and relaxed weekend. I made a lemon tart yesterday and lunch is left overs so not much c...

Happy birthday Jamie, he's four today! He's still in Korea and will celebrate his birthday with his mum, Korean grandma, aunties, u...

Two important questions are posed on the forum at the moment, along with many, many other items of interest. Drop in for a read over the we...

I've had a couple of requests to write about ongoing changes as you age and get ready for retirement. Hopefully, by the time you...

When I was growing up it was a commonly held belief that if you did well at school, worked hard and made a lot of money, you would live a li...

Before we move onto specific subjects such as budgeting, paying off debt, traditional skills, baking, cooking from scratch, organisation, r...

This is the beginnings last night's dinner, prepared in the guest bathroom. There are cooked potatoes in the colander at the back, radi...

This is our home. I cannot stress enough that simple living is not about a particular geographical location, it is not something that happen...

I often tell you how peaceful it is here in our one lane, dead-end street. There's not much passing traffic except for the migrating bi...

I've written about this subject in the past but I'm doing it again because I've had a few requests for it. Let me start by sayi...

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