I got some good news from Penguin yesterday. Down to Earth is being reprinted again. :- ) I've received many emails from people who ha...

I'm having a short break but I noticed there are a lot of readers visiting this morning. I've decided to occasionally feature popula...

An email came from a US reader, Abby, who asked about being a homemaker in later years. This is part of what she wrote: "I am a stay...

Harvesting ice the Amish way Making baby shoes Budget Bytes - a great cooking blog Human gummi bears Creepy photo portraits of reti...

This post was written over the space of a few days ... Hanno went out this morning and I took the time to work and sit in the garden. It w...

Housework is boring!  Hmmm, yes, it might be. If I resented having to do housework, rushed through it so I could have time online or wi...