During the week a wonderful comment came in on the post about Kevin's Man Made Home. It was from rabidlittlehippy . I started writi...

I think it's wonderful that there are a lot of new vegetable gardeners now. Growing food is part of a new way of living for some, it he...

We've had so many visitors lately my head is spinning. Add to that my adorable grandkids and a new puppy and I'm starting to feel a...

Last week I received an email from a women who said she wanted to live a more simple life but she couldn't leave her job in the city unt...

Hopefully you've landed in your thirties with only a few debts and a passion for living simply.  If you have, you're in the driver...

The beginnings of a cotton nightie I started last weekend. My simple life is a series of small changes. They may appear inconsequential to ...

I'm queen of my home and here with my king, we grow, make, recycle, mend, bake, ferment, preserve, cook and do as much for ourselves...

When I first decided that I'd had enough of my rampant spending and the insidious system that encouraged it, I realised that a lot of t...

Potatoes are a very popular vegetable in Australia. Those of us of European descent who cook our traditional family food often use potatoe...

Over the years I've been asked many times what is the key to a simple life. I've thought long and hard about it and I reckon there ...

I wasn't going to do my weekend reading this week but I came in here and saw that I already had a sizeable list, so here it is.  I'...

It's been a big week. Shane and Sarndra arrived here last night on a surprise visit. and soon I'll hear the pitter patter of little...

Thankfully, things are slowly starting to get back to normal after about six months of chaos, shopping, reorganisation, relocation and, at t...

I would like to give everyone a gentle reminder and, hopefully, a little strength to not go overboard with Christmas spending. I've rece...