The weather at the moment is wet and grey and even though I have knitted my way through spring and summer, the cooler weather, with rain fal...

Now that some ladies are starting to knit dishcloths, and I know we have quite a few knitters among us, I wondered if you'd all like to ...

First I must apologise to those people who left comments late yesterday. I was up wandering about late last night, I read them, selected al...

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 ...

Above is the garden leading to our closed gate. The star jasmine and agapanthus are really putting on a fine show after all the rain we'...

I am a home body. I enjoy being in my home more than any other place. There is so much to do here, it's never tedious, the hours are f...

A reader asked me to write more on dishcloths - she is having problems with the cloths she knitted because they're too thick and don...

I love finding a recipe that I know I'll use in the years to come. I found such a recipe a couple of weeks ago and was delighted wit...

Another year has been put to rest and now I'm popping my head up again on my first day of work.  Hanno and I had a lovely rest over the ...

On Tuesday I'll be doing the final session of my Centre's frugal living workshop. I told everyone I'd bring along a few more thr...

It often pays to look at different ways to supply healthy food for your family.  I don't like buying cold cuts from the supermarket or ...

The kitchen is slowly coming to life again and I'm really enjoying working there. I'm still getting used to baking in an electric o...

This is the second last kitchen sink post, so get ready for a new series. I want you to send TWO only photos showing your work space - that ...

I met Hanno on my 28th birthday, we married when I was 31 and our first baby, Shane, was born a year later. Shane turns 28 next Tuesday. H...

The following first list partners have received their swaps. Robin and Maggie Carla and RhondaJean Polly and Jewels Kirsty and Elizabeth Bri...

It was one of those days yesterday when nothing much happened, yet everything did. My labours of love continued with the daily chores and ca...