I had a sore back yesterday so all I did was make bread and butter cucumbers, rye bread and some sweet potato soup for lunch. In the mornin...

Last week, one of the ladies here ask me to show my preserving kit. Here it is in our brick garden shed. I also store excess jars and bott...

I planted an elder tree about six months ago and it's growing nicely.  Elders are not native to Australia and I don't know anyone wh...

Serving good food from your own kitchen isn't just one thing, it's many. And it doesn't happen once, it's part of your ordi...

A few blogs I came across this week that I think are worth passing on to you. Find out what real men do here on Small Things. Seasoning ...

Hello everyone. I just wanted to let you all know I've been sick so I'm going to cut back on my work, which includes this blog,...

Happy birthday, Hanno! It's been a busy but steady week here - nothing we couldn't handle. Now we're looking forward to our f...

Most of the year we grow food in the backyard that will feed us on a daily basis. Whether it's vegetables, herbs, fruit, eggs, or honey...

At some point in the morning, without fail, I make our bed. It's an indispensable part of my home making and the comfort it provide...

One of the pleasures of a slow summer is having the time to make cordial. Drinking homemade cordial on a hot day is one of joys of the s...

I've been wanting to review our financial situation for a while now and when the Brexit referendum came up with a surprise "leave&...

I haven't shown you around our vegetable garden for a long time, so here we are today, walking through it. One of my tasks yesterday was...