I'm the first to admit that I'm not consistent with my washing up methods. I swing between using the dishwasher and washing up in th...

I must have done something good in the past to deserve the wonderful group of readers I have here. I was overwhelmed by the response to ye...

Just a quick post today because I'm going to work and I have a few things to do before I go. It will be a big day there as I'm pres...

I had an email from a reader last week asking two questions: If you were to start over again, what activities would you start with first...

I've been trying to find the time to clean out my laundry and finally got to it yesterday. I scrubbed the sink and bench, cleaned th...

I was asked at a recent workshop what liquid I use to wash up. This is such a painful question for me because I've been chopping and ch...

I gave up looking through supermarket specials catalogues years ago when I realised that 90 percent of what they reduced in price was junk f...

You may have noticed that I stopped taking orders for my soap last Friday. I will honour the orders I have, but take no more. This may seem ...

I'm often on the lookout for ways to do my day-to-day chores without using any, or very few, cleaning products.  There are two clear wa...

Coralie Allmin, a faithful Down to Earth reader, died after a short illness on 6 November, 2012.  Rest in peace, Coralie. ♥♥♥ ...

We've had two days to think about cutting costs and getting into the right frame of mind to start saving money. By know you should hav...