One of the things that's allowed us to live well on little money is our stockpile. That, along with our backyard vegetables, fruit and c...

Here we all are out having dinner last night at the local German restaurant. The boys both ate four courses and it was very interesting list...

I've just returned from a very pleasant lunch with my fellow budgeting course presenters. There were about ten of us. Our parent organis...

I'm sure many of you are wondering: "Why make soap when I can buy it cheaply at the supermarket?" My cold process soa...

I'm looking forward to tomorrow because my son Kerry will be here. He lives on the Gold Coast now, where he works as a chef de partie. ...

Ladies, I'm trying to organise all our swap partners today. I have not yet received postal or email addresses from Briget, Busywoman, K...

After two very busy days at work, I'm at home again today to catch up on what needs to be done and to fiddle with the newly painted wall...

I was talking to a woman who came in to work yesterday. She is one of our regulars and although she usually presents as sad, lonely and brok...

As some of you know, H and I are painting the inside of our house. We're going from a cool and pale mint green to a creamy yellow called...

H and I just did the draw for the dishcloth swap. The swap buddies are: Michelle and Jenny Susan and Lenny Briget and Rhonda (kimmysmum) Pol...

I am reading, yet again, Home Comforts, by Cheryl Mendelson. I found this book about five years ago and it cemented my ideas about the impor...

There is something about going against the mainstream that gets my heart pumping. Everyone knows that we're expected to be good consumer...

One of the traditions I'm bringing back to my home is Sunday lunch with family and friends. When I was growing up, this was the big mea...

This will make about 9 x 250ml jars of tomato paste. 50 large tomatoes 3 chopped red capsicums (sweet peppers) 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon salt ...

To make the equivalent of a tin of condensed milk: 1/3 cup hot water 2/3 cup sugar 1 cup powdered milk - this can be full cream or skim...

You can enlarge this photo by clicking on it. Another project I'd like to share with you is this one - my Christmas decorations. I made ...

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 ...

It's minus 2 here this morning! That's the coldest I've know it to be in this subtropical area. The photo above is my dishcloth ...

Our older son, Shane, came over to see us this morning on his way home from Brisbane. I cooked him breakfast of golden yellow eggs and brand...

I've never been a lover of the colour yellow. I'm more a blue, green or lavender kind of gal. But now I'm surprising myself in t...