I thought I knew what was going on in my backyard but I didn't. I didn't really discover the microcosm out there until I stopped rus...

I've just been outside talking to H while he waters the fruits trees and the pumpkins. I have high hopes for the pumpkins this year. We&...

Looks like what ever the problem was with the blog loading is now fixed. I thought some of you might like some more details on the lamp skir...

It's not finished yet but it's looking good enough to show. The walls that we started a few weeks ago, and stopped for visitors and ...

I live a life of contentment in a beautiful part of Australia. I grow some of my own vegetables, I keep a few hens in the backyard, I bake b...

I'll make two or three posts today (depending on time) as I have some photos here I have been wanting to share with you for a while and ...

Our lounge room, this morning, before cleaning. In the spirit of practising what I preach, I'm having a big cleanup today. We go away n...

HOMEMADE CLEANING RECIPES LAUNDRY Laundry Liquid Makes 10 litres You may add any essential oil of your choice to these homemade cleaners. Oi...

We live in a world where we come in contact with chemicals every day. We have plastic seats in our cars, plastic money, furniture covered wi...

I can feel love sometimes. It manifests itself in many ways as H and I live together and although I know he loves me all the time, sometimes...

Leah, Marianna and Shula. Congratulations ladies. : ) Leah wins Sunnyside Eggs, Marianna wins Good Morning and Shula wins Feeding the Chooks...

H and I are off on a trip up north soon and as we want it to be a frugal trip, I need to start organising it now. We are taking the tilt tra...

It was almost like a spring day today. I hope the worst of winter is over. I'm down with a cold at the moment, it seems I caught th...

The readers who have been visiting for a while now will know that I love change, and in fact did promise to change things here from time to ...

If you've decided to move from two incomes to one so you can stay at home with your baby, you'll enter a period of review. Now would...

Can a family do it? There is a common understanding in contemporary Australia that it’s financially wise for both husband and wife to work. ...

While I was cleaning up my untidy corner in the bedroom this morning, I found some stitcheries that I think would make a good give-away priz...

Another Tuesday and another day for catching up on the two days I wasn't here. I have so much I have to do today and as usual, if I writ...