I took you all with me yesterday. I went to my friend Bernadette's home to pick up some cuttings and then down the road a bit to a meeti...

I met Hanno on my 28th birthday, he was 37. He was recovering from a divorce and the death of his daughter. Two years later we were married ...

The swapped napkins are starting to be received all over the world so I'll take this opportunity to remind everyone that the deadline fo...

Shopping! {shudder} I did my grocery shopping yesterday from the comfort of my own backyard. Let me explain - I wrote a shopping list, Hanno...

We lost a guiding light yesterday. After much thought, Jewels has decided to make her wonderful journal, Eyes of Wonder , private again. No ...

These are photos of some of my herbs, taken this morning. This is yarrow, borage, parsley, oregano, with daisies, to attract bees, in the ba...

Most of us see the sense of not spraying pesticides and herbicides in the garden, nor using chemical cleaners in our homes. There are many r...

How are you all going with your electricity and water meter readings? I hope you have mastered the meters and are now doing weekly readings....

I moved into my new sewing room yesterday. I haven't got everything exactly as I want it yet, I'm using pieces of furniture I'd ...

One of the things I struggled with when I first decided I wanted to change the way we lived, was my husband's reaction to the change. He...

I've been very busy all week and haven't had a chance to reply to the many emails that have come in. I love getting emails, and lov...

I try to be non-political in my blog. I don't really see the point of talking about what should be done when everyone has such widely di...

I hope you see this today. Everyone, Lenny is one of my adopted online daughters. I have several, some volunteered, some I claimed. : ) ...

This bread is incredibly easy to make. Today, instead of a loaf, I've made bread rolls. I'm having one soon with some tomato and...

Michelle posed an interesting question over at aussieslivingsimply this morning. She asked "Is it possible to live well on the age pen...

Monday is washing day Tuesday is ironing day Wednesday is mending day Thursday is market day Friday is cleaning day Saturday is baking day S...

I usually use cold water in my washing machine, I will do a hot water wash only on whites. I use homemade laundry powder (recipe here) and ...

It will be a busy week this one. I'm off to my volunteer job today and tomorrow with, no doubt, a million things happening there. Tomorr...

I've heard some disturbing reports in the last couple of days from farmers and meteorologists stating that unless we get good rain in Au...

This is the nightie I'm taking the sleeves from. The weekend is here again and I'm enjoying this fine Spring day. I have a l...

A simple home can be many things. It could be a flat, house, caravan, shed, a room, a retirement village or a module in a sustainable commun...

Look what I found yesterday! An old photo of my boys - H, Shane and Kerry. H would have been in his early 40s here. Although I love working ...

Could the following ladies please contact me at rhondahetzel at gmail dot com and let me know your email and your postal address. Thank you....

We are taking most of our evening meal from the garden today. I've picked cabbage, carrots, capsicum, daikon radish and red onions for c...

I received an email from a reader the other day asking about water saving strategies so I thought now is a good time to be checking our wate...

I will be working on contacting the new swap partners today. Sharon, if you read this, can you email and let me know what still needs to be ...

The tools of a revolutionary. There comes a point when everyone needs to make a conscious decision to make changes that need to be made. How...