There is something about January that always sends me a bit nutty. It's kind of a non-month for me. I can't quite organise myself, I...

I couldn't get back to post this yesterday but I want to update on our three gifts challenges. I know there are a lot of you doing this,...

Drum Roll ..... PEBBLEDASH Congratulations Diana. Please email your postal address and I'll get the book in the post as soon as I can.

Don't you just love blogs! Here we all are in various parts of the world, being inspired and changed by people we don't know but fee...

From this (above), to this (below) in a few short weeks. The picture above was the garden at Christmas time, below was last week. We were gr...

Hello swappers. We seem to have only one lost swapper now . Would Ingeborg please e-mail either Lorraine at: ma_pabarney at hotmail dot com ...

It was one of those days yesterday when nothing much happened, yet everything did. My labours of love continued with the daily chores and ca...

I just wanted to remind all of the swappers to make sure they are in contact with their swap buddy. If anyone has a problem contacting their...

I've been experimenting with dog biscuit/treats recipes for a while now but finally have come up with one that suits all of us. I'm ...

There is no rhyme or reason for this list of simple homemade recipes. If you are stockpiling, they're all recipes you could probabl...

Melinda over at Elements in Time has a great gardening challenge going at the moment. Check it out here .

Kate at Our Red House tagged me for the seven things meme. I'm not really good at these things but here goes. Hmmmm I have two wedd...

This is the little tote in a pouch I've put in my bag to take whenever I go out now. The little blue pouch unzips to reveal a full size...

Hello swappers! The following are the swap pairings. You will notice that there are no e-mail addresses by the names (except for Sarah). All...

I've been kindly given the Daily Dose award by two of the lovely ladies who read here. Lib at Lib's Private Paradise and Tracy at ...

I caught up with my chores yesterday and had a free and easy day just going back and forth through the house tidying up as I went. I cherish...

The tea cosy swap looks like being a lot of fun but I realised today I won't have the time to join in. : ( I'll be interested to see...

One of the things that will make your work easier in the kitchen is to have a good set of knives. I use a variety of knives from good qualit...

One of the many things you can do on your journey towards simplicity is to learn how to store things in a way that will stop them spoiling b...

My life has been far from simple this past month as I've had so little time to relax and think about my world. Life continued at its fa...