Last week Ann asked if I had two dogs as usually Rosie is in my photos. Here are Alice (left) and Rosie together last night for Ann, and to ...

I'm about to do two posts. This one is to remind my Australian and New Zealand friends that today is the deadline for the apron swap; th...

There is no kitchen here, no floor either. These vital parts of our home should have been installed last Monday and Tuesday but the kitchen ...

Glass jars can be reused many times for your jams. New lids can be purchased when the seal goes. Choose your packaging carefully when you ar...

Yes, it's the second post today but I wanted to write about a few additional things. There are a few blogs I want to recommend you read....

Debt, what a rotten word. Yet it’s what most of us have to sign up to, live with and work through if we are to own our own home. Let me say ...

I had a lovely email from a reader today, an ex-New Yorker who has moved to PA. She's a writer and a contributor to the book Get Satisfi...

Our six monthly water bill arrived yesterday. It was $44.85, with our discount we have to pay $40.36. We've worked hard to reduce our wa...

It's Thanksgiving Day in America today so I'd like to wish my American friends happy Thanksgiving. I hope you all have a wonderful d...

This is the beginnings last night's dinner, prepared in the guest bathroom. There are cooked potatoes in the colander at the back, radi...

Is this every man's dream? The fridge next to the armchair, facing the TV. We survived another day without a kitchen, and with cupboard...

I love it when the unexpected happens. It reminds me that no matter how much we plan things out, no matter how many people work on a job, no...

This is what came from kitchen cupboards, there is more on the floor. The day has arrived. Today we'll finish clearing out the kitchen ...

The tentative beginnings of a quilt. The centre panel is an old pillow slip I bought from Ikea, that is bordered by leftover fabric from my...

All these photos of the garden were taken this morning. The garden is producing well at the moment so we've been able to cut back on wh...

This is the quark I made from my yoghurt last week. It drained for four days before I could get back to it, but that's fine as long as i...

We started our Christmas planning yesterday. Not here at home, but at the Centre where I work. Our two main projects are Santa's Help...

I often watch a local TV program on Sunday at lunchtime. Landline is an ABC program about all things rural and it gives a good insight into ...

My simple life is changing all the time, just like any healthy process, it's not stagnant. I try to improve what I do so that I get the ...

THIS IS FOR THOSE SWAPPERS WHO DIDN'T RECEIVE THEIR NAPKINS If you sent napkins in the swap and didn't receive a package, please c...

There is a lot work to be done here today. We have our new floor and kitchen repairs happening tomorrow week, and I only have six free days ...

This is my adorable dog, Rosie. Rosie is an Airedale Terrier and she's 12½ years old. Hanno has just clipped her for summer and she...

Can we have a check of the swaps. Have any of the people who are waiting on the last swap received their napkins? Has everyone in the curre...

When I first started living as I am now, I was searching and hoping for happiness and contentment and thought I might find it with fewer pos...

I am having a wonderful day. I am alone here today, it's just me with the dogs and chooks. Hanno is off having some medical tests done...