I am often surprised and delighted by the generosity of people. As we worked away at the Centre yesterday, a woman, who I interviewed recent...

All systems go! This is the week we move our Neighbourhood Centre into another premises. It will be a tough few days but the payoff will be ...

Everyone develops their own way of gardening and raising vegetables in their own microclimate. Things I need to protect, you might casually ...

I'm a bit late with this but here it is. Melinda over at Elements in Time gave me this excellent blog award a couple of weeks ago. Tha...

Two sides of the same wall. This is inside. This is outside, just on the left, past that red and white check curtain. I sometimes think I...

No wonder I love Wyandotte chickens. Read this! It could be a description of me (LOL) but it is a description of Wyandotte chickens from the...

I've been slowly sorting through the vegetable seeds I have here - those saved from my own garden and those bought from places like Gree...

We have been having terrible trouble with our aquaponics system and the fish have been dying. About two weeks ago we noticed the water going...

Hello swappers- I just wanted to remind everyone that most of the tea cosies should be winging their way to their new homes this week. When...

As I clicked away on the needles yesterday I tried to compose a blog post in my head that would help those much younger than me work toward...

It's almost Autumn, so for me, it's time to knit with wool instead of cotton. I went to the shops yesterday - yes, I know, it's ...

I just have to tell you about my two favourite blogs - SouleMama and Path to Freedom. I've been reading Path to Freedom since forever an...

I had to hang the laundry undercover yesterday as it was raining. There are a few things I do in my daily life that I think are unchanged si...

I rarely follow recipes. I use them as a starting point and change it to suit our tastes. Scones need to be made in a similar way all the ti...

After all the hoopla, I didn't watch the apology. When it was being said, I was driving to the Centre, when it was streamed from the i...

Above is the Australian Aboriginal flag, created in 1971 by Harold Thomas. It's been a long time coming but this morning, the Australia...

I'm bad. Here I am telling every one who will listen to stop spending on all those little bits and pieces that make your dollars disappe...

I had a lovely day yesterday working away quietly in my home. Hanno was up on the roof cleaning 10 years worth of dirt off with Jens' pr...