I have heard from a couple of ladies who are having trouble reaching their swap buddies. If you haven't e-mailed your swap buddy yet ple...

I've been spending a lot of time in my community lately, and therefore spending a lot of time thinking about my place within it. I used ...

This recipe is one of Hanno's favourites. He used to love the time of year when hot cross buns started appearing in the shops. When I st...

Top of the Morning and Happy St Patrick's Day to you all! IRISH SODA BREAD (traditional recipe) This is very much like a scone recipe wi...

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A new season of growing has begun. We're late with it, all the beds are not ready, but there are plants in the ground. This has been tra...

Hello swappers! We have another minor glitch with the e-mail addresses. Could Saraha from Dubai please e-mail me, Sharon (cdetroyes at ya...

There was a milestone of sorts yesterday. The 200,000th visitor came and went, so who knows where we'll go from here. I don't always...

Hi everyone! I just wanted to thank everyone for getting in touch with me so quickly when we have had a bit of a problem with e-mail addres...

Amy asked yesterday if I'd give a run down of my typical day, so here it is - a day in the life of Rhonda: 4.00 am ish Wake, get up and ...

I'm going to catch up on a few things that have been asked in past posts and in emails and I haven't come to yet. Reader advice for ...

Hi, sometimes there are problems with e-mail addresses and we have one today. Jodie in Australia, could you please e-mail me Sharon (cdetroy...

Hello swappers! Here are the swap buddies. Please check the e-mail addresses carefully to make sure that you have the proper buddy. The dead...

The weather is a bit like childbirth, you quickly forget about the bad bits. It was quite cool here yesterday, it was showering most of the ...

While we had good intentions, very little gardening was done yesterday. Hanno was feeling a bit dizzy so I pottered around outside for a whi...

After quite a few weeks of busyness and flapping around here and there, I’m finally back to some kind of normal. It’s good to be at home, kn...

I wasn't going to post today but I just received an email from a reader who needs our help to stay warm. Here is part of her message: &q...

I'm ready to pounce. Hanno went to bed last night with a raspy voice and a sore throat, I think he'll get up this morning and tell m...