It was cold here yesterday. Well, let me qualify that - it was cold for here. The highest temp was 19C (66F), and while I worked away at the...

Photo taken last year in our herb patch. It is strangely comforting to be in a group of people all excited by the possibilities presented by...

I love reading about some of the readers here in Rhonda’s Our Simple Lives posts this past week. It is so uplifting to read of others’ jour...

Our vegetable garden is vitally important to us. It gives us the freshest organic food at minimal cost. To keep the cost of the garden down ...

Hello ladies! I am in the process of moving all the tote photos to a flickr account. The address is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/...

This is the second part of our simple lives. It's been a real eyeopener to me to read all these incredible stories. Thanks to everyone w...

Being part of this blogging community has a few benefits - we connect on a daily basis with like minded people, we share ideas, we learn new...

When I'm reading comments or emails I often wonder how others live and what I can learn from the people who contact me. You see, most of...

Hello ladies! Here are the swap buddies for the seed swap. There were two ladies who didn't leave their e-mail addresses, so if Julie i...

I've finished work for the week and now I'm free to roam around my space here doing the things that nourish my soul. Before I get on...

To follow up on Bel's excellent post yesterday on organising yourself, I thought I'd write today about clutter-free zones. How depre...

A lot of people say to me, “You must be so organised!” And it’s true, I am quite organised. I have lists, menus, folders, files, a diary a...