If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavours to live the life which one has imagined, one will meet with...

How long is it since you cleaned out your fridge? I haven't done mine since just before Christmas! There are a couple of jars in there h...

We closed the gates on Thursday afternoon when we returned from our day out and they have remained closed since then. We've been shut of...

There will be more work done outside today. Hanno is enlarging the chicken coop, a project likely to take a couple of days, so I'll take...

After much thought and help from family and my friends here, I proudly announce the names of our new chooks. We have golden Campine - Beatr...

Thank you all for your care and concern after my post yesterday. The nurturing power of family and friends really helped me get over the pre...

Hello ladies, I have done some switching of swap buddies. Stephb and Anita are now buddies, Ania and Bel are swap buddies, and Aslaug and ...

I need to get back to my life today. I need to fold this life around myself and rediscover the healing benefits of it. After three busy days...

Would those ladies who have not been able to contact their swap partners please leave a comment here with their names, the name of their swa...

I have a mad secret - I like folding and sorting. Of all the crazy things to develop a liking for! I'm always looking for low tech ways ...

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...