Technically, some common vegetables like tomatoes, squash and cucumbers, are fruit. For this post, I'm referring to everything as "...

This is the plant we're saving for its seeds. Sorry, it's a bit overexposed. There is a celery plant in our vegetable garden that r...

It's been a busy week. After two days at work, I've been confined to my sewing room writing, thinking and making notes. Oh, I did h...

One of the things we all do every day is eat. If you're looking for a way to start simplifying your life, if you're a new wife or hu...

I didn't think I'd be frightened by our economic crisis. Initially I saw it as a way of slowing everything down, putting the bra...

This is just a short post to give the orange coconut cake recipe. I'm really busy today and need to go to work early. We're in the...

There is a distinct feel to certain times of the year. July at my home is fluffy slippers weather - cold. In July, there is soup on the sto...

Hello all. I have been MIA for a bit due to some projects I am working on. I hope everyone is enjoying getting ready for the holidays with...

Clicking on the photos will enlarge them. There are many way you may express your simple life philosophy to the world. Our ways of living a...

Vegetables - celery, beans and capsicum picked just before I cooked them last night. It was late October when I wrote about the Nourishing T...

I meant to include this link in my earlier post - Small Town Living Magazine has the Dec/Jan edition out now and it's well worth a read...

I've forgotten who asked, and can't find the comment, but someone wanted more information about how to use diatomaceous earth (DE). ...

The question I am asked more than any other in emails is "how do I start living simply?' Unfortunately there is not a simple answe...

We have declared war on fruit fly, that summer pest we get here in Queensland but from recent reports has moved south to Melbourne. Those o...

I often get emails asking what blogs I read, so here are some I would like to share with you: Free Money Finance - I found this blog throug...

Strawberries picked in the backyard two days ago. I have no idea what I'm going to write about today. Generally, I have a vague notion ...

Continuing on with the theme of getting harmful chemicals out of your home, I want to focus on airborne compounds today. They seem so innoc...

When I started simplifying, natural cleaning was one of the first things I went to. I used up all the chemical cleaners I had in the house ...