A reader asked recently if I'd write a post about what we eat during the week. I'm happy to do that but I think you'll see by o...

There is no doubt about it, things are grim. Jobs and homes are being lost, prices are rising and it looks like it won't improve for a ...

Here is some delightful Sunday reading for you. Ang lives off the grid in an old Amish farm with her husband and seven, soon to be eight, c...

This is my recipe for scones. I have to warn you, I never measure anything so if these aren't quite to your liking, tweak the measureme...

The jam jars have cooled, I checked that all the poptop lids popped down, one didn't, and now nine jars of jam are in the stockpile cupb...

I don't do nearly as much preserving (canning) as I used to. Since we made the decision to keep our garden going year round, there ...

I can't let today pass by without writing something about the wonderful inaugural poem and commenting on Dianne Feinstein. Before today...

Many of us are looking for ways to produce organic food in our homes. There was a time we had an aquaponics system in our backyard, and I t...

Hanno and I thank you all for the good wishes sent for Shane and Sarndra yesterday. It's a wonderful time for all of us and although I n...

Yesterday started off just like any other day, I didn't know when I woke that it would become a day I'd remember all my life. I wok...

These beautiful linen towels arrived yesterday. They are white and stunning. I won them on the Long Thread's give away just before Ch...

Temptation is a terrible thing. The attraction of convenience is ever present, the habit of doing things the old way pulls us back and be...

I have to admit to being out of my routine with Christmas holidays and working on my book every day. I returned to work this week, and was ...

Here is Hanno with our boys, Kerry (left) and Shane. This was probably taken in 1983 or 1984. I smiled when I read Heather's indo...

Well, the first BIGGEST kitchen table worked well and is now finished. Thanks to everyone who took part on the first kitchen table talk on c...

We'll start our kitchen table talks today with the topic, chickens in the backyard. I want to encourage you all to get involved in thi...