I spent a lovely weekend here with Hanno. Not much happened, there were a few phone calls and little else. Hanno worked on the garden, cle...

When I turned off my computer yesterday, the counter was on 999,934. This morning it had clicked over to 1,001,100. I can't quite beli...

We had a feeling there would not be many potatoes in that last lot we planted. Hanno dug them up yesterday and we only had about two kilos ...

After receiving a dozen emails in the past day or two about starting a simple life, and having many new readers join us over the month, I th...

It's Wednesday morning and once again I'm looking forward to being at home after two days out at work. My work days are getting bus...

This post continues on from yesterday's. Today's topic is seeds, seedlings and planting them. Deciding on what you will grow is one...

I was delighted to see Michelle Obama on the news yesterday planning an organic vegetable garden for the White House . I really like how th...

We've all wanted her to return. That icon of the fifties, the housewife in the Audrey Hepburn dress and frilly apron who had perfect lip...

snuggling in, soft and warm, on a cold winter's evening, wrapped in a Shaker-style blanket made by my own hands. I am trying to stay fo...

Putting nutritious food on the kitchen table is one of the tasks a homemaker must repeat every day. I cringe when I think of the many times...

Clicking on these photos will enlarge them. Autumn, that most favoured of all the seasons, is here, and in my neck of the woods, that means ...

My friend Bernadette called in on Friday afternoon and while we sat, talking, on the front verandah something caught my eye. I looked to the...

It seems to be agreed now, we are headed for a few shaky years ahead. Some are saying it will be the same or worse than the Great Depressio...

Cracking the walnuts. Caution is in the wind. We're being advised to save our resources, spend our money - for the good of the national...