Hanno bought me this lovely bunch of flowers for our wedding anniversary today. We were married in Hamburg, Germany, 30 years ago. One of t...

Hanno and I will be busy bees this morning. I was out watering the vegetables before the sun came up; it's going to be very warm here a...

It is such a good idea to take time out every so often and do something out of the ordinary. Yesterday, Hanno and I set off for a day in Br...

Hanno and I are having a day off today. We're going into Brisbane to have a combined birthday lunch for Hanno and Sarndra. Hanno's...

I was really surprised to be nominated for the Most Influential Blog in the first Asia Pacific Blog Awards. I am now one of five finalists ...

You all know by now I love my stockpile. It has helped us save a lot of money over the years but it's also helped me organise myself an...

Thank you so much for the thought and consideration you put into yesterday's post. The young lady in question emailed overnight to say ...

Hanno asked me to thank you all for the lovely birthday wishes sent his way on the weekend. He is 69 now, the last year of his boyhood. N...

Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been marri...

It seems that quite a few people have problems germinating seeds and getting seeds to seedling stage which grow strong and healthy enough to...

I love having a variety of meals I can make quickly using what I have in the pantry and garden. This is an old standby that I make every mo...

Click on photos to enlarge them. In this photo you can see the down pipe Hanno rigged up on the chook house. It collects rainwater from thi...

I've been making cold pressed soap for a few years now and I had always wanted to add liquid soap to my shelves too. The first hurdl...