I have been secretly savouring a cookbook that I thought would not only be a rich addition to my recipe collection but also help us all ge...

I received the following comment during the week from Monique who wrote: ... we want to sell our place and search for a new home we can...

Today we're travelling to a Canadian dairy farm.  Look at all those cute cow bottoms waiting patiently.  I love this workplace and I'...

It's been a while since I wrote about our garden so that's where we are today.  Most of you know that Hanno and I have been gardenin...

I am often overwhelmed by the generous nature of the comments left behind like Hansel and Gretel's breadcrumbs in the woods. Those bread...

I had a wonderful weekend pottering around doing this and that, and I even had a sleep in my chair, wrapped in a blanket, after watching Doc...

It's cold (for here) and raining.  I just filled a bowl with old bread, a sprinkling of milk powder and warm water and took this most pr...

From last week's postal room in outback Australia to a music room on the Isle of Skye.  This blog covers all areas.  I really liked read...

This is a continuation of yesterday post on living within a "simple life" framework.  The areas we're focusing on today are: b...

I continue to have a sprinkling of emails every week asking for tips on how to start living a simpler life or how to continue once the first...

I think one of the most important, and certainly one of my most frequently used home skills, is bread making.  It is important in tha...

I am in a bit of a rush this morning so I'll just share some photos I took on the weekend as well as some I have taken recently but have...

Today we're in the Australian bush to see where Carole works.  With changing scenery like this most days, and mail coming in from all ov...