I continue to receive emails asking how to cut down on spending and if there is one good way to do it. Well, no, there isn't, it's...

As most of you know, I will be a first time grandmother early next year. I want to help prepare for the birth and supply some of the many t...

We all seem to be on the same page when it comes to retirement and we all know that if your 20 or 70, simple living will help you live well ...

I'm not sure about other countries but in Australia now, if you're in paid work, you'll pay into a compulsory superannuation/r...

I sat down with my knitting last Sunday afternoon and watched the second half of a TV program on SBS called The Grey Tsunami. I missed the...

Today we're travelling to South Africa to visit Wendy who is living simply on her urban homestead, homeschooling her four children. We a...

Most of you know that we live in the sub tropics and one of the reasons we chose this area to live in was the annual rainfall. It wasn'...

I woke, as usual, just before 4, showered, dressed and crept out to the kitchen. There is baking to be done - some cakes for a fundraiser ...

I wandered out to Hanno's big shed yesterday afternoon looking for Alice's old trampoline bed.  I rarely go out there, it's Hann...

I have been nominated as one of Australia's top 50 women bloggers by Kidspot.com. I'll let them explain their list, this is from th...

Let's continue on the theme of career Homemakers today because there is work to be done.  We need to form a strategy.  The common pro...

I have just finished reading Radical Homemakers by Shannon Hayes, which was kindly lent to me by my friend and fellow radical homemaker, S...

It's been over a month now with Sharon first admitted to acute intensive care, then long term intensive care, much of it spent intubated...

I have a couple of little things for you this morning.  First is a new (to me) blog that I think is very charming and interesting.  I'm ...

I rarely give up on anything.  I like to think that when a difficult household task presents itself,  I step up and work out ways around the...

Thank you so much for your good wishes for Kerry, Sunny and the baby.  We, and they, appreciate everyone of them.  It's been a while si...