It's been a wild and woolly weekend here with a lot of rain and wind. Our rain gauge overflowed so I'm not sure how much we got b...

I received an email recently from a woman who has developed a phobia about cooking from scratch, particularly when it involves cooking meat...

There are certain times of the year and certain tasks we do here that almost define how we live. Spring is one of those times. The beginni...

I haven't shown you around the garden for a while but the truth is it's growing like the clappers. We've had consistent rain ov...

It was our wedding anniversary last week. Thirty one years of life committed to one person. We created two new lives, invested our futures ...

This may seem out of place on my blog but I would like to help my sister, Tricia, sell her home. That's it above and it's in the Bl...

I'd been thinking about it for a while and as Hanno was away last night I decided that it was time to have a no electricity night. I wa...

I didn't blog about this when we were in the thick of it because I didn't understand fully what had just happened. I thought it wa...

Well, here I am back again and I have to tell you, I missed being here. Writing my blog early in the morning sets me up for the day and I f...

I used a random number generator to select the winner. Congratulations to Tina #13 ♥ Tina said... My hubby would be thrilled to win thes...

A couple of months ago, when Tricia was visiting, I had an email from Fiskars asking if I wanted to try some of their products. I rarely ta...

Just a short note to update you on the past couple of days of birthday celebrations. Tricia arrived on Thursday and while Hanno and I wer...

First things first. It's Hanno's 70th birthday on Sunday! The whole family is coming, my sister arrives tomorrow, and all the kids...

Next Tuesday I'll be starting the first of two workshops on soap making at my local Neighbourhood Centre. The classes are booked out,...