One of the most frequently asked questions I get is: "What's the secret is to having a popular blog?" The truth is, I have n...

This is another post on dishcloths. If you've had your fill of them, turn away now and come back later in the week. I've had a few ...

Hanno and I are always looking for low-tech ways to improve what we do here so when Tricia and I stopped at a thrift shop the other day and...

I received an email a couple of weeks ago from a couple who have been following my blog for over a year. They have two children, both are ...

Well, I've just spent a few busy days catering for a community development seminar at my neighbourhood centre. Three days spent out in ...

Tomorrow, the Future Tense program on Radio National will do a follow up interview with me. The program starts at 8.30am and I think I'...

I've never been what you would call an organised person but now I feel a bit like a quantum physicist - out of the chaos, order emerges....

I have written here in the past about the satisfaction Hanno and I feel by being independent. For us, independence means that we're ab...

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...