Almost all through history, each generation has benefited from the one that has gone before it. What was left behind was built upon by the n...

Well, Hanno has been home two days now and everything is beginning to feel right again. Cups of tea are being made, there are meals for tw...

When Tricia was here and madly hand stitching her red quilt, a number of readers asked to see the quilt. Well, I'm slow but I generally...

I've been thinking about the one thing that helps the most in keeping us on track here. I know my DIL Sarndra will love this, because ...

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...

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...