I have some exciting news and a photo to share with you today. I have wanted to show you this for the longest time and I finally have the g...

The year is winding down fast, soon the summer school holidays will start and then, Christmas. We have extra excitement over Christmas this...

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I'm looking forward to a peaceful day today. A walk around the garden, looking in on Mary and her eggs, a few emails and two summer hat...

Many of the skills we need when living simply don't exist in isolation, if you want to get the full measure of these things we do, you ...

Age is starting to make its mark on me. When I was younger, I didn't think about age and I didn't feel a particular age. There has ...

There are a few changes going on in our chicken coop. We’re preparing a nursery. As I wrote on Friday, Nicky kindly sent us six fertile egg...

I've just discovered Green Journey and what a find! It's full of interesting and helpful information and inspiring stories written ...

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Dear Down to Earth blog I've been writing you for a few years now and although you feel like a very close friend, you also keep me on...

I'm worn out and too tired to write today. I'll be back tomorrow.

Here in Australia, summer is the time for floods, bush fires, severe storms and cyclones. I'm sure everyone remembers the devastating f...

When our garden is in full production, we have too much food to eat all of it fresh. Often we give some to family and friends but when ther...

This is a Friday photo feature that anyone with a blog can join. To take part, post a photo on your own blog, write a short caption explain...

This is Lucy. We're down to seven chickens now. We have barred Plymouth Rock Lulubelle, buff Orphington Martha, Australorps Cocobe...