Recently,  The Guardian ran an article about single-use plastic bags and the proposal that people will be charged for them  in New York Cit...

If you have extra milk in the fridge, or can get some, particularly if it's non-homogenised, or better still, raw milk, this is an e...

Decluttering Challenge This is the final week of the decluttering challenge and it's gone really well. Today I'm freeing myself ...

Another week has come and gone and now the time approaches for many of us to slow down and relax. Remember, you can't be at your best u...

When the GFC started in 2008 I remember writing that although many people would lose jobs and there would be a lot of heartache, it might a...

Our vegetable garden is getting there. It's been slow this year. Hanno had several health set backs and is still consulting specialists...

The August decluttering challenge continues with three items going today. I am finally giving away my red dress. I kept it for years, even ...

I did the last of my library sessions at the Noosa Library yesterday. It's been a real pleasure to go out to these libraries and talk a...

At one of my library talks recently I was asked "do you make bread every day?" It was half way between an accusation and a cry f...

We had lunch with Kerry, Sunny and Jamie yesterday. It's such a gentle pleasure to sit around a table and share food with loved ones. T...

There will be readers who will gag at these old-fashioned recipes, as well as those who, even though the ingredients are quite cheap, still...