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...

I'm continuing the decluttering challenge many of us started last Monday. The declutterers at the forum are posting about what they...

Vivian is back from her family holiday and she's having a mini sale at EcoYarns  this weekend. Most of the yarns with wool content ...

The master's apprentice. This is where Jamie leaves his spade. I'll be busy with my writing most of the weekend. I'm hopi...

Homemade garlic and herb bread. Bread is part of our daily lives here. I make it most days and sometimes we buy a good rye loaf fro...

I think a lot of people let the idea of perfection get in the way of living. When you expect perfection you raise the bar so high, most of ...