An email arrived last week asking a question that I know a lot of people think about. There are a couple of different parts to this questio...

Hanno has an appointment with a rheumatoid specialist in early May and in the meantime he's trying to get back into his normal routine ...

This is one of my favourite photos of Jamie,  taken on the evening of his first birthday. Look at that tummy! He was out in the garde...

I thought I may have been dreaming but no, it's true. I was told by Penguin yesterday that The Simple Life is being reprinted, already...

I'm longing to return to a state of relaxed normality but it's been a busy few weeks here. We've all been waiting for yesterday...

My second book, The Simple Life , the first in a series of six, is published by Penguin today. I am one of those writers who never thought ...

Another busy week here. It's probably been the same at your place too. I hope all is well in your home and that you'll have a ch...

Hello everyone! A late post today because we just got Kerry on the plane to Korea, and Tricia is here. It might be a bit hit and miss w...

Making gifts - homemade soap with organic cotton face cloths. Recent research by the American organisation Campaign for Safe Cosmetic...

When I was growing up, my mother, like most other women, did her grocery shopping at what was often called the corner shop. This was a litt...

Thanks to everyone who sent suggestions for accommodation in Tasmania. We have been there before, Tricia hasn't, but we're all ...

Here it is! I have two advance copies of The Simple Life. It will be published on 25 March. They arrived yesterday so I quickly took ...