I hope you have time to relax on the weekend and read this week's selection. I'll see you again next week. The push to ditch ...

I've been thinking a lot about wabi-sabi this year. If you've never heard of the term, it's a Japanese concept about being comf...

This may not be the most exciting of posts but it's sometimes a struggle to find good wholesome crackers, dips and spreads for snacks, ...

I am often praised for just living the way I want to live: I want to sew, bake, mend, tend the garden and spend time with my family. And th...

I can feel the seasons starting to change. I wonder if you feel it too.  Hoping Maremma bodyguards will help save bandicoots Lucy Spar...

Menu planning can help reduce the cost of living for most of us. It encourages you to think about your food choices, it helps create a heal...

Although I don't write about it nearly as much as I think about it, food budgeting is one of my favourite topics. It's the firs...

Most of us home bakers have a gaggle of well used recipes to bake a variety of bread for our families. I am no different. These are soft wh...

The weekend is almost here and I hope that means you have more time to relax and enjoy yourself.  Winter is slowly coming to and end he...

It was one of those special days yesterday - one when the hours dissolved into each other, I had no real work to do and I sat knittin...

There was a time when, in my dim and distant past, I would throw out clothes that had a hole, a missing button or a broken zip. I feel real...

A recent poll in The Guardian gave a good indication of widespread hope, all around the world, of a simpler life. It also showed that most...

Kathleen, one of our Frizzles, displaying her magnificent hat of soft feathers. I hope you've had a good week. Mine has been a bit...