Before we moved into our home here 18 years ago, we owned the house but had tenants in it. While we were still living up north, we contract...

What a wild and wooly weekend we had here. It rained all day Friday with a total of over 300mm/12 inches of rain. In the afternoon, just af...

It's wet and windy here but it might be fine on the weekend. Whatever the weather, I'll be writing and helping Hanno look after...

Hello everyone! Just a short post today to give you the recipe for the banana cake I made this week. This cake usually has walnuts in it bu...

Along with the slowing down and the occasional aches and pains of ageing, there are also many pleasures. They are too many to count, they c...

The weather is cool here now and it's ideal for working inside and out.  This weekend I'll be finishing up the crafts that will ...

Hanno and I have spent a lot of time this year and last fixing, painting, rearranging and fluffing our home to prepare it and ourselves for...

What a grand couple of weeks it's been with my sister Tricia here. I swear we get closer as we get older and at times it was like havin...

This is my desk, and yes, it's usually untidy. It's been a wonderful week here full of life and family. A birthday always m...

 Sunny's sushi buffet. We had a lovely day yesterday. It was my birthday and, as usual, I was made feel like the queen of Sheba. ...

It's calm in our home, even with four people here. Yesterday we had Jamie for the day and my sister Tricia is staying with us for a cou...