This is what today looks like: I'll let the chickens out soon, give them some warm porridge and watch as they push past each other ...

I'm slowly creeping back towards my real work. I have greeted the light at the end of the writing tunnel and while I still have some od...

Last weekend, making cheese and cherry strudel. Not much time for reading this week so it's a shorter list.  Last chapter due next...

Thank you all for the good wishes and prayers sent yesterday. My high temperature didn't rise or turn into anything worse. I started fe...

I'm sick, which is unusual for me. I felt okay on Saturday then by the time I went to bed, I was freezing but felt hot. Obviously a fev...

My friend Kathleen sent me this little book during the week. It's a collection of recipes from the Australian War Memorial...

I should not complain. I know that. But here I go again. I want my old routines back. Once upon a time I had this very comfortable routine ...

When I first started living simply, I had to learn a lot and make many mistakes before I felt that I knew what I was doing. The mistake...

It's planting and gardening time for many of us. I hope all the gardeners who are planting now have a great season. It's alwa...

A good muffin recipe is as indispensable as a good scone recipe. It's something you'll use again and again, everyone loves it and...