It's been a quietly busy few days here. I finished my blue swap sewing, worked in the garden, baked bread and a cake, made a quick quic...

We're looking forward to a visit from my sister. She arrives on Saturday and will stay a few weeks - a respite from the very cold w...

This is a weekly feature for readers to show us their favourite place at home. Our first photos this week are from African Aussie in Austra...

This is a photo of me with my Penguin editor Jo Rosenberg, taken on our front verandah.  Today is a milestone in Jo's life because i...

The weather is wonderful at the moment. It's cool at night (6-8* C) and warm during the day (20C ish) and that is the best gardening we...

It's been a productive week here with Hanno and I doing some work in the backyard. We're creating an area where we can sit and ...

This is a weekly feature for readers to show us their favourite place at home.  Thanks to Sue and Angie for this week's photos. Both la...

We quite frequently read about how people lived through the Great Depression and how many thrived in those demanding conditions. The lack o...

I love getting feedback and comments. I guess everyone who blogs does because it's the only way we know people read what we write. I am...

This is our lavender laced Barnevelder. Of all the hens we have for eggs, I like Barnevelder eggs the best. I didn't have much tim...

This is a weekly feature for readers to show us their favourite place at home. This week we have Sue and Ale. Thanks for sharing your home...

I started seeing cake flour being use on TV cooking shows about a year ago and I've seen bulk cake flour once but never bought it becau...

We had a lovely weekend here. The sun was shining and it was warmer than it has been so we were outside with Jamie while he rode his new bi...