I'm queen of my home and here with my king, we grow, make, recycle, mend, bake, ferment, preserve, cook and do as much for ourselves...

I got through a lot of writing work this week and now my desk is clear for a while. I'm looking forward to being in the garden this w...

I had some time in the garden yesterday. It was so nice out there; not too hot, the soil was moist from overnight rain and the plan...

I still haven't done all my gardening projects because Hanno and I had to go out yesterday and when we came home, it rained. So I've...

I didn't finish my gardening yesterday so I'll write about it tomorrow. Instead, this is a sad and sorry tale about my recent exper...

A small group of very interesting women came along to my first blogging workshop on Saturday. I held it here at home and as the weather was...

I'm happy to announce that Emma,  who commented here on October 8 at 8.42am, has won the tickets to Adelaide's Craft Fair.  E...

This week we have photos from Keriann in New Zealand and Corinne in England. Again they show the diversity of the readers here and the inte...

This year’s Adelaide Craft and Quilt Fair, November 5 - 8 at Adelaide Event and Exhibition Centre, will feature the latest trends includin...

Yesterday Meg wrote a lovely and much appreciated comment:  This post kind of sums it all up for me, this idea of simple living. Making w...

Finally the book has been sent to the printer and I'm back to concentrating on living this good life. Spring is here, the elder tree a...