We had afternoon tea in the garden with friends this week. It was nothing fancy but it was enjoyable and memorable. It doesn't take ...

Let's just make this clear at the beginning. I LOVE the internet. In my opinion, the internet is the single most important innovation ...

I've loved pink onions, on and off, for a long time but I seem to be making them more now. I thought I'd write about them today bec...

It's been a busy week here so now I'm looking forward to the weekend and a slower pace of life.  Next week should be filled wit...

Gracie had her first grooming session on Tuesday. The groomer said she is too young to be properly stripped but she had a fair amount of ...

I was contacted by "Jenna" last week asking for help with a major life change. Jenna is a nurse, five months pregnant with her fi...

Here she is, five minutes ago, on the back verandah. Life with Gracie has been wonderful. She taught herself to roll over (very cute) ...

This time of year is about gardening for us, even with our smaller garden. We start our gardening year in March and all through the cold m...

This is the culprit. Gracie, caught red-handed removing rubbish from the compost heap. This time it was a banana sucker - she was ...

A few readers asked about yoghurt starter cultures after yesterday's post so I thought I'd add to the information here. It really i...

We've had so many visitors lately my head is spinning. Add to that my adorable grandkids and a new puppy and I'm starting to feel a...

We're celebrating over at the Down to Earth forum this weekend. It's our seventh birthday! The forum has well over 8000 members no...

It was a dream day here yesterday. I didn't have much work to do so I took some time on the computer to research various things and I c...

Blue eyes ! Most of you know that our Gracie arrived on Wednesday and we've had a couple of days to get used to each other.  She&...

Here she is! Meet Grace/Gracie, our two month old Scottish Terrier.  We picked her up from the airport yesterday and ...