School holidays start today in my state of Queensland. The kids have a long summer break and go back to school late January. Jamie is ver...

Every so often I receive an email from a reader asking for ideas about something they're struggling with.  Here we have one such query ...

I've been thinking of going through The Simple Home book with you next year.  The book sets out, month by month, various ways of de...

Most of the time I potter away here doing things that make life easier for us.  Hanno does the same, although he usually works outside. My ...

I've had quite a few readers ask about Gracie's food. What we feed our animals is important to me because I want them to have a goo...