Very early last Sunday morning, Hanno and I drove over to a town about 30 kms away to buy our first seedlings of the season. 

March, week 3 in The Simple Home There has been a sharp rise in the number of products labelled 'organic' and 'free range'...

What I thought was going to be my second eye operation turned out to be a post-op check. But now, vision in my fixed eye is just below 20/2...

While I've been writing The Simple Home series, you've probably noticed I'm not writing much about what is happening here on a...

March, week 2 in The Simple Home This week we'll focus on shopping for food and I'm guessing that will mean vastly different thin...

It's been a busy week here. We started on another home maintenance project, I cleaned the fridge out yesterday and suddenly I have more...

March, week 1 in The Simple Home Going back to basics This is one of the most important chapters in The Simple Home as it deals wit...

One busy period of our lives ended yesterday with Kerry, Sunny and Jamie moving out and into their own new home.  We wish them the very bes...

I haven't bragged about my grandchildren for a while and I don't want you to think I'm slacking off in that area, so here goes. ...

February, week 4 in The Simple Home This is the last week of our money month. I hope you've sorted out what needs to be done, organis...

We went out to dinner at the local Korean BBQ last night with Kerry, Sunny and Jamie.  The dinner was a little family celebration of Ker...

February, week 3 in The Simple Home The Gender Pay Gap Throughout the developed world, there is a significant difference between what m...

After 50 years of wearing glasses, soon they'll be off, for good. This is the first post I've written since my eye surgery an...

February, week 2 in The Simple Home While I knew from a young age that I would work when I was older, it didn’t occur to me until much la...

I meant to show you Sunny's sesame plants the other day when I did the herb post. We started growing them in the bush house when a ...

One of the many ways to cut costs in your kitchen garden is to take herb cuttings. I do it at this time of year but you should do a bit of ...

February, week 1 in The Simple Home We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.   Winston Churchill Hanno and...

I'm making a lamp skirt to cover a very drab beige lamp shade in our lounge room. The fringe will be at the bottom and the green cott...