My birthday flowers were sitting right at the front door to welcome everyone who visited. Thank you all for the birthday greetings yo...

April, week 3 in The Simple Home By now you have probably had enough time to think about what you want to plant and where it will grow ...

Hello everyone. There will be no Simple Home post today but I'll have it up tomorrow.  I had a computer-free weekend while I celebrate...

Gracie has a new toy - a pink pig called Vivienne (Westwood). She took great care with Vivienne the first couple of days she had her but no...

It's been a busy week so far. We're still painting, although not every day, and we probably have another couple of days of work wit...

April, week 2 in The Simple Home For all our new gardeners, there are two things I want you to decide on this week - what you're goin...

After a night with yoghurt draining over a bowl in the fridge, I finished off my yoghurt cheese this morning. I added salt and pepper and s...

April, week 1 in The Simple Home Growing your own food When you’re starting out on your simple life journey, or if you move to a home w...

Happy Easter everyone. 🐣 I'm viewing this screen with 20/20 vision; it's the first time my vision has been this good in 40 yea...

March, week 4 in The Simple Home This is the final week in our food and home cooking month. We've been discussing food shopping, sto...

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.