Sunny flew to Korea on Friday to spend time with her mum Sun Ja. She has been receiving treatment for an illness for a few years now and Sun...

Hanno and I generally eat the food we grew up with. We feel satisfied and comforted by that kind of food and we know it's preservative ...

It's been hot and humid here this past week. Most days, Hanno and I both took advantage of the cooler temperatures before 8am and did a...

Angie Grant, please email me about your course. 🔶🔴🔶 Do you sometimes wonder if change is possible?. You sail along accumulating deb...

It looks like both my workshops - blogging for beginners and writing, are full. If anyone drops out, I'll let you know. I'm loo...

After quite a few conversations and hours of thinking about the pros and cons, Hanno and I have decided to keep our vegetable garden going;...

I've been asked to do another blogging for beginners workshop and a writing workshop, which would be a new addition. The blogging one w...

Now that Jamie has gone back to school I'm getting back to my regular routine. I still do most of my housework in the morning and the s...

Preserving small amounts of fruit and vegetables is a good way to minimise food waste, cut the cost of providing interesting food and a goo...

I've been out working on the front verandah this morning. Gracie was with me, I went inside and when I came out again I could see her s...

I read this article about the downside of microfibre cloths a few months ago and started looking for a new set of dish cloths that I feel ...

It feels good to be starting a new year with a clean and well organised house. If I was still writing for a living I'd also have daily ...

Summer holidays usually means grandkids to us. We're lucky enough to be close to them so they're often here during the holidays.  N...

The Christmas feasting is over and we've all but lost the cricket test match so it's a good time to get back to real life and st...

Passionfruits are developing from these beautiful flowers. Thank you all for your love and good wishes. It feels great having the supp...

As I said in my last post, I'd be back if I had anything important to share. I'm not saying anything about this on instagram becaus...

Dear friends I haven't been here for a couple of weeks because Hanno was sick, then I got a cold and it became easier to stay away....

Walnut biscuits. I spent most of Friday repotting hanging baskets and pots on the front verandah. Today is the first day of sprin...