For all the young mums - Carlos Gonzalez, the doctor who wants parents to break the rules. Twenty predictions for the next 25 years. How to fold a T shirt. You Tube Wool soaker long pants pattern Sta...
I want to show you what Hanno and I were doing last night. We were invited to be guests at the Rotary and University of the Sunshine Coast Community Fund dinner. The function was to present three PhD...
I need your help. A lovely couple I know, good friends of mine who live in Melbourne, are about to have their first baby. They wholeheartedly share our values and are preparing for the babys arrival ...
According to the media, it seems that young families and pensioners are the two main groups feeling the most pressure due to the current financial circumstances. Personally, I think it has hit most o...
When we first decided to become home bodies and to make and mend as much as we could, I thought wed be leading a quiet life and the longer we did it, the fewer opportunities wed have to go out and co...
There are some delicious looking recipes on Roostblog, start with this one for cinnamon donuts. Likewise, on Running with Tweezers, there are many wonderful modern recipes, excellent food photos and ...
I made a very simple button necklace recently. Just using bead thread and old buttons, the only other requirements were a safety pin and a needle. The buttons I used are nothing special. I think they...
ATTENTION EVERYONE Becci is running a potholder swap at the down to earth forum. You must sign up before June 4.
Today Im commenting on Cats recent comment. She asked me to talk about "green guilt". Add your thoughts on this as well. Im sure she is not the only one feeling this way and pooling our tho...
There are many people reading here who know exactly what simple life is all about. There are those who live in a very similar way to me and Hanno and those who live their simple life in a completely ...
There have been many claims about how our future will be shaped by the end of cheap fuel and increasing prices that will result from that. Of course, no one knows for sure what will happen in the fut...
Just popping in for two reminders. Vivian at EcoYarns is having a Camelid Yarn sale from the 21st to 27th May. There will be alpaca, llama, pacovicuna and bison yarns on sale. Vivians blog is here, t...
Small Measure - Its all here, a life lived with an open heart. There is some beautiful writing at Mount Custard, particularly Steven Again. Do yourself a favour, visit and read. 50 ways to get dinner...
As you can see, Ive changed the template again. My apologies to those of you who visited yesterday while I was working on it. There were all sorts of strange things on the blog while I sampled differ...
If you are gardening organically, there is a lot more to it than planting seeds and fertilising. Organic gardening is a holistic method, a complexity of intertwined links between the gardener, the pl...
I get many emails asking my opinion on this and that. Im sure you all know Im not a counsellor or any sort and I not familiar with any of the specific problems people are faced with, however, I hope ...
Ive had a very busy weekend writing various things, re-working the blog and looking after Hanno. He injured his back last week and is in a lot of pain. He cant lift anything, even cleaning his teeth ...
This is the invitation from Avid Reader to my talk and signing there next Thursday. I have been told by a couple of friends the Avid Reader is THE bookshop in Brisbane, so I hope you come along and w...
How to make ginger wine The Australian Association for Environmental Education has a very good enewsletter for members. This month, my book is listed in their resources section. :- ) The newsletter i...
Im sure most knitters would agree, there is a special thrill in starting a new knitting project. I really love making baby clothes - not only to give to my precious grandsons, but baby projects are s...
If you have had problems slowing down, I encourage you to take up the delightfully heart-warming and productive craft of knitting. Clicking away with two sticks, using long threads of cotton or wool ...
Im still a bit busy today. Im dropping Tricia off at the airport soon and will then spend the day at the Neighbourhood Centre. However, I thought youd like to see these two bunnies Tricia made for me...
I have no time to post today, Tricia is still here and were busy. Hopefully Ill see you tomorrow. ♥
Kathy sent me the link to this during the week. Its an excellent online magazine called Seeing the Every day. Thanks Kathy! This plain cardigan is another fine Pickles baby pattern. Im knitting it at...
What a wonderful collection of comments we had yesterday. If you havent read them yet, make yourself a cuppa, sit down for an hour and read through them. Those comment clearly demonstrates what a wid...
I think wed all agree that written words play a very important role in our lives. I blog almost every day and write every day. As well as the computer writing there is handwriting, and I still love t...
I received a followup email from Joannie that said: "I have a girlfriend only 18months younger than myself (I’m 36) who has two gorgeous boys aged nearly three and 14months. She has been making ...
Last week I received an email from Joannie who said: "After listening to you on the radio and checking out your blog I then bought your book and as a result my family has named me the domestic g...
Coming back to knitting - "To think of ourselves as makers, rather than just consumers, is the first part of refusing to accept everything in our culture as obvious and inevitable." Great l...
Hello all, I just wanted to remind everyone that the swap is now over and everyone should be busy getting those apron parcels in the mail. I know that some of you have had lifes little mishaps and ad...
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