I'm still living in the outernet, still loving it and still glad to be alive. I wrote about the outernet here if you have the time to r...

I don't remember if I told you about the American magazine Taproot's latest edition. The current edition features four simple living...

I haven't spent much time online reading this week so todays post is going to be quite short. Hanno and I have been busy creating a brom...

Here is our really tasty lime cordial alongside a jar of radish sprouts I just started. I bought a small bag of limes when I was shopping la...

We don't go away on holidays anymore but always make sure that the time between Christmas and mid-January is like a holiday.  We both d...

It's been a crazy week with many visitors, reading, gardening, rest and a lot of busyness snaking through my days. The highlight of the...

It's been a very busy week here with no time for blogging. I'm sending out the notes for my writing and blogging workshops today an...

I still have one spot in the blogging workshop and a few spots in the writers' group. Full details are here:  https://down---to---earth...

I'm still dealing with the over-supply of chillies so a couple of days ago I pulled out the bush, stripped the chillies off and starte...

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...

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...

There are many food products that are easy to preserve at home. They are usually tastier, healthier and cheaper than those you can buy, and...