When I simplified my life I thought not much would change in the future. Looking back on it now, things didn't change for many years but...

When I started living a simpler life over 20 years ago, I saw it more as a collection of skills rather than a way of life. It took me a few ...

The first cherries of the season for us. There was a time when I would rise at 4 am to write, read, think about life and plan the day ahead....

This is a simple post laying bare what I do during the day. You've liked  these posts when I've done them in the past. It's my d...

I live in the slowest of slow lanes and there is a lot to love about slowing down. I get the full measure of what each day brings, I have t...

One day we'll be able to look back on today and remember a strange and dangerous time when we were told to stay at home as much as poss...

There was no better place to spend International Women's Day (IWD) than at my local CWA cottage. Yesterday, I went along to give a talk...

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...

"Why are those pots upside-down on sticks?" - that's the question I'm asked more than any other. The second most aske...

A couple of weeks ago I was asked on Instagram what my connection to Clare Bowditch was because she'd thanked me, as one of many, in he...

This is a continuation of this story   We set off on our first book tour just before Down to Earth was to be published on 22 February,...

A few new readers have ask about my books, how I got published and how I fit writing into my daily routine, so I thought  there may be othe...