This is just a quick post to let you know I got my electricity bill.  You might remember I posted about electricity charges after Hanno died...
I'm making napkins today. Those I made about five years ago are on their last legs and I don't want to buy napkins again and again a...
Looking towards the outside world. I love where I live. My home is situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac of ten houses.  I have neighbou...
I usually don't look forward to the electricity bill arriving, especially since the prices have gone up so much and look like increasing...
Of all the simple pleasures waiting for us in our homes, my favourite is sleeping on newly washed sheets that have been dried in the sun. La...
On the weekend, I received a message from a reader, "Emma", who is about to leave paid work and will stay at home to manage the f...
Making your own household linens is a BIG step towards a simpler life. You'll use numerous simple living skills such as sewing, recycli...
"Why are those pots upside-down on sticks?" - that's the question I'm asked more than any other. The second most aske...
No matter what stage of life you're at, you'll benefit by reducing your expenses and living on less than you earn. Generally your r...
Hanno has picked the last of the oranges and we have a bucket full sitting outside the kitchen door. We'll use them in the coming days ...
Before I start today I want to thank Teri for sharing information in my last post about using a Kitchen Aide mixer to knead bread dough.  S...
I've spent a few Saturday mornings on Skype recently chatting away to people I know through this blog. It's been a lot of fun and m...
Angie Grant, please email me about your course. 🔶🔴🔶 Do you sometimes wonder if change is possible?. You sail along accumulating deb...
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;...
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...
I still get a lot of emails from readers asking for more frugal living and budgeting posts but this is the closest I'll get to it.  I t...
Hello friends!  Here are the cushions I made yesterday. The pink is a Tilda fat quarter found with the other one I made into a lamp skirt a...
I've been sewing a few odds and ends to suit our new lounge room colours and style.  I didn't want to spend much, or anything reall...
March, week 2 in The Simple Home This week we'll focus on shopping for food and I'm guessing that will mean vastly different thin...
March, week 1 in The Simple Home Going back to basics This is one of the most important chapters in The Simple Home as it deals wit...
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