Let's continue on the theme of career Homemakers today because there is work to be done.  We need to form a strategy.  The common pro...

I have just finished reading Radical Homemakers by Shannon Hayes, which was kindly lent to me by my friend and fellow radical homemaker, S...

It's been over a month now with Sharon first admitted to acute intensive care, then long term intensive care, much of it spent intubated...

I have a couple of little things for you this morning.  First is a new (to me) blog that I think is very charming and interesting.  I'm ...

I rarely give up on anything.  I like to think that when a difficult household task presents itself,  I step up and work out ways around the...

Thank you so much for your good wishes for Kerry, Sunny and the baby.  We, and they, appreciate everyone of them.  It's been a while si...

This post will give me more joy to write than anything else I could think of today.  I told you  there are a few exciting things happening h...

When I first started blogging I felt a bit like a fish out of water. Not only was I much older than most of my fellow bloggers but I was ...

These past few mornings have been a real reminder that Winter is here and most mornings I sit at my computer in woolly slippers and at least...

A kitchen is like the engine on a car; it drives the house.  We spend a lot of time in our kitchens preparing meals, making cups of tea, bak...

I forget if I told you that I'm having a two week break from my voluntary job.  It's been really hectic there all year with our move...

Yesterday, Hanno and I travelled down the coast to have lunch with our son Kerry and his lovely partner, Sunny.  Sunny is a chef too and she...

Today we travel across the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand to visit Amy and see where she works. Amy writes: "As a full-time...

I have been secretly savouring a cookbook that I thought would not only be a rich addition to my recipe collection but also help us all ge...