I'm slowly creeping back towards my real work. I have greeted the light at the end of the writing tunnel and while I still have some od...
Last weekend, making cheese and cherry strudel. Not much time for reading this week so it's a shorter list.  Last chapter due next...
Thank you all for the good wishes and prayers sent yesterday. My high temperature didn't rise or turn into anything worse. I started fe...
I'm sick, which is unusual for me. I felt okay on Saturday then by the time I went to bed, I was freezing but felt hot. Obviously a fev...
My friend Kathleen sent me this little book during the week. It's a collection of recipes from the Australian War Memorial...
I should not complain. I know that. But here I go again. I want my old routines back. Once upon a time I had this very comfortable routine ...
When I first started living simply, I had to learn a lot and make many mistakes before I felt that I knew what I was doing. The mistake...
It's planting and gardening time for many of us. I hope all the gardeners who are planting now have a great season. It's alwa...
A good muffin recipe is as indispensable as a good scone recipe. It's something you'll use again and again, everyone loves it and...
I look out the window and see Hanno digging in the front garden. He'll be tidying something up, or digging out roots or thinking about ...
It's been a busy week again with more work than I thought I would have. The weather is a little warmer but there's no humidit...
I spent the past few days travelling and working. We had a short trip to visit family on the weekend and now I'm back at the desk, writ...
Miss Tammy Wyandotte and Bluebelle snuggling up on a cold night. It's cold. As I write this it's only 5C/41F but I won't...
I'm very pleased to let you know that my Down to Earth hardcover book will be available soon from Amazon. The books are currently on t...
I asked Hanno to buy some lamb neck chops for me last week and since then they've been sitting in the freezer ear-marked for Scotch bro...
Virginia Woolf once said: A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction . I'm not sure I agree with that but...
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