Baby Powder or talcum powder, is a commonly purchased item for those new mums. It helps absorb moisture and keep little bottoms fresh...

A small introduction to what we do in our own backyard. We host garden tours and run sustainable living workshops. Feel free to browse my...

Blue skies, swaying palms, golden sands, warm sunshine… We like to travel. Particularly to tropical destinations. We love Vitamin D –...

Springing into the Garden, or Spring not yet Sprung! It is officially Spring, and the weather is the usual mixed bag of yuck and...

Way, way back, I heard about the wonderful healing properties of Colloidal Silver. We used to buy it from the Health Store and use it to...

Ohinemuri River, Waikino, Karangahake Gorge There is much beauty and inspiration all around us. We just have to awaken the senses and...

Freshly picked Olives After picking your olives, create small holes in the lid of a 2L ice cream container lid. Drainage Holes Place...

I love pesto! Problem is, it costs plenty in the supermarket! Why not grow your own? Plant basil and parsley! EASY! Abundant parsley...

They say that when life gives you lemons, make lemonade! Well when life gives me chillies, I make my standard Sweet Thai Chilli Sauce,...

It’s officially Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and we can feel that early morning and evening bite of cooler weather. While I mourn...

Healthy Chocolate in a Cup Chocolate! I don’t know anyone who dislikes chocolate! The word itself makes my mouth salivate! There is...

Summer’s at an end and Autumn has begun. The tomato plants were looking rather tired and spent from the masses of tomatoes they’ve...

Packaging! The evil villain in the Real Life movie of Planet Destruction. So much of it, we are literally drowning in it! For a long...

When you are in your car and you eat something that makes your hands sticky… Oh, what to do? The nearest public restroom may be miles...

The funny thing is that I have dabbled briefly in drinking alcohol in my late teens, and from the age of 21, my husband and I decided...

Kale, glorious kale. Highly nutritious, but oh, so tough if slightly under-cooked! It’s a popular European green leafy veg not all that...