Cleaning out. All householders know the need for a good clean out once or twice a year. Every year, we try to do a juice fast to clean...

Superfood ingredients One of the added benefits of inviting people into your home is the cross-cultural exchange of ideas and food styles....

There are two types of artichokes, Jerusalem and Globe. We grow both in our garden. They could be grown simply for their beauty,...

There’s a lot of talk at the moment about Solar Power and Sun Energy! But what does it look like, and how efficient is it really? Can...

In this busy life we lead, sometimes it pays to slow the pace and create memories that last. In a high tech world where every moment is...

Way, way back, we bought a Peka Lula Wonder Box in Cape Town, South Africa. We had just started living together, my future husband and...

Okay, so most people dislike kale. It’s that tough green that everyone raves about nutrition-wise but prefer softer green options like...

All you need make DIY Cream Cheese Say Cheese! Who doesn’t love a good spreadable cheese on toast? Making your own is so easy, with no...

Ferments are all the rage at the moment. Saurkraut, kombucha, kefir, kimchi……the list goes on. We often cheat and buy canned Krautboy...

I have always wanted to have my own bees in the garden. In fact, we went on a bee keeping course about 4 years ago, and realised that we...

Photo Bombing; when someone is having a photo taken and you burst in on the scene. Captured forever on someone else’s photograph....

They came, they saw, they conquered. The Romans, that is, in Africa! Walking up to Volubilis near Meknes, Moroccco, one might be...

It sounds Russian. Sergovia. Before coming to Spain, I’d never even heard its name before, but it is one of the oldest cities in Spain!...

What a culture shock! Overcoming jet lag of 2 whole days travel from New Zealand via Melbourne and Dubai, we are currently living in one...

Hola from Madrid! We arrived bleary-eyed and comatose jet-lagged yesterday, after 3full days travelling via Dubai, to stay with our...

Welcome! Come on in…. We have been visiting the Hamilton Gardens over a decade or more and never cease to wonder in awe and amazement at...

An apple a day keeps the doctor away Autumn is Apple Season. We have far too many apple trees! A green Granny Smith cooking Apple, a...

Our Worm Farm, top bin where worms work to compost kitchen scraps We do not have a big backyard, quite average sized for a New Zealand...

I was going to blog about worm farming but I discovered such a cool experiment last night, I just HAD to share! I bought some really old...

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