It was beautiful weather here over Easter. The days were hot and the beaches crowded on Waiheke Island where we went to catch the Jazz Festi...

Not long ago we received a basket of flowers, which was a lovely gesture. But when the flowers had all died, we were left with all of this ...

I don't know about you, but I get joint aches.  A while back I posted   here  about Golden Yogini Drink, as a way to get turmeric into ...

Some of you who read my blog will be way ahead of me on your journey to reduce your environmental impact, and others may have just begun. Th...

Not long ago I wrote  a post about   my favourite tea, as part of my frugal ways. It was one that really did have totally biodegradable tea...

In the past few years I have been trying to make more and buy less. This works well for some things, others I have discovered are better off...

We've been collecting photos of the ingenious letterboxes that New Zealanders create from upcycled materials. So here are a few more.......