My mother was a good homemaker. Some of my earliest memories were of her hanging out washing on her long line held up by props.  She used ...

  In my efforts to still be mistress of my home in spite of severe health issues, I have tried to pare down my necessary daily tasks. I can ...

  I recently saw this beautiful painting that evoked happy memories of both my childhood and my mothering days. With a large family of seven...

                                                 A  little time to slumber all my days spent in the sun, My idle hands were folded my daily ...

            As you know, I have now been approved for 2 hours of  home help a week. It has been a difficult time lately with a fibromyalgia...

  We all know that good nutrition is important for our health and the health of our family. But as sacrificial home keepers, cooking can pro...

The last few days have seen me taking a renewed interest in cooking and house management.. it's been a time of feeling incredibly blesse...

  As    we shared before , I  am supposed to  be getting help in cleaning our home. But it has turned into a mess  and I  have fallen in  th...

  So I haven't been feeling the love for weeks now. In fact I seem to be enduring the mother of all flares with slight variations on the...

  The rain is pouring down but it's not cold just pleasantly warm after the last few days of summer heat. Xena is still asleep on my bed...

In trying to come to terms with my sore hands and lack of energy with my fibromyalgia, I have come up with some new tricks to help in cooki...

So yesterday I woke up without the usual muscle pain and fatigue that characterises fibromyalgia. I sensed that I had some spoons in abundan...

  So I am often low on spoons and it necessitates a hands on approach. I must pace myself and rest up in the hope that I can find some spoon...

As you probably know, I cannot bend anymore. Thanks to back issues and torn knee ligaments, bending is a thing of the past. I had a front lo...

  Recently someone asked why do we make our bed? I gave it some thought as I have recently been making my own bed daily, in spite of regular...