Our People, Our Country

Life begins at 50+; it may be just an expression but it's absolutely true for me.

"Try this," Mark said, pushing a small bottle of feijoa-flavoured aerated drink across the café table to our Aussie mate.

Puzzles are great for your brain and memory health, but can you do more?

We never did climb Mt Taranaki when we were on holiday in New Plymouth recently.

This week we have more frugal tips and answers to questions from the oily rag community!

Pre-schoolers love Picture Books about creatures, both real and imagined. But some make better bedtime stories than others.

Last week Thrifty from Hamilton asked about storing part sachets of yoghurt starter.

Are we becoming a nation of pathetic little soggy-bottomed, sad-sack jellies who are all incapable of taking a bump or a scratch or playing in the mud?

This week the frugal living tips include a tasty sounding recipe for silver beet - which is in abundance at present, ways to make the most of in-season fruit, and there are a couple of questions from oily rag readers.

Turning 60 is a big deal for me and I really wanted to celebrate it in style.