I have a friend who is heading to Mexico in two months - thank god!

Caring for the environment and creating a healthy home go hand in hand whether you are building or renovating a home.

Incorporating good design doesn’t need to result in increased costs and a major mortgage.

We have all had people who have come and gone throughout our lives. Some have left and we've wished we'd never hear from them again.

Most people are too timid with salt and pepper and don't know how important seasoning actually is. They're bamboozled by so-called nutritionists who tell them not to eat too much salt. Okay, too much salt can have all sorts of bad effects on the body. But how much is too much?

Where have all the good Thursdays gone?

Deciding what's for tea is almost as trying as the cooking process itself. That's why every Sunday I'll post a list of suggestions for the week following. Pick and choose, be adventurous and try something new. If you don't know how to cook something or have a suggestion just drop me a line.

Now I know I’ve already written about violence. But in the newspaper the other day I saw a picture which almost made me vomit.

I am shocked at the lack of responsibility in some of the younger parents of today. Why are they not making a total commitment to family values?

Every now and again my friends used to kiss me hello or goodbye on the cheek. I felt very cool and European. Then I moved to a hot sweaty country (and I don’t mean that in the good way) where everyone wants to kiss your dam cheek. And I don’t feel cool and European.

Accidental Renovator: A Paris story

Barbara Biggs

Southern Publishers

When an opinionated Aussie moves to moves to France and finds herself in the midst of a DIY disaster, what follows should be a hilarious farce.