Hi, I’m Nikki and this is a project I came up with while forced to have some down time due to a debilitating bout of Sciatica.

The site is in its infancy at present but it will hopefully grow and become a record of our journey towards self-sufficiency. Share in our successes (and inevitable failures!) growing our own fruit and vegetables and finding ways to live as well as we can under our own steam! Our philosophy is that we work to live, not live to work, if we can find ways and means of providing what we need ourselves then all the better…

Grab a coffee, pull up a chair and take some time out to have a read around – my blog documents our journey and the trials and tribulations along the way and by using the menu under the big picture up there you will find recipes, things to make and do and even a shop featuring stores we like and occasional special value offers.

Enjoy your visit, please follow my blog and share with friends if you like what you see! I am always interested to work with like-minded people and share ideas so please get in touch if this is of interest to you