Out damned spot!
I mentioned the other day that I wash my dishes with bicarbonate of soda. For some time I was washing them with a mixture of vinegar, lemon juice and…
My plastic free to do list
I was going to do a plastic diary, but I’m just not organised enough to do that. So I decided to make a list of the items that I regularly…
Getting excited about cheese!
This morning as I was writing my shopping list before I went out to buy the food for the week, I was dragging my heels a little. I have loads…
What to do with a glut of apples!
Apples are one of the best of natures snacks. They are easy to take on a day out and my kids love them. Sometimes though I buy too many or…
The I Quit Blog Fiesta no.9
It’s the 9th edition of the I Quit Blog Fiesta and I’m still just as addicted to quitting as ever. There are the quits that I have been writing about…
The other day…
The other day I did my usual weekly local shop and this week I went to the butchers and bought a chicken. I took along this tub – an old…
An interview with Jen Gale of My Make Do and Mend Year!
Jen Gale spent a whole year of making do and mending and wrote about it all on her blog My Make Do and Mend Year. I am a big fan of…
My first mend!
I’ve mended things before, but this is my first mend since I decided to go on a mending spree. It wasn’t even on my list. This morning my son gave me…
No more burying my head in the sand..
For a long time I have avoided watching, listening to and reading the news. This is because I feel that the news tends to be very negative, doesn’t generally give…
They’re not from there and they don’t taste anything like it…
Jerusalem artichokes actually originate from North America and I think they taste a little like Chinese water chestnuts, especially if you slice them up and stir fry them. Several months…