Bake it cheaper!
I love baking and in an ideal world I would make all my own cakes and biscuits, rather than buy plastic wrapped shop bought versions which often contain ingredients I’m not so…
Cornflour in my hair!
Recently I found myself standing in my garden pouring cornflour all over my hair while my kids watched as they bounced up and down on their trampoline. This might not have been…
An underused overgrown curry plant!
My curry plant seems to be getting bigger and bigger and I just don’t use it as I’m not sure what to do with it. A quick google tells…
Back garden flower arranging
Several months ago I decided there would be no more shop bought flowers in my life. Aside from the fact that they aren’t very eco-friendly (often being transported long distances in…
Eco Eye Smart PV Monitor
Do you have solar panels? We took the plunge and invested in some of our own last year. We got them while feed in tariffs were high with the idea…
Would you eat slugs?
If you eat slugs, I can’t be friends with you any more one of my friends said to me the other day. I would like to point out that as…
Delicious homemade honey cake recipe!
I like to celebrate Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanna) with this delicious honey cake recipe. It is traditional to eat sweet foods for a sweet new year!
Homegrown shower and shaving gel!
I have recently discovered that the numerous Aloe Vera plants decorating my shelves and window ledges are actually really useful and after a couple of weeks of using them, I…
No ‘poo’ – alternatives to shampoo and conditioner!
I recently gave up using shampoo and conditioner and haven’t used either for nearly 6 weeks now. The picture on the left shows my hair at around 4 weeks of no ‘poo’. My…
How to get the most out of your unwanted stuff!
This is the third and last of a series of articles I have written on decluttering. The first covered reasons to declutter and the second outlined barriers to decluttering and…