Not quite on the ball enough to post this yesterday, but all of you with calendars will know that yesterday was the 10th of October, or 10.10 as the kids say. And other than being my Auntie’s birthday (Happy Birthday Auntie Jane) it is also the day that the carbon cutting group 10:10 choose to … Continue reading
BigSmall was FIVE this weekend. And having somehow managed to have escaped the party ordeal for the last four years, we decided that we had to man up and Just Do It this year. After much deliberation and a little gentle prodding by me (as I had seen some REALLY cool Lego stuff on Pinterest) … Continue reading
Phew! What a weekend we have had. It was BigSmall’s birthday, so we had a Lego Party Extravaganza (more on this to come, stay tuned…), but ALSO had a friend’s Pirate Party to go to as well. All good pirate parties, need lots of little pirates, so we needed a pirate costume. And if you … Continue reading
Wow, how’s that for an exciting blog post title..? I bet that had you clicking on it faster than, ermmmm, a fast thing going fast. Hmmmmmm. Right, in the spirit of Make Do and Mend and sheer bloody minded-ness, I decided I wanted to try and make my own dishwasher tablets. So I have. Here … Continue reading
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Other than my pants, the rest are charity finds
A money-saving, growing-our-own, making-do-and-mending husband-and-wife blog
Some of the cool and useful food, craft and sustainability skills that your grandparents knew, but probably didn't teach you!
Inspired by Make Something Month
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connecting people, place and planet
by Jack Monroe, bestselling author of 'A Girl Called Jack'
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Every month (except December) we bring people together* to give the objects we share our world with a second lease of life and to chat and have a cuppa whilst we're at it (*currently online)
Makes, remakes, mends, darns, sews, arts, and crafts.
thrifty, creative & eco-friendly ways to raise children
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Proof that "We're going to live in a tent in a field" is easier read than done
My Make Do and Mend Year 