FINALLY! I made marmalade 🙂 I have been meaning to make it for several years, but the thought of all the chopping and peeling really put me off. Then I saw that Riverford were doing a special ‘marmalade bag’ with seville oranges and lemons, and a recipe, and I decided that this would be the … Continue reading
I appear to have lost my blogging mojo. My apologies. My 100 Happy Days is about the only thing I can think of to blog at the moment, although I may be back shortly with an up-date on my No TV January, and my Buy Nothing January. If you can bear the excitement. Anyway, 21 … Continue reading
That stands for Save Our Socks! My socks are getting pretty tired, and a little threadbare at the heels. I have already decided that in the spirit of Buy Less, Buy Better, I want to replace my cheap, synthetic worn out socks with some of these beauties-Goat Socks from the good folks at Wiggly Wigglers. … Continue reading
Here we go then, Week Two of my 100 Happy Days (14% of the way through, for those of you struggling with the maths… ;)) Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 For those of you suffering from Make Do and Mend withdrawal, I promise a mending post … Continue reading
In keeping with my Year of Positivity and Joy, did you know today is officially “Blue Monday”? Well, actually it may not be, it might have already happened, not the 6th January (in which case, hurrah! You sailed through it without even noticing). There is some debate in ‘scientific’ circles about when in should fall. … Continue reading
OK, so maybe not technically quite a bazillion, but pretty close… You may or may not have seen my post about my fave ever biscuit recipe-it is from Nigella Christmas and is her Chocolate Shortbread Cookies. What I LOVE about the recipe is a) it is super easy-bung it all the mixer and done; b) … Continue reading
Since Christmas, we (well actually mostly hubby, if I’m honest..) have been on a bit of a fix-a-thon. On the quiet. It kind of crept up on me, and before I knew it, we (hubby) had fixed an impressive number of things 🙂 1) A few days before Christmas, the dishwasher started making avery ominous … Continue reading
Wow, a week in already to my 100 Happy Days! I am such a maths genius, even I can work out that I am, ermmmmm, 7% of the way 🙂 Here they are then: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 I am finding that I am being … Continue reading
Those of you who follow me on Facebook and Twitter, may have noticed that I have, of late, been posting more quotes and links to, all things happy and positive and inspirational. Well, that is because I have decided (slightly belatedly, I will admit) to declare 2014… My Year of Positivity and Joy! I know, … Continue reading
I have had a revelation! This weekend, I cooked a one-pot roast, and it was delicious, and low-fat, and AWESOMELY EASY!!! I sometimes think I am alone in this, but I find cooking a roast really quite stressful. Getting the timing of everything right is hard, and I find I spend all morning prepping and … Continue reading
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