This weekend, we took the Smalls to visit my parents (with the new bike hidden in the boot!) so that they could present BigSmall with his birthday present. It was a huge hit-hurrah! I was slightly trepidatious, and it was probably a good thing that I was at work, and not able to witness the … Continue reading
Some of you may be aware that BigSmall recently celebrated his 4th birthday. In the way of Small people, he decreed that he should be given a bike for his birthday… We had already kind of decided this ourselves, so don’t panic that we were giving in to the dictatorial demands of a pre-schooler. My … 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'
Let's fix our relationship with electronics
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 