The Gods must have been smiling on me the other day, as after school, the Smalls played together so nicely-no squabbling, poking or teasing-very lovely indeed. To celebrate the occasion (and in a vain attempt to reinforce the idea that this is the kind of behaviour that we want…) I decided to make pudding. At … Continue reading
This one somehow slipped through the net-I wrote it ages ago and then promptly forgot about it and it has been sat in my Drafts file for months now…! But in the spirit of Waste Not, Want Not, I am not going to ‘waste’ a blog post, so here goes… The last post for now … Continue reading
Flushed with the success of my ‘Dead Things and Custard’, we moved up a gear and had Dead Things Tart Tartin the other day, which I think sounds very posh indeed..! I was very pleased with myself having made ‘rough puff’ to top a cheesy pie, but had half left, sat in the fridge getting … Continue reading
Knitting ideas, inspiration and free patterns, plus crochet, weaving, and more
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)
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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 