My friends and I used to joke that I have enough clothes to wear a different item every day, without ever having to repeat an outfit. While it’s true that that was (is) a joke, the reality is that I have far more clothes than I need. The reason for the glut of garments relates to … Continue reading
Late last year my husband volunteered our house for a New Year’s Eve party with our friends. Theoretically I was fine with the idea of hosting, but practically it was another story. Our house looked like a bomb site. And I’m not using hyperbole here, the house hadn’t had a proper clean in longer than … Continue reading
I’ve read a host of international blogs – particularly those based in the US – that will talk about “blogging awards”. I’ve often thought it a tad disappointing that blogging here doesn’t seem to have the same prestige (or is it interest?) as it does overseas. I’ve been especially disappointed at my ability to see/vote … Continue reading
For some reason, despite the fact that I own eleventy billion cookbooks, my first port of call for a new recipe is almost always online. When I do happen to find something that looks nifty I end up printing it out (or sometimes copying by hand, when we’re out of ink…which happens far more often … Continue reading
Happy New Year – I hope you all have a wonderful and safe 2014. Continue reading
I have long been an avid reader of blogs of all things gardening, homesteading, self-sufficiency and preserving. I’ve loved reading blogs out of America like The Broken Plow and Food In Jars and one that I read many, many years ago that I can’t recall the title of. But it was beautiful. Every time I … Continue reading
A few months ago one of my friends approached me and told me, rather excitedly, that they’d FINALLY received planning permission to build a house on the 18 acres that she and her partner own. “That’s brilliant!” I exclaimed. “What are you planning?” And as she told me about her design for the house (a … Continue reading
