Here is a little something I prepared earlier!…no seriously I had not a clue what to give a friends little girl who is turning three tomorrow, and after nearly breaking the bank to get the dog sorted out, it needed to be economical on the family purse.
Thinking about the things that the Tallest has really [...]
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Felt Play-food Sandwich
Posted in Frugality, Home Economy, Sewing, tagged felt, play food, sandwich, Sewing on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Log Cabin Patchwork
Posted in Craft, Home Economy, Sewing, tagged cushion cover, log cabin patchwork, Sewing on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our cushion covers are looking rather sorry for themselves of late, the corners have worn through as the fabric has worn so thin. So here is the first offering to the sofa,modelled very ably by the snoozing Tallest after a hard day at Nursery…
This one was made in honour of Mr GT, I am planning [...]
Sunflowers in full bloom
Posted in Family Life, Home Economy, Kids!, tagged clutch, seeds, sunflowers on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As you can see the Tallest’s Sunflowers have come good in the end. We should of had four stems, but the Smallest when through a faze of pulling the heads of plants shortly after they were planted into the new border against the house! So only two survived.
She’s not sure whether she wants the leave [...]
A hot afternoon for baking
Posted in Food, Home Economy, baking, tagged baking, gluten free, sausage rolls on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Despite the hot and muggy weather that we have been experiencing, the Girls and I spent a busy afternoon in the kitchen, with some rather pleasing results.
Pardon the colour but it was taken at night using a mobile phone, not the best combination.
Everything that you see is gluten free, and I have to confess that [...]
Getting there with the Rayburn
Posted in Frugality, Home Economy, Selfsufficiency, tagged kitchen, rayburn royal on December 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m currently in the process of sorting out the tiles that I want to use in the kitchen, as the Rayburn has to be backed against a fire proof surface. It’s been moved, I think that I am going to have to teach myself how to tile, and hubby is busy grinding certain sections of [...]
Does the girl ever sleep!?
Posted in Craft, Frugality, Home Economy, Selfsufficiency, tagged budget, Home Economy, presents, Preserves, sleepless nights on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Haven’t had a great deal to post of late, as things are fairly quiet here, and I have been trying to get some extra rest as the Smallest is waking every 2 and a bit hours during the night, as she is yet to recover from this horrendous cold and congestion that she has had [...]
Busy, busy
Posted in Frugality, Home Economy, Selfsufficiency, tagged busy, jobs on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Posts have been a bit thin but both children have bad coughs and the Tallest has croup.
But to just fill in we are:
making cider
making apple sauce
baking
boiling ham
and brewing beer
when I have two hands free to put some decent posts up I will. It’s a busy time of year just now!
Grandma Marshall’s Green Tomato Chutney
Posted in Food, Frugality, Home Economy, Preserves, Recipes, Selfsufficiency, tagged chutney, cooking, green tomatoes, recipe on November 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is an adapted recipe, that my Paternal Grandmother used to make. It is loosely based aroung Mrs Beetons, but has been altered to suit her tastes. My Grandma passed away when I was a very small baby, so making things that came directly from her really make me feel that I have a connection [...]
Waste Weigh In
Posted in Environment, Frugality, Home Economy, Rubbish, tagged poo, recycling, Rubbish, waste, wormery on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So far the current running totals for rubbish over the last few days are:
Wednesday: 50gms – mainly milk bottle tops, jar lids and a pasta bag
Thursday: 40gms – more milk carton tops and a couple butchers bags
The biggest distinction between this week and last is that there is no dog muck going into the bin, [...]
Recycled Crayons
Posted in Frugality, Home Economy, Kids!, Selfsufficiency, tagged Craft, crayons, Kids!, recycling on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Following on from something that the Tallest and I saw when looking for a bit of inspiration at no time for flashcards
We made some new crayons from all the old broken ones that any precocious three year old just cannot lower themselves to use!
You may find a little crayon residue underneath the cases, this washes [...]
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