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Sometimes a shop-bought cleaning product is fantastic, I’m not going to do them all down. However sometimes the old fashioned cleaning methods – and eco-friendly cleaning – are just as good, if not better. Here is the most basic of starting points in the world of old fashioned cleaning. Prepare yourselves now, dun, dun duuuuuuun bicarbonate of…

If you love a freebie as much as I do, make sure you’re signed up for a free Waitrose card. Not only does it mean you’ll receive offers throughout the year but it also entitles you to a free cup of tea or coffee from their in-store machines. How To Get A Free Coffee At…

The outdoor extension of any building is called the deck. It can be the perfect spot to spend time with your family and have a relaxed time. You can design your deck to accommodate your requirements. It is not as hard as one would think to create the perfect deck to spend your evenings. The…

On Tuesday I talked about foraging for blackberries and today I’m going to show you easy recipe of blackberry vodka.It is the start of the black berry season and we got a bit excited about the prospect of free food. We foraged around 2-3lb and ended up eating most of them in puddings and cakes…

A washing machine is an expensive bit of kit usually dumped in a kitchen or utility room and used and used without much care or attention until one day it dies in a spectacular fashion usually involving holding your clothes hostage in smelly water. It’s pretty easy to ruin a washing machine and here a…

More often than not when I find a cardigan or jumper in a charity shop it will have a cluster of bobbling or piling somewhere and it used to be off putting until I discovered an easy way to remove bobbles from Fabric Sweater, completely by accident. How To Get Rid Of Pilling I use…

For my entire life this time of year has signalled purple fingers and perma-scratched ankles because it is blackberry picking season (or bramble depending on where you and your family are from). A time you’ll find me with my back to the world and my head buried in a bush. Going back to school always signalled picking…

Over time and with a battering from bodies, products and washing machines, towels can soon become a rough, sandpaper-y instrument of torture with the absorbency of well….something not very absorbent at all. You know if you go and look at the back of your washing powder or liquid it will have instructions including a recommended amount?…

Owning a puppy has changed our lives, mostly for the better (picking up poo and the occasional early morning not so much). He has enriched our lives and made me a lot more active than I had previously been, however for all his plus points Jarvis takes up a sizable portion of our household income…

You’ve your newborn in your arms, she is changed, cleaned and fed, but still crying. This is possibly one on the times when you experience frustrated and unable to understand what is going on. The child is crying and suffering and you cannot do one thing to make her feel much better. Colic is defined…