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What do you do when you are in a fabric shop and spot a sign that says ’5op per metre’? You run that’s what you do.Now not all of the stuff on the racks in this area were beautiful or even useful and I suppose that is why they were being sold off at knock…

I have a special place in my heart for long forgotten, slightly crumbly seaside towns and one I’ve always wanted to visit is Whitehaven. I’d never quite made it up there, so I was chuffed to bits to find the town was a mere seven miles from our hotel (about which I blogged here in…

I’m often emailed by readers asking about organisation and what my number one tip to an organised life would be. Now, let me be straight with you, I’m not a naturally organised or tidy person but I do find myself getting frustrated, upset and angry not to mention wasting a lot of time wading through…

Well not quite our road but the main ‘social hub’ road near Thrifty Towers. Today (I’m writing this on Saturday) saw the start of a two day festival called WestFest dedicated to the unique place we live – West Didsbury. West Didsbury is a thriving suburb of Manchester in which independent business flourishes. You’ll find…

This might sound sad but we had the best afternoon at the pet shop on Saturday. We often take our puppy there when we're stocking up on food because to him it's like Disneyland crossed with Heaven. He loves socialising with other dogs and of course there might just be a few treats dropped on…

Well hello there, aren't you looking sexy today? Yeah, you've seen the title and you want more info right? Okay. This is Jarvis and he has come to live with us here at Thrifty Towers. We had expected to get a new puppy around March however we were able to adopt Jarvis yesterday to help out…

Sometimes I think people think everything is beautiful in blogger land, all photos are perfect, food always beautifully presented and hair is always glossy.  My photos are often a shambles, I sit around the house in my bra and knickers and nothing but nothing is beautifully lit at Thrifty Towers, it's a basement flat Goddammit.…

My cousin has had a terribly hard time of it recently - health problems and relationship woes. So I'm planning on spoiling her when her birthday comes round at the end of the month. The thing is, I'm on a budget so I need some ideas and an injection of creativity. Here's what I have…

Yesterday I nipped for coffee with a friend and on the way home hit up the charity shops on my regular know-it-like-the-back-of-my-hand route. As I entered the last charity shop I spotted a gorgeous leather satchel. My beady eyes honed on it and I quickly but not over enthusiastically made my way toward the rails…

Egg trays are one of the best things I've found for organising drawers. If you don't have lots of little pots & jars you can still keep your small fincikity bits well organised but on view so you can find them straight away. So once you've eaten your eggs or given them a new home in…