… the cheap, the clever and the crafty! I have been having a bit of fun with stuff lately and I often forget to blog as I go, so today is a bit of a double-up. THE CHEAP I have been following a most amazing blog for a few months now—written by a woman called Rhonda … Continue reading
Tag Archives: soap
Soap in an eggshell
… and the house smells amazing! Today I again dipped into the instructional pages of Polly Pinder’s Home-made and at a fraction of the cost. Published in 1983, it is delightful publication which includes chapters on growing herbs in pots, home-baked breads, soft cheeses, chutneys, pickles and mustards, smoked foods, sweets, nature’s drinks, fruit preserves, scents and … Continue reading
aquaponics / chickens / rants
New things on the horizon
… and soapy tales to tell! Wow! It’s been almost two months since my last post. How can that be? I did start a rather convoluted post about chickens which I hope to revisit, but in the meantime, long story short, we had one of our originals, Georgie, die. And then Blanche presented as being … Continue reading