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Valuable programmes, little round batteries and exhortations

Valuable programmes, little round batteries and exhortations

by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 7, 2015 | My Diary

Had a bit of a frustrating day today. I’ve got the 2015 programmes ready to print for my WI. Went down to Heathfield to get a ream of card, having called first to make sure they’d got some. Having got there, the ream they said they had, turned out to be...
Old Socks – again, and Fabric Yarn, especially from T-Shirts

Old Socks – again, and Fabric Yarn, especially from T-Shirts

by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 26, 2014 | My Diary

I have been reading the posts that Jen Gale has been making this week with extra interest. I always enjoy Jen’s writing and this week she has been writing about wasting less and living more and it has been even more interesting. As a result, I have been musing...
Loving leftovers, sock bouquets and using plastic bottles to make boxes

Loving leftovers, sock bouquets and using plastic bottles to make boxes

by Thrifty Lesley | Sep 20, 2014 | Love Your Leftovers, My Diary, Saving Money

More kitchen stuff today. While we were busy, I took out a couple of meals from the freezer for dinner. So we had  mango, coconut and chickpea curry. At lunchtime, I ‘loved our leftovers’ as they say. There was a tea cup of Thai curry in the fridge, along...
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