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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

Valuable programmes, little round batteries and exhortations 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,...
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

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

Loving leftovers, sock bouquets and using plastic bottles to make boxes 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...
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The most popular posts in the last month

  • a head of cauliflower Cauliflower leaves – what do you do with them?
  • poached pears, without alcohol Easy Poached Pears Without Alcohol
  • a rubber chicken for cheap family recipes How to stretch a chicken to last the whole week
  • coins for extremely cheap meals Do you need, or want, extremely cheap meals, to eat for 50p a day for a bit, or even longer?
  • making pastry with oil Making Pastry With Oil

The most popular posts on the blog

  • coins for extremely cheap meals Do you need, or want, extremely cheap meals, to eat for 50p a day for a bit, or even longer?
  • a head of cauliflower Cauliflower leaves – what do you do with them?
  • sloe and apple jam Home made sloe and apple jam
  • poached pears, without alcohol Easy Poached Pears Without Alcohol
  • Bread Lentil flour and the simplest bread I’ve ever made
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