We’ve got rabbits. And I don’t mean the cute kind that run around in the garden confined to one particular spot. I mean the greedy kind that enjoy your first sweet strawberries and nibble on delicate lettuce leaves you have been painstakingly waiting for in the Kitchen Garden. That sort of rabbit. And since I […]
“I think I might make a scarecrow for the Kitchen Garden” I said to the boys recently. There was no need for either of them to verbalise their thoughts since the expression on both their faces as they lifted heads briefly from gadgets, said it all. Mr M did offer a disinterested “I thought the […]
I once again have eyes like saucers. During this current phase in our home renovations, the amount of excess packaging and plastic wrapped around many of our new purchases has been quite extraordinary. And whilst we’ve gifted and sold a great deal of what we already had, I continue to try to find ways to […]
“And it has to be recycled toilet paper” I added down the telephone line to Mr M on his way back from work recently. He was collecting some groceries and I had a special request of my own for this week’s craft. “Recycled toilet paper?” he asked bemused and clearly curling his nose up at […]
“What do you think this is?” I asked the boys expectantly as I stopped them in their tracks and produced my latest craft fashioned from recently discovered rusty wire. “An ear!” chirped Master M cheekily. If I’m honest, I had thought my carefully created angel wing might not be the best of my work and […]
Welcome, to this my last post and story for a while and today I have two more uses for your wine bottle bottoms. This time it’s the turn of the more widely found, green bottles and as always, the goal is simple, effortless charm without spending your savings. And if you don’t have wine bottle […]
It is no secret nor surprise to most, I am a recycling fanatic especially when something beautiful and useful can be created from what might otherwise have been simply viewed as rubbish. Recycling bottles and glass jars is fast becoming a firm favourite for me and although I found the possibilities endless even before my […]
Mr M bought me a new toy recently. It’s a glass bottle cutter and I may have lost another day of my life down that warren of wonder and inspiration we call Pinterest, viewing a great many glass bottle recycling ideas to put my own spin on. Excited by my discoveries, I set about soaking […]
“Is that for kindling?” I asked eyeing up a growing pile of wooden pallets. “I suppose some of it might end up as kindling” he replied “I haven’t really decided what their main purpose will be.” I imagine it took precisely ten seconds before I shoved my computer under his nose and said “I’ve been […]
“What are you doing there?” I asked Mr M as he leant, beer in hand on an old rickety fence panel at the end of our garden. It was one early summers evening way back in 2017 that he spent a good while simultaneously looking at his wrist watch and the setting sun. “I am […]
