Why we love using washable baby wipes

As we were fortunate enough to be given LOADS of second hand washable nappies I am really enjoying not having to use disposable nappies which I’m glad about as disposables cost a fortune (about £10 for a week’s worth of botty changes) and they also are super stinky in the household [...]

How to make a Lamb Hot Pot

My local butcher stocks really good quality meat but doesn’t supply chunks of stewing lamb as by the time he has taken all the cuts of meat from the animal there is very little left to cut into pieces worth selling. For some reason though the supermarket does sell stewing lamb and so when I [...]

Our Willow Den One Year On

The Willow Den in the background will get much leafier this summer

Last March we bought the willow withies to make a willow den for the children as our garden has no shade after midday during the summer months. Withies can be bought from November-March in the UK when the wood is [...]

Frugal Fun with SwapIt FlogIt

I was fed up of watching steel ‘TP’climbing frames go for more than I wanted to pay on eBay. I’d decided a while ago that a climbing frame would be a great investment in my kids health and had some money given to them for Christmas by their Aunty and Grandma in the giant [...]

Cheesey Lentil Bake

Mmm-mm. Whilst sorting out my cupboard I found 3 full bags of red lentils which is a lot for someone who only knows one recipe calling for red lentils. As we are keen to use up store cupboard supplies in light of my recent thoughts on food prices increasing but me being determined not to [...]

How to Kill a Rat

Hmmm. I’ve just been watching the boldest,chunkiest rat while I did the washing up. He/she/it was waddling around the path in the garden,popped up the apple tree and sat looking at me then waddled back down,had a sniff around the drain and the rubbish bin (no lid and generally [...]