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Root of All Evil, November

Calamity Jane wrote 1 day ago: Yes, I have continued with the receipt saving from last month. The grocery total is pretty similar, … more →

Tags: Random Domestics, Bills, Budget, Money, Spending

Ruby Fruit Jungle

Calamity Jane wrote 6 days ago: Just took my morning put-the-Babe-to-sleep walk. We peruse the neighborhoods looking for adventure, … more →

Tags: musings, Of Dumpsters and Salvaging, Random Domestics, Fruit, Grapefruit, Scavenging, Trash

Wifely Duties3 comments

Calamity Jane wrote 2 weeks ago: No, I don’t mean that. Us progressive ladies and our progressive hubbies/partners had better n … more →

Tags: Feeding Yer Pie-hole, From Scratch, Keep It Clean, Random Domestics, housewife, laundry, lunch

Budgeting2 comments

Calamity Jane wrote 3 weeks ago: I know it might seem like it’s always “Riana” this and “Riana” that, b … more →

Tags: Random Domestics, musings

Felt Play-food Sandwich

growingthings wrote 3 weeks ago: Here is a little something I prepared earlier!…no seriously I had not a clue what to give a fr … more →

Tags: Frugality, Sewing, Felt, play food, Sandwich

Revolutionizing Christmas

Calamity Jane wrote 4 weeks ago: ***This is a post I wrote last Christmas, for my old blog Subsist/Resist. I don’t want to be a Bah-H … more →

Tags: getting crafty, Random Domestics, Christmas, gifts, Bah! Humbug!

Finally, A Laundry Line!

Calamity Jane wrote 1 month ago: And just in time for the rain too! No, actually, it’s been raining all along. It rains all the … more →

Tags: Random Domestics, Keep It Clean, laundry, Clothesline

Log Cabin Patchwork

growingthings wrote 1 month ago: Our cushion covers are looking rather sorry for themselves of late, the corners have worn through as … more →

Tags: Craft, Sewing, log cabin patchwork, cushion cover

The Small Stuff

Calamity Jane wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been getting sloppy. I started out so hard-core, so many years ago. But I’ve let th … more →

Tags: Simple living, thrift, Reusing

Sunflowers in full bloom

growingthings wrote 2 months ago: As you can see the Tallest’s Sunflowers have come good in the end. We should of had four stems … more →

Tags: kids, Family Life, Seeds, sunflowers, clutch

A hot afternoon for baking

growingthings wrote 3 months ago: Despite the hot and muggy weather that we have been experiencing, the Girls and I spent a busy after … more →

Tags: Food, baking, Gluten-free, sausage rolls

Procrastination

frankiesoup wrote 5 months ago: For the most part, I’ve done nothing today. This morning, I fiddled around a little with the n … more →

Tags: writing, The Conjuror's Bird by Martin Davies, www.readbetweenlines.co.uk, Book Review

Getting there with the Rayburn1 comment

growingthings wrote 1 year ago: I’m currently in the process of sorting out the tiles that I want to use in the kitchen, as th … more →

Tags: selfsufficiency, Frugality, rayburn royal, Kitchen

Does the girl ever sleep!?

growingthings wrote 1 year ago: Haven’t had a great deal to post of late, as things are fairly quiet here, and I have been try … more →

Tags: Craft, selfsufficiency, Frugality, Budget, presents, Preserves, sleepless nights

Busy, busy

growingthings wrote 1 year ago: Posts have been a bit thin but both children have bad coughs and the Tallest has croup. But to just … more →

Tags: selfsufficiency, Frugality, Jobs, busy

Grandma Marshall's Green Tomato Chutney2 comments

growingthings wrote 1 year ago: This is an adapted recipe, that my Paternal Grandmother used to make. It is loosely based aroung Mrs … more →

Tags: Recipes, selfsufficiency, Food, Frugality, Preserves, cooking, Chutney, green tomatoes, recipe

Waste Weigh In

growingthings wrote 1 year ago: So far the current running totals for rubbish over the last few days are: Wednesday: 50gms – m … more →

Tags: Environment, Frugality, Rubbish, recycling, waste, Wormery, poo

Recycled Crayons

growingthings wrote 1 year ago: Following on from something that the Tallest and I saw when looking for a bit of inspiration at no t … more →

Tags: selfsufficiency, kids, Frugality, crayons, Craft, recycling

Inadvertant Rubbish - The Post

growingthings wrote 1 year ago: ….and here was me thinking that we were doing so well…. typical! Well you see my point! … more →

Tags: Environment, Rubbish, recycling, Post, Plastic, Mail


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