I saw this re-purposing of a light bulb and I just love it! Check out the How To after the jump! Continue Reading

Okay, I don’t have a baby, nor do I eat baby food from jars – but seeing these projects using baby food jars makes me want to either have a baby or start eating baby food!
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Do you have a shed full of stuff you just use maybe once a week or less often?  Say, a mower, a set of building tools, specialized plumbing gear such as a ‘snake’, pool cleaning gear and so on? Continue Reading

Paper usage in the toilet is one of the last frontiers of conservation. 40% of all toilet rolls sold in the UK – and 98% in America – are made from paper derived from virgin forests.  Continue Reading

Start with baby steps then hit your stride!

It’s all very well recycling what you use but unless the so called ‘first world’ (that’s from saying ‘me first!’ I think!) uses less to start with, then global warming will continue to be an ever-escalating problem.  Continue Reading

Mustard and cress critters -This is a terrific activity for children and there is almost no limit to the things you can embellish with green ‘hair’ that you then can snip and add to your sandwiches and salads. Continue Reading

In keeping with the theme of reusing and upcycling our goods, finally we have found a use for our old Wham! and UB40 cassette tapes that we have hidden around the house! Continue Reading

Here in the tropics it can be useful to know what to do with all that summer fruit that ripens in abundance, causing a glut.  Here are a couple of papaya and mango thoughts.  Each recipe will work equally with either. Continue Reading

They are bringing the Christmas stock into the stores now… the creep of little mince tarts, wrapping paper, Santa shaped chocolate is subtle at first but soon the onslaught will begin! Continue Reading

One of the best skills I learnt at school was to mend clothes.  Sure, I don’t have to darn lisle stockings or woolen socks these days but I could if I had to.  I can take up hems, sew on buttons, mend small tears, turn the frayed collars on shirts so you get another year out of them, ditto with worn cuffs, alter clothes to make them more fashionable and to suit a changing figure.  Continue Reading