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BOOK GIVEAWAY: On The Plot With ‘Dirty Nails’
on Nov 3, 2009 in competitions 'Dirty Nails' book competition gardening giveaway grow your own tips vegetables If, like me, you like growing your own vegetables but you are no Bunny Guinness, this little book is something of a godsend. Why? Well, it is jam-packed with handy hints, which is good. But what makes this book great is that it spells out all the bit...
Festival of Frugality #200: The Fireworks Night Edition
on Oct 20, 2009 in Fun blogging Festival of Frugality fireworks save money thrifty Welcome to the (gasp) 200th edition of the Festival of Frugality! It is a milestone that calls for celebrations; hence all these fireworks. Actually, it’s the perfect time of year for a fireworks display. Diwali took place at the weekend; here...
SIMPLE PLEASURES: Large leaf tea in a Cath Kidston mug.
on Oct 17, 2009 in Food Simple Pleasures Cath Kidston homeware Miss Thrifty tea Waitrose Life has been so busy recently. It’s good busy rather than bad busy – bustling, rather than overloaded – but I am finding that right now, what I really treasure is “me time”. On a Saturday morning I like to sink into my...
BeTheMiddleman.com – save money on estate agents’ fees
on Oct 13, 2009 in Homes Uncategorized BeTheMiddleman.com estate agents house property save money Here in Yorkshire there are plenty of entrepreneurs, plenty of people with big ideas and plenty of enthusiasm for saving cash. That’s a winning combination, in my book. It gives rise to super-thrifty initiatives such as BeTheMiddleman.com, a ne...
Ripening green tomatoes, the 1940s way.
on Oct 6, 2009 in Garden Food gardening Make Do And Mend tomatoes winter It’s getting nippy, isn’t it? The tomato plants in our back garden were still laden with unripened fruit, and I didn’t want to waste it. So this evening I went outside and picked it all in (left). This year we have giant Moneymakers...
Frugal Grandma’s Thrifty Lemon Tips
on Oct 1, 2009 in Food cleaning cookware Frugal Grandma fruit Household kitchen lemon Miss Thrifty saucepan save money thrifty Frugal Grandma spotted the Six Thrifty Uses For A Lemon post, and kindly forwarded a couple of tips of her own. They have a lemon+saucepan theme: When you boil a Christmas pudding – or any pudding come to that – put a slice or two of lemo...