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A Little Bit Of A Tidy Up

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I think of this blog as my second home. My virtual home. Where friends come to visit. Every home needs a little blitz from time to time. A little bit of a tidy up. As Monday is my 'down day' in the School's Out Schedule, I thought today would be a good opportunity to have that blitz. ...

10 Lessons Learnt From Our First Family Camping Trip

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1.  Take a decent camera with you Or else all the images that accompany your returning blog post will be rubbish! (That's my apology for what you are about to see!) 2. Apart from the above, less is more when it comes to camping We went quite basic. A tent, airbeds, sleeping bags, a picnic table, chairs, a lantern, a one-ring gas burner, kettle, frying ...

No Waste Tastes Great / It Could Happen To Anyone?

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It's Friday Guys - time for No Waste Tastes Great Click here to find out more about my Friday routine The saying goes 'A change is as good as a rest'. Well this week there's a slight change. Because...hopefully...I'm getting a rest somewhere in sunny Somerset. No fridge photo this week. Instead a waste confession. This happened Tuesday. Oh yes - I ...

School’s Out – Building Dens and Donating Cakes

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Day 1 of the School's Out Schedule was a corker. The sun shone all day. Those in the UK will know where this is going. Since March the rain in the UK has been relentless. It has been the wettest year I have ever known in my 38. But not yesterday. Yesterday the sun shone and I was so very grateful. Monday in the schedule is a 'down day'. A day to catch up ...

School’s Out – A Summer Schedule

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There are just 3 days left until school's out for the Summer. For the last couple of years, since my eldest started school, I've promised myself I'll schedule the holidays to ensure that we make the best use of the time. Guess what? I never have. “Time is the most valuable thing that a man can spend.” ― Diogenes Laërtius I've been thinking a lot about ...

Cooking (Almost) From Scratch – Vegetable Lasagne

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I love cooking from scratch.... if not entirely from scratch, then as much of the dish as possible. We all take shortcuts from time to time, and the one shortcut in this recipe is the pasta. Making pasta from scratch is on my 'to-learn' list. This doesn't detract from what is a great dish! Tasty and simple, a winning combination in my book. I don't do a ...