At the end of one year and the beginning of a new one, the month of January is often a time to reflect on the year past and look towards the coming months. 2020 was certainly a year many will want to forget but I always try to see the silver lining and focus onContinue reading “A Year in a Jar”
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Christmas Treecycling
One of the hardest things about the festivities of Christmas is that it has to come to an end and all the twinkly lights have to go away for another year. Although I do unashamedly like it when the house is all clear and tidy and there are no more annoying tree needles to hooverContinue reading “Christmas Treecycling”
Happy New Year – Who Gives a Crap?
During this Coronavirus pandemic we have become a nation obsessed with buying toilet roll. Statistics from The Grocer showed sales in spring 2020 as the virus hit the UK increased by 55% and many sold out as people panicked and it became that essential item that people couldn’t live without, along with hard to findContinue reading “Happy New Year – Who Gives a Crap?”
Eco Christmas Day
With only a week to go until Christmas day itself, attention is now on (or maybe I’m telling myself to get on with it!) all the preparations for the big day itself. With family gatherings being a little smaller this year for many it gives some breathing room to think about being more eco consciousContinue reading “Eco Christmas Day”
Macramé Christmas Tree
One of the things I look forward to most about this time of year is all the lovely craft events and the homemade Christmas goodies. For a number of years now, I have been involved in the running of a ladies Christmas craft evening with our local church New Life Church Letchworth. Each year weContinue reading “Macramé Christmas Tree”
12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 12
On the twelfth day of christmas my true love gave to me…… Twelve Drummers Drumming On this final day of twelve days of christmas song, it is no suprise with the build up it is the noisiest of the gifts for the grand finale! What a celebration of gifts to get to this point inContinue reading “12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 12”
12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 11
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…Eleven Pipers Piping! As you get further into this song, I always find it is hard to know when to take a breath with the long list of gifts! The last of the days of gifts are centered about gifts of entertainment and music,Continue reading “12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 11”
12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 10
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…Ten Lords a Leaping A Lord by definition is someone with authority, law or power over others. The reference in this song are to the authority given to Moses when he was given the 10 commandments. In the context of a gift from theContinue reading “12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 10”
12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 9
On the Ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me….. Nine ladies dancing A really popular thing to do at Christmas time is to go the the theatre and watch a ballet. (Although not this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic). Scenes from Swan Lake or the Nutcracker are so magical, watching aContinue reading “12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 9”
12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 8
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…Eight Maids a Milking As the song goes on, the gifts seem to get more elaborate! The maids a milking referenced are not really anything to do with the milking of cows but that ‘maid’ is short for ‘maiden’ meaning a young, unmarried womanContinue reading “12 days of an Eco Christmas #day 8”