This table runner started life as a Christmas item. For the first time, I was going for a coherent theme for the dinner table and chose to run with a children’s traditional style. After looking into buying a table runner to serve the purpose, I found these things can be extremely expensive and sometimes too [...]
Thrifty Furniture Finds
Old furniture is often an excellent alternative to buying new. Not only are older items more likely to be of better quality, but there is also the thrill of having saved yet more unwanted items from clogging up the local landfill. If the item you have ‘salvaged’ requires a degree of attention before being fit [...]
The lost art of sharpening blades
Recently we heard from a friend that at a local ‘green fair’ an ironmonger had set up a sharpening stall, giving masterclasses in sharpening. What had astonished our friend though was the fact that the course was massively oversubscribed and the sharpening expert was overwhelmed with the sheer amount of people wanting to learn how [...]
Easy Peasy Fish Pie
Having got stuck in a bit of rut for family meals lately, I recently happened across a simple sauce that I decided would be perfect to use in a fish pie. This one has proven a hit with both the adults and the children, and is prepared in advance, ready for baking when everyone gets [...]
