Category: thesustainablehome
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Coffee Tin Bread
In the old days we did not have Ikea and Walmart and cheap loaf tins. We used what was in the cupboard. Bread can be baked in almost any container. My Mum baked her bread in whatever she had handy – usually a cast iron or enamel meat loaf tin. Sometimes coffee tins and sometimes…
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Friday Mornings Waiting for the Snow
I think the weather gods heard me call this winter “a pathetic excuse for a winter”. Now there is 8 inches of heavy wet snow in the forecast for this afternoon. Actually a mix of rain and snow. Which means heavy slush. Joy. Then there will be a sharp rise in temps and heavy MUD.…
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Why Recycling is Rubbish
“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” William Morris If we were to apply William Morris’s words to all the things we buy, would we need a recycling bin? I hate recycling. The recycling bin makes us feel all comfy and smug about throwing…
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