How Music Can Impact Your Mood Have you ever put on your favourite song when you’re having a difficult day and suddenly felt a little lighter?  Maybe you played an upbeat song in the morning [...]

Do you ever look at something you’re being charged for today and think, “Hang on… wasn’t this free once?” Maybe it’s because I’m getting older, but lately I’ve found myself remembering all the little things [...]

When we think about decluttering, we often think about the money we can make from selling things we no longer need. That can be a lovely bonus and it can be put towards something that [...]

Mr S loves burgers, especially on the days that he has worked.  He would eat them every day if he could.  I obviously can't afford to give him meat ones every day and so I [...]

Aim of my garden There’s something slightly odd and out of kilter when reaching the end of the main food growing season. For months, the garden has been full of promise. Seedlings have been nurtured [...]

We needed some cheap, quick, biscuits the other day when I was proving my bread and so I made these almond biscuits.  They are based on a recipe by Mary Berry, except that I added [...]

There is something about September that makes me want to press the reset button.  In a way it is a beginning of a new year as the harvests are starting to end, most of the [...]

There seems to be a lot of frightening news at the moment and it is hard to avoid it.  Every day the news is worrying, with very few positive stories.  This obviously can impact our [...]