Monthly Archives: September 2012

Second hand glad rags

Posted on 26 September, 2012 by lulastic

Do you remember all those many, many months ago, voting for me in the MAD blog awards? And me getting through in the categories of Thrift and Craft? I know. I can barely believe it, even now. How awesome are … Continue reading →

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Thrifty foraging: fruit leathers

Posted on 24 September, 2012 by lulastic

You know I love to save a penny (an actual genuine coin not avoiding going for a wee, yeah?) and will often go to great lengths to do so. In extreme cases I have rummaged through bins at the market … Continue reading →

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Boobs are brilliant, but not news

Posted on 19 September, 2012 by lulastic

Honestly, I LOVE breasts. Did you know, when you are breastfeeding, MILK comes out of them? OMG. That is like some kind of magic. And then, as if that is not like Mind= Blown enough for you, this other incredible … Continue reading →

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Squeezing the last drops out of summer….

Posted on 17 September, 2012 by lulastic

As summer comes to a close I am finding myself clinging to it’s remnants like the slugs that belligerently cling to my bean plants. Every evening we go for a walk before the sun sets and every spare weekend moment we swan off … Continue reading →

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Charity Shopping in the Cotswolds

Posted on 13 September, 2012 by lulastic

Our second holiday this summer was to the beautiful lands of Gloustershire, where we wiled the days away charity shopping and hiking the hills. Really, truly, my ideal week. The only thing that could have topped it would have been … Continue reading →

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DIY lace bowl … in 10 minutes

Posted on 9 September, 2012 by lulastic

Do you have a constant second hand shopping list floating around your mind at all times? It is almost certainly a waste of brain space (space that for me I suspect could have been used up in the area of … Continue reading →

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Validate bad times, c’mon!

Posted on 6 September, 2012 by lulastic

(sung to the tune of Kool and the Gang’s Celebration, obviously. You totally got that, eh.) On one of our trips away this summer we were rushing to get our train back. I jumped on before Ramona and Tim, determined … Continue reading →

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