Ring My EUKI bell
We have considered putting a smart video doorbell on our front gate for quite some time because we often get deliveries that don’t fit in the delivery box, and it’s…
Waltzing around in our Strauss workwear
Getting gardening and DIY jobs done quickly and efficiently is largely about having and using the right equipment. The same thing definitely applies to workwear. Garments that are made and…
Perfect beef steak stir fry
We love stir fries – they’re quick and easy to make, nutritious, ridiculously tasty and it’s a great way to use produce from the veg garden. We mix things up…
Eating sustainable meat
We’ve undertaken multiple paths to be more sustainable and we started our journey by putting in an air source heat pump and solar PV array to decarbonise our heating and…
Rejuvenating our lawn
The lawn in our back garden has not been in great condition, so this year we decided to take action and refresh it. To get started, we used the Webb…
Nectarine Cake
This cake is ridiculously delicious. It has a biscuit type base, with a layer of stone fruit like nectarines and finished with a soft, luscious, spongy top. At this time…
Making a pond bowl for wildlife
We have a lovely brass, Indian temple bowl that we picked up on our travels many years ago that now lives out by the pond, and this year I was…
Adding Alliums to the garden
This is the first year we’ve grown alliums and these fun globe-shaped flowers on long straight stems are perfect for filling flowering gaps between spring and summer.
WiFi everywhere
One of our biggest challenges from a tech perspective (having moved into a period property) has been getting the WiFi to be robust and strong across the house because the…