Lifestyle

In a word, yes. We’ve been using natural deodorants before eco, sustainable deodorants were even a thing. The problem with most natural deodorants is that they simply don’t work. They…

We’re approaching three years at Home Farm, and during this time it’s been very interesting to see how the weather patterns have differed from year to year. We’ve been paying…

I have always loved paper pompoms, but there is only so many times you can use them before they get torn, frayed, flattened or squashed. These fluffy tulle ones are…

At this time of year UV levels are usually very high in the UK (over 7 this past week) and as we spend most of our days in the garden…

We watched the Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday afternoon and fondly reminisced about our trip to Japan’s capital almost a decade ago. Of all the cities we’ve had the…

Yesterday was an absolute scorcher. The UK reported the hottest day of the year and our Netatmo weather station registered a blistering 32.8C. With little or no breeze, the house…

We have been trying very hard to reduce single use plastic. Given how manufacturers and supermarkets have become intertwined with plastics, it is virtually impossible to buy something that is…

I’ve wanted to home-brew beer for years, and things have finally lined up for me to do so. To build up my confidence, I did a small nettle beer home…

We have been using a Brita Maxtra+ water jug for a few years to predominantly remove the taste of chlorine from our tap water, which can at times get quite…

We have two large elder tress and this summer we are going to put the flowers to good foraging use. Next week, the plan is to make elderflower sorbet and…