If you are daunted by smart home gadgets, but are intrigued by the prospect of a smart home, one of the easiest and most effective ways to experiment is by using smart plugs. Our favourite smart plug, because of the many features it offers, is the Eve Energy, but this is a fully loaded, Apple-only, high-end plug, so we were intrigued to check out Zorro Alert’s small affordable smart plug.
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It’s been an odd year weather-wise, and after a cloudy and cool May, the summer looks like it has finally arrived and our vegetables can finally start growing. When the …
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We’ve built a lot of things from wood in the past three years and I’ve found that taking the patient approach of drilling pilot holes and then driving wood screws …
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We’ve been growing our dahlias from tubers since March, and this week we finally got to plant them in our new cut flower raised bed. All of the tubers were …
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Buoyed on by our recent nettle beer experiment, I finally took the plunge and purchased the ingredients to brew our own sustainable beer. Preferring lighter, fresher flavours over the summer, …
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The weather this year has been unstable, overcast, wet and cold. As the weather finally starts to improve and temperatures start to rise, it’s a good time to look at …
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Last year, we used the nettles in our field to make nettle soup (which was really tasty) and to make nettle tea (a natural fertiliser). This year, we’re still making …
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We have two cats: Olive (a female British Shorthair) and Leopold (a male domestic shorthair). Olive is a bit of dustbin and also has a sensitive tummy, while Leopold is …
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Building raised beds is a creative and fun project, but when they’re built they need to be filled with soil. Given the wet weather we’ve had so far in May, …