The 10 a Day report – What the Media doesn’t mention
When I heard the news that we now have to eat 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day, I wanted to read the original […]
Miscellaneous
Seed Packet Templates
I’ve been harvesting a lot of seeds recently and thought I would sell them on the web, so wanted some nice vintage style seed packets. […]
How to change the screen on an iPad 2
Or, How I changed the screen on my iPad 2 in 3 hours. I was chasing young Jake down the garden as he was up […]
Misleading Nutrition labels on the front food products
Something that really winds me up is the ‘so called’ simple Nutritional Advice labels the front of food packaging. Quite often it will state that […]
Fat vs carbs: What’s really worse for your health?
For the last 12 years I have eaten animal fats in favour of carbohydrates, believing them to be better for me. I had some blood […]
How to make a simple Tartan Cushion
Sitting in a waiting room recently, I thumbed through a copy of Ideal Home magazine and saw a Tartan Cushion with a fringe and buttons. […]
Codswallop detected in food allergy tests
I just had to write a post on this article that appeared in the Sunday Times last weekend. It really winds me up when […]
Aunty Lils Stars ~ Font
This is a pretty font I adapted to include stars instead of hearts. You can download it from this website – FontM.com
Aunty Lils Dots – Free font download
This is a font I created to use for personal use. It is free to download from Here Hope you like it.
How to paint a Limed Oak Kitchen
Or, how to paint any wooden kitchen. When we built our house 16 years ago, I designed the kitchen and have always loved it. We […]
The Customer is always right ~ Origin
IT was Mahatma Gandhi who in a speech in South Africa in 1890 said: “A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He […]
Friendship and other Endearments Quotes
These are some of the inspirational sayings I’ve collected over the years. They were very handy when engraving personalised gifts.
Pearls of wisdom
I’m sure you’ve probably heard these before but they come in very useful at times: That which doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger Man makes […]
A useful quote for bad Customer Service
My son took some football boots back to a sport’s shop last week because a stud fell off before even playing football. They don’t provide […]