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She wee is useless! I've tried one. They are very difficult to use discreetly, and you get leaks and spills. Don't ask how I know! In the past, i used a plastic reusable bottle that is specifically designed for weeing in. It comes with an adaption for females, and can be used much easier than a...

I always kept a way to heat water and makings for a cuppa. Need to be careful with a gas canister in a hot car, but a small trangia, or solid fuel tablet stove might be an alternative. Both times I've had a breakdown and long wait for rescue, enough to drink has been the main problem. Second...

Just checked my battery stores, supplies are low, so I need to buy some more. I thought I had more than I actualy have. It's amazing how battery supplies run low without you knowing. Always catches me out.

Another small sheepskin rug, in need of a good wash! Hence only £3.50. It's come up nicely, but having a mare trying to dry it, as it keeps raining, just when it's almost dry! This is going towards my plastic free camp kit. Combined with another identical(and much cleaner) one, I got a few...

Yep, PitRock was a waste of time and money for me. It just didn't work. Dripping armpits are not attractive on anybody! This new one I bought seems to work very well, keeps me smelling sweet, and no sweaty armpits so far. In fact works better than my normal deodorant. Just had to pop into...

Pen and paper can't be hacked, it works in a blackout Can be stored in a fire proof container. Not using tech, past my phone, and that only for accessing yt, and phoning , texting or googling info that I require, I realy have no idea, so my remarks are probably easily dismissed. I go to a...

They say micro plastics have even been found at the North Pole, and on top of everest. Its in our drinking water, fish and even plants. There is a tentative correlation to the increase in altziemers with plastics being found in the brain, and its also its found in breast milk. Now there is talk...

I bought some glass storage containers for the fridge from IKEA, a few years back, they have bamboo lids, and are brilliant for storing leftovers or things like home made coleslaw or humus in the fridge. Today, I did a survey of this week's plastic waste for the blue bag recycling. It's not...

To be honest, the hardest part was trying to remember where I'd put my plyers. (Still awol) Luckily, I remembered my jewellery ones were on the craft desk in my spare room. They did the job. I only had a 30 mile round trip to get a new plug, so I bought 4, one for each sink in the house....I...

Totaly and utterly exciting purchase today...a new plug for the bathroom basin. Even fitted it myself, what a day! I'm exhausted! :)

My first wild strawberries of the year. Mmmmm! The smell is amazing.

Well, hopefully next spring will see some natural growth. I've talked to the workmen, buttered them up a bit, and rescued about a dozen rails, hope to use them with several garden projects I have in mind.

Just done my recycling today. 3 glass bottles Half a blue bag of plastic, mainly because I've bought several punnets of strawberry, which though fairly local, are sadly presented in plastic punnets. Not worth putting paper out as it barely covered the bottom of the container. Food waste was a...

Last time I was in France.. many moons (decades) ago, the rural town markets were the best place to buy food. Here in my corner of the world, we have the farmers market once a month from May to September, after that , no more farmers market till next year. We have lost our lovely fish man to...

I take my own home made waxed wraps to buy cheese at the deli or butchers. (Both sell cheese) I ask them not to give me the plastic sheet they wrap the cheese in. Both will hand me the cheese in a paper bag. Take your own paper bags and greaseproof paper if you don't have wax wraps, (which are...

Made a herb pot for my friend jenny, parsley sage rosemary and thyme, just need to add chives, which i cant get untill wednesday, and that's finished. Also planted a tumbling Tom in a spare hanging basket, and a pot of mint for her. She's just had spinal surgery so gardening is out for a while...

Finaly got the new raised bed 99% finished. Just need topsoil, and trim the corner stogs, and I'm ready for more planting.

Ah, that's cool. But it is a shirt, rather than my more heavy duty, lined, zip up jacket with a hood.

A wool swandri jacket with hood. Sadly they only do a pale pink check in the ladies version. If i wait until Sept, they are doing a blue or deeper pink, neither of which I'm enamoured with.I'm wondering if it's possible to overdye it to a more woodcrafy colour. Green or brown would be fine...

3 litres of elderflower cordial. River cottage recipe. It's delicious.