Cats scratch stuff; its what they do. They need to sharpen their claws to kill their prey. I say this as my own cat is curled up all cute asleep on my sofa looking like he wouldn't hurt a fly, but ...
Not sure about the hens, but you can grow lots of stuff in containers. Container gardening rocks! Anything from herbs in yoghurt pots on a windowsill to big pots of potatoes and peas in a small yar...
I was once left in charge of a pan of soup on the hob, and wandered off for a while to do something more interesting (I was quite young). I came back to find soup everywhere, a lot of smoke, a big ...
Such a lovely balcony! I think I've mentioned this before, but the plant finder on rhs.org.uk can search for plants according to your specifications (soil type, sun/shade requirements, preferred te...
Anusha that's so right it really can be an art! Hee hee dear ol' Sainsburys! It is convenient, i like to get stuff from individual, independent shops too but sometimes its so much easier to get eve...
Cheap food is totally a false economy! Unless its stuff like pulses, bulk-buying spices etc which just happen to be cheap.
Things I always spend more than strictly necessary on but are so wo...
Wow you have some great things left over in your cupboards! Sara Kate you are a genius! My list of things to use up before we move is rather less inspiring. A jar of marmalade, a load of unpopped-p...
Don't have any. Love some of the Nigella stuff tho! No celeb chef cook books either except from the lovely Nigella! Oh and Elizabeth David, does she count? I'm allergic to Jamie Oliver.
I've seen the curtain thing lots in the uk but on the inside, esp. over the front door. The house I'm renting now has one. I think over here tho its used the opposite way round - to keep the drafts...
Oh, Sephora - swoon! Love love love the Paris shop on the Champs Elysee! Wonder if they have a UK website... Second the votes for Muji acrylic and mirrored boxes and also the idea of making one, th...
Totally second the Claudia Roden reccomendation! Keisha - its so worth making your own - much nicer! Cook the chickpeas til they're soft enough to mash a fork/potato masher. I normally put some war...
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Love Claudia Roden! Wonder if UK Borders sells the New Yorker...!
Cats scratch stuff; its what they do. They need to sharpen their claws to kill their prey. I say this as my own cat is curled up all cute asleep on my sofa looking like he wouldn't hurt a fly, but ...
Not sure about the hens, but you can grow lots of stuff in containers. Container gardening rocks! Anything from herbs in yoghurt pots on a windowsill to big pots of potatoes and peas in a small yar...
So pretty! I wanted more than 9 pictures!
I was once left in charge of a pan of soup on the hob, and wandered off for a while to do something more interesting (I was quite young). I came back to find soup everywhere, a lot of smoke, a big ...
I blame Margaret Thatcher!
Yep, agree - its a horrible word! Sounds so gory.
Such a lovely balcony! I think I've mentioned this before, but the plant finder on rhs.org.uk can search for plants according to your specifications (soil type, sun/shade requirements, preferred te...
Anusha that's so right it really can be an art! Hee hee dear ol' Sainsburys! It is convenient, i like to get stuff from individual, independent shops too but sometimes its so much easier to get eve...
Cheap food is totally a false economy! Unless its stuff like pulses, bulk-buying spices etc which just happen to be cheap. Things I always spend more than strictly necessary on but are so wo...
Wow you have some great things left over in your cupboards! Sara Kate you are a genius! My list of things to use up before we move is rather less inspiring. A jar of marmalade, a load of unpopped-p...
Don't have any. Love some of the Nigella stuff tho! No celeb chef cook books either except from the lovely Nigella! Oh and Elizabeth David, does she count? I'm allergic to Jamie Oliver.
Agree with all of the above, except for the Cy Twombly reccommendation! Love that red colour!
Jenny in DC - could you buy biodegradable bin liners/plastic bags instead?
Eating at Mc Donald's is a treat?!
Oooh the Louboutins were the first thing i noticed too! Yum!
I've seen the curtain thing lots in the uk but on the inside, esp. over the front door. The house I'm renting now has one. I think over here tho its used the opposite way round - to keep the drafts...
Oh, Sephora - swoon! Love love love the Paris shop on the Champs Elysee! Wonder if they have a UK website... Second the votes for Muji acrylic and mirrored boxes and also the idea of making one, th...
Totally second the Claudia Roden reccomendation! Keisha - its so worth making your own - much nicer! Cook the chickpeas til they're soft enough to mash a fork/potato masher. I normally put some war...
Colour-coded milk/strength teacup - genius!!! Only the english could come up with this! :)