At Knowle Cottage, we had two veggie plots, one which we managed traditionally and the other that other than keeping weed free and thinning as needed was pretty much left to its own devices.
Granny Spears
Is Progress Always a Change for the Better?
Self-reliance should be on every school timetable because one day, we will only have ourselves to rely on.
Turning the Scraps at the Back of the Fridge into a Nutritious Meal
This is something I used to make for the children, usually in winter when the garden wasn’t very productive.
Compost Isn’t the Only Use for Veggie Peelings
If it hadn’t been for the tried and tested methods my mother passed down to me we really would have had times when the kids went to bed hungry or as a family we suffered from malnutrition!
How to Cook The Cheapest Cuts of Meat
The lid is put on and the whole thing goes into a cold oven. It’s important that the heat builds up slowly so as not to cause the meat to contract, to shrink too quickly because that’s what makes it tough.
Common Sense and Prepping Go Hand in Hand
You cannot survive a crisis unless you accept that a crisis can occur in the first place. It’s just plain common sense to make sure that you are able to last out a storm, or a power cut or an accident that lays you off work for a while. Not doing so is a sure fire way to see a minor crisis escalate into a major event.
Central Heating Isn’t All Good
Now I’m sure these experts know what they’re talking about but nobody ever seems to mention the downsides of being surrounded by that much heat 24 hours a day.
David’s Complacency Could Have Been The Death of Him
In really bad weather, when the moors are freezing, his complacency could have been the death of him. Last night the weather was awful, but it was still well above freezing.
Recycling Christmas…Granny Spear style
Ernie always used to say that the first bungalow came to be because the builders ran out of bricks and decided to bung a low roof on it!!!!
Christmas at Knowle Cottage
Life was very simple, and we may not have had much money but we were rich beyond compare with our family and our little home.