A review of the last six weeks…

Now that 9YO has provided her summary of our Lent challenge, I really ought to provide my own.  So here goes: First of all, the money.  Did we spend more or less by avoiding supermarkets?  I'm not very good at keeping track of my finances at the best of times, but thankfully Husband is a …

An overall summary by a guest blogger

When Mum decided she was going to give up supermarket shopping, I thought she was only joking. And when she actually did give it up, I thought she was going mad and needed to see a doctor. But now I guess it is much easier than I thought it was going to be as specially …

Yum

Finally got round to trying the local farmers market (http://headingleyfarmersmarket.com/) today, and this is what we bought: 2 loaves of fresh bread, some very strong cheese, apples, carrots, parsnips, onions, strawberries, mushrooms, apple juice and - best of all - EASTER CHOCOLATES!!  Tempting as all the £1 Easter Egg offers in the supermarkets may be, …

A town like Reepham

One of my favourite books when I was younger was Nevil Shute's "A Town Like Alice".  Almost none of the story is set in the eponymous Alice Springs in Australia, but to the central characters it represents the ideal small but prosperous town with good amenities and a strong community spirit.  Growing up in a sprawling suburb on the …