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Reasons to be cheerful – part two!
Last April, I wrote a piece on the blog about 10 reasons to be cheerful when you're broke. Sitting here towards the end of January, it seems like a good time to revisit that theme. The turn of the year is always punishing on the wallet ...
Stories - Causes
Haiti earthquake – Make and Mend help
We’ve all been moved by the terrible tragedy in Haiti. Relief appeals have received swift and unmitigated support. People around the world know that, at times like this, the best thing we can all do is delve in our pockets and ...
Stories - Food
Cooking cold – with ‘The World’s Strongest Librarian’
Josh Hanagarne, aka The World’s Strongest Librarian has Tourette’s Syndrome. We asked him to tell us about the challenges that living with Tourette's presents, if you aspire to a make and mend lifestyle. Here's what he told us: The ...
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How to get the most from your New Year Resolutions
We are now into the third week of January, so hands up those who've already fallen off their New Year Resolution wagons? Don’t worry if you have - you're not alone. By now it's highly likely that your New Year Resolutions are a dim and ...
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Janet Street-Porter shows us her way – win the book!
Janet-Street Porter shares her tips for sustainable living with her modern take on thrift, well being, modern manners and self-sufficiency
Stories - Well-being
Anti-allergenic, antiseptic, expectorant – what more do you want!
Garlic honey is an incredibly versatile medicine you can make from just two items in your larder. By Frances Walker BA (Hons) Oxon, BSc (Hons), MBHMA, MNIMH At first sight, the thought of steeping garlic in honey may seem ...
Stories - Food
Hugh’s Fearnley-Whittingstall’s book and his love of packed lunches
Award winning writer, broadcaster, food campaigner and restaurant owner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall talks about food, why making his wife’s packed lunch is so important and reveals he was a picky eater as a child. Guess what his ...
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10 top tips for banishing Christmas stress
Christmas can be a time of major stress for some people. Families are brought together and spend hours cooped up in a small enclosed space (even the largest living room seems small with an irritating relative in it). Issues that have ...
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