I am known to make a chicken last a week. Roasted on Sunday, the chicken's legs and wings are eaten. The rest of the chicken is stripped off, the bones boiled up for stock. Next day, the remaining chicken is made into curry, which will give four...

Not content with spending less than 5 at the supermarket this week, I decided to darn my socks rather than buy new ones."But James, a new pair of socks would only cost you a few pounds."Well, the price of the thread used came to about a penny so...

I harvested the above a few weeks ago. Plenty of potatoes, onions, shallots, carrots and tomatoes. The lettuce came thick and fast over the summer. Probably my best ever harvest as I have not bought any vegetables this year.My bags are packed and I'm...

Just back from a 9-day Day Skipper course. Now fully qualified. The sailing was fun, the coursework difficult, the other crew members, unbearable.One crew member obviously had Narcissistic Personality Disorder and just had to be the centre of all...

It's been a pleasure, writing this blog but all good things must come to an end. Writing is something I turn to as a diversion when my life is on the rocks. I wrote about my sister when she died. I had another blog called 'Arm Chair Angst' when La...