Last week we were sent a fantastic magic kit by the lovely people at Innocent and I'm not exaggerating when I tell you that Master Frugal's eyes almost popped on when he saw it. He shut himself away for an hour yesterday with it and then gathered us all in the living room for his 'show' and he actually did amaze me with some of the tricks he managed to pull off.He's even going to read your mind today to show just how good a magician he really is....Did he manage to read your mind?And if your children want to learn a quick and easy magic trick to amaze everyone … [Read more...]
Sticky Lemon Muffins….
Tonight was a good night - we made some sticky lemon muffins together and ate ice lollies while they cooked! The muffins tasted gorgeous (especially warm) so I thought I'd share our secret sticky lemon muffin recipe with you....Ingredients225 g softened butter or margarine 225 g sugar 4 medium eggs grated zest of two lemons vanilla essence 225g SR flour the juice of two lemons 85g sugarPre heat the oven to around 190 cThis is the easiest recipe ever - add the butter, sugar (using the 225g sugar and leaving the 85g sugar for later), eggs, … [Read more...]
A clean house is the sign of a wasted life. Right?
We've all heard (and some have probably used) the phrase ' A clean house is the sign of a wasted life' haven't we?And what about this one?Both great mottos for life and I actually kind of agree with both of them if I'm honest. But, even though there's nothing wrong with a bit of dust on the TV cabinet or a carpet that needs a bit of a hoover or even a skirting board that needs a clean, I do always feel happier if things are clean and sparkly as well as tidy.I'be been introducing more things to help me keep on top of a clean and tidy house lately and it seems to be working … [Read more...]
Homemade Jelly….
Have you ever tried making your own jelly? I'd never even thought about it really because jelly isn't exactly expensive and there's so many flavours to choose from so it seemed like a bit of a waste of time and energy making it. But when we were away in Wales last week, we saw some rather posh people being served a rather lovely looking afternoon tea which included some sort of clear jelly with fruit floating in it so we decided to have a go ourselves and yesterday we made Lemonade Jelly and Ginger Ale and Lime Jelly.It's ridiculously easy to make and the resulting … [Read more...]
A fishy tale with a sad ending….
One of our goldfish sadly died yesterday, we had been expecting it so it wasn't a shock but it was still a sad moment.We held a very touching toilet burial ceremony for Jackson which involved us saying a few words to thank him for the contribution he made to our fishy community and to send him to the big blue sea in the sky.We grieved for an hour or so and then headed off to the Pet shop to replace him (as you do) and ended up buying two because the kids couldn't decide on which one to get. Master Frugal chose one who he called Ninja as soon as he saw him as he had a marking on … [Read more...]
Freecycle – One man’s trash is another man’s treasure….
I do love that saying - One mans trash is another man's treasure!It never fails to astound me just how true that really is as we've learned at the various car boot sales that we've done over the years. The things we think will never sell in a million years are often the things that sell first and make the most money! I shared my tips for having a successful car boot sale a little while ago and if you're in the mood, this weekend actually looks like it'll be a great time to do one weather wise! But my post today isn't about having a car boot sale, or even making money … [Read more...]
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