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I hope you enjoy my easy inspirational recipes and ideas for a healthy eco life based on nana’s advice. My aim is to help people return to a more old-fashioned style of living as I have done.  And so on this website I share all the discoveries I have made and the recipes I have created from my vast library of old recipe books and manuals.

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Every Woman’s Dream

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By Wendyl

Wednesday 19 June 2013

I wrote a column in last week’s Herald about a list I read in the Sunday Times of Every Woman’s Dream. You can read my column here. I’ve been asked to share the list so here’s a picture of it here. It’s a great read…enjoy.

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Ditch that air freshener

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By Wendyl

Tuesday 11 June 2013

airfreshenerI did a show on NewstalkZB on Queen’s Birthday Monday and was horrified to find that when I got in the lift, both times, I was sprayed by an automatic air freshener positioned high up in the lift. For someone who is chemical-free being doused from above by the very…

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Wash your clothes less

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By Wendyl

Tuesday 11 June 2013

IMG_4082As the maker of laundry powders and liquids I probably shouldn’t be telling you this but a PhD student has found that we don’t really need to wash our clothes as much as we do, and if we don’t then we are being more sustainable. Have a look at her…

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Magic Deodorant is back!

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By Wendyl

Tuesday 11 June 2013

image (1)We are so proud to be launching our rub-on deodorant after testing it with all of you and receiving amazing feedback. Daniel has designed some great labels and we now have back in stock patchouli, citrus, lavender, tea-tree and unscented, online and in our shop. As you know it’s…

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Cider Vinegar Triumph

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By Wendyl

Tuesday 11 June 2013

cidervinegarI had time this week to bring up my bucket of apple cider vinegar which had been proving in my basement. I was delighted to see it had formed a nice thick, leather-like skin (left in the picture) – called the mother – and so scooped it out and then…

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RIP Starter

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By Wendyl

Tuesday 11 June 2013

Things turned a bit pear shaped this week as first my sourdough starter died, quickly followed by my ginger beer bug. As you all know I used to make sourdough bread every day, and every week I would put down six bottles of ginger beer.
But then things got busy. Last week I was all over the place doing my…

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