Category Archives: 2020 enough

Enough! how did it go? – in the bathroom

Posted on February 5, 2021 by deborah @ the magic jug

They say a good crisis should never go to waste, and the coronacrisis turned out to be a wake-up call for me to change some wastef habits in the bathroom. Shampoo I’ve been wanting to ditch the plastic for a … Continue reading →

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Enough! how did it go? milk and plastic

Posted on January 31, 2021 by deborah @ the magic jug

And as I examine the close link between food and waste, I realise that this post could just as well be headed ‘food’. Spurred on by observing that I was responsible for a worrying number of empty plastic milk containers … Continue reading →

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2021: how to get through it?

Posted on January 6, 2021 by deborah @ the magic jug

Continuing to count my blessings. Last year I chose as my ‘theme’ word enough How very appropriate that turned out to be. I found I did indeed have enough of everything, and much more than many. I’ll get round to … Continue reading →

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The in-between days

Posted on December 28, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

These days between Christmas and New Year have somehow always felt like bonus days, especially when we were still working but both managed to arrange to take holiday days on them. Christmas has always been a big family day; New … Continue reading →

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Chanukah – festival of light (and hope)

Posted on December 14, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

The essence of chanukah is that the oil for the eternal light in the temple that was enough to last just a few days miraculously lasted for a full 8 days and nights until there was a fresh supply. It’s … Continue reading →

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Shifting the (metaphorical) deckchairs….

Posted on December 8, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting more and more concerned about the likely impact Brexit will have on us here in the UK. Even if a deal is agreed, it will be such a ‘hard’ Brexit that it … Continue reading →

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A (mostly) rainy day

Posted on December 3, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

On the whole I’m not a great fan of being out in the rain, though of course as a gardener I welcome it wholeheartedly. But at some level I’m still the schoolchild who always enjoyed ‘indoor play’, often more than … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: mark 2 day 27 (Tuesday)

Posted on December 2, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

And so here we are, at the last day of this second lockdown. I was under the impression that the lockdown was for 4 weeks, so it feels a day premature to be ending it tonight, but there we go. … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: mark 2 day 22 (Saturday)

Posted on November 30, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

And another weekend has rolled around. Our last one in (this) lockdown, though the differences between lockdown and what comes next will be slight. Especially for those of us who are disinclined to do whatever we’re ‘allowed’ to do, and … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: mark 2 day 21 (Wednesday)

Posted on November 27, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

Thought I hit publish on this yesterday, but evidently not. Over the past few days I’ve realised that I’m struggling more with this lockdown than I did the first. Obviously because we’ve been in this for so long now, and … Continue reading →

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