Category Archives: Frugal

In the time of the virus: day 52

Posted on May 13, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

My plan this morning was to make today a better day than yesterday.  The jury’s out on that one.  Yet again I’ve been distracted and unable to prioritise doing the things I wanted to do. Still, I did manage to … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: day 18

Posted on April 9, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

Lke us, you may be becoming more closely acquainted with the hidden depths of your kitchen cupboards.  Re-evaluating those odd jars and tins of things that, despite good intentions, you never quite got round to using – until now. I’ve … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: day 16

Posted on April 7, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

My days (and weeks) are beginning to develop their own pattern and form, which is what I was hoping for. Mornings always begin with a quiet, relaxing breakfast reading the day’s Guardian – a reliable and always interesting source of news, … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: day 12

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

I woke up feeling that today would be a good day, and mostly it was.  Then towards the end of the afternoon two small things went wrong and for a while I fell apart.  And then yoga helped put me … Continue reading →

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How did it go? – reduce water use

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

With the end of 2019 come and gone, now is a good time to look back and see how I did with the goals I set myself a year ago. I set out my 2019 goals here.  I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Reuse, repurpose, upcycle: call it what you will, just do it

Posted on November 25, 2019 by deborah @ the magic jug

So much of this going on around here right now.  Both of us have spurts of STO*ing, and the pile of stuff moving onwards and outwards continues to grow.   We now have a basket by the front door for … Continue reading →

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Ditching the plastic: cotton dishcloths

Posted on August 5, 2019 by deborah @ the magic jug

Good marks for us for always using reusable dishcloths, not ‘disposable’ one.  Bad marks for us that until recently all of them were made of synthetic microfibres, which we now realise release microscopic plastic fibres into the water every time … Continue reading →

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Zero waste: so you think you don’t like turnips?

Posted on July 23, 2019 by deborah @ the magic jug

My friend gets a weekly veg box delivered, which includes whatever the farm has ready at the time.  She and her husband really don’t like turnips, which is how two lots of turnips found their way to me.  I tolerate … Continue reading →

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A Further Adventure in Fermentation

Posted on July 14, 2019 by deborah @ the magic jug

And now for my latest Adventure in Fermentation.  This one courtesy of our friend Richard, who was kind enough to repay my gift of kefir grains with a gift of a kombucha scoby. If ‘kombucha‘ and ‘scoby‘ are new words … Continue reading →

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2019 goals: use less water – April update

Posted on April 7, 2019 by deborah @ the magic jug

We received our latest water bill yesterday.  I was interested to see whether or not we had managed to achieve any reduction in how much we used. Well yes, we have.  Down from 23 cubic metres in the previous 6 … Continue reading →

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