Tag Archives: upcycling

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 30

Posted on April 21, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

Garden/allotment – what a good day this has been.  The rain made a wonderful difference and I was able to work on ground that was previously baked solid.  My bean and pea bed is now prepared and the supports are … 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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Busting the stash

Posted on December 5, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

Knitters, crocheters and sew-ers  (sorry about the hyphen, but – sewers??) out there will know just what this means.  For the rest of you, some of us seem to acquire a backlog of lovely (and sometimes not so lovely) yarns … Continue reading →

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“We took a charming walk to Charlcombe…”

Posted on March 21, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

“…sweetly situated in a little green valley.” So wrote Jane Austen on 2 June 1799.  One recent Sunday we followed in her footsteps.  It was indeed charming.  Here’s a flavour of what we saw along the way.  There may have … Continue reading →

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The allotment: autumn, winter, and into spring!

Posted on April 11, 2017 by deborah @ the magic jug

My goodness, I had no idea it was so long since I last wrote an allotment post (October last year, I see). In part that reflects that not much was happening there, but in fact there was a lot of … Continue reading →

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My designer life

Posted on April 6, 2017 by deborah @ the magic jug

I haven’t had a sudden conversion to fashionable designer brands nor a make-over.  What I want to explore here is my journey through design and my love of ‘good’ design.  By which I suppose I just mean design that not … Continue reading →

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‘Whatever next?’ – March 2017 update

Posted on March 23, 2017 by deborah @ the magic jug

1. LISTEN Contrasting things this month – a small personal story; and two examples of inspiring courage from terrible personal tragedy. First the small personal story.  No details because they’re not mine to tell, but I think the lesson I … Continue reading →

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Something from (almost) nothing

Posted on November 8, 2016 by deborah @ the magic jug

Now that I’ve pretty much used up all my bits and pieces of sock yarn knitting blankets and phone socks for the City Farm to sell, I’ve moved on to using other people’s oddments. This included a bag full of … Continue reading →

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