Posts written in March, 2012

Printer cartridges are hideously costly, which is probably one reason why home and basic office printing machines are so cheap. But do you really need a printer these days to run a small business, or can you do without? I’m a great one for leaping in and seeing what happens, and that’s exactly what I…read more

I was on the bus a couple of weeks ago. There was a sweet little girl of about five on board who was obviously desperate to talk to her mum. But the silly woman was glued to her iPhone. I was on the bus for twenty minutes and she ignored her child the entire time,…read more

Do you dread getting older? Are you spending a fortune on lotions and potions in an effort to hold back the years? Do you spend ages in front of the mirror stressing about wrinkles, lines and saggy bits, or wake up in a cold sweat at 3am worrying about ageing? If so, it’s a sure…read more

Our local paper proclaimed last night that £21 million worth of food is chucked in the bin in East Sussex every year. Which is downright shocking when so many people are struggling with their finances. I’ve talked about saving money on weekly food bills before, but I’m going to cover it again today… here’s how…read more

Having found a well kept secret of a Sussex camp site where you can have fires, and where they provide free firewood, we realised we needed an axe. But not just any old axe. Like many people, my fella and I like having the right tools for the job, and we insist on quality. Luckily we know…read more

Not so long ago it’d cost you a fortune to set up and test a business idea. The internet has made it easier and cheaper than ever to test new and innovative concepts. In many cases you can set up a website and test your ecommerce idea for very little money indeed. But a surprising number of…read more

I have great memories of Clarks shoe shops. From the mid 1960s to the mid 70s (when, in my early teens, I rebelled and discovered unsuitably high heels), our mum bought our shoes in Clarks. I remember the smell: the wonderfully evocative scent of good quality leather. The shop’s door, that shut with a metallic…read more

Not so long ago, I had 20-20 vision. Just like a comic strip character, I could knock the head off a fly with a catapult from two miles away.  Well, not really. But I could see perfectly well, near and far. But recently it’s started to go pear shaped and I can’t see for toffee. Anything…read more