Category Archives: conscious living

carrier bag plant pots

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

Goodness me, what a lot of lovely new visitors! Welcome to all who’ve popped over from Jen’s fabulous My Make and Mend Year blog – and thank you to Jen for nominating me for her creativity blog hop. I must … Continue reading →

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permaculture 5 – use and value renewable resources

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

At the beginning of last year I started writing about each of the permaculture principles in turn. A lot of what’s written about the principles is about land use, since that’s where permaculture has its origins. I’ve been trying to … Continue reading →

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tea from the garden

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

It’s been ever such a lovely day today, and I finally got chance to have a little potter in the garden this afternoon. I was in seed-planting mode, well aware I’d missed the official planting dates for some things (not … Continue reading →

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eating from the garden

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Snippets of a Life

This week I’ve been drying rosemary again. The bush outside our door is woefully overgrown, and has actually broken through the side of the pot. It’ll need moving soon, but in case I kill it off (not unlikely…) I’m harvesting … Continue reading →

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put down that cup!

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

Things have taken a distinctly autumnal turn around here today. After a week of sunshine (and work), the rain woke me at 7am and has continued ever since. I’ve eaten blackberries from the community garden in my porridge every day … Continue reading →

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plastic shock

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

This is the recycling I brought home from one week in our Orkney holiday cottage. It’s not everything we used. We only had one bin, and for the first couple of days I just threw everything in it. It was … Continue reading →

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august days (1)

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

While I was away I read a book by George Mackay Brown, an Orkney writer who was mostly responsible for my first trip to Orkney. I love his writings, and each time I go I buy a few extra books. … Continue reading →

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30 ways to save £1

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

I read about the moneysupermarket.com ’30 ways to save £1′ challenge both on Robyn’s blog and Mean Queen’s. I don’t normally join in with stuff like this, but I’m going to this time, because, quite frankly, the last few months … Continue reading →

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permaculture 1: observe and interact

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

I explained a couple of weeks ago that I was going to try writing about the twelve permaculture principles this year, one each month. I’ve been putting this first post off because it turns out (surprise surprise) it’s harder to … Continue reading →

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living by permaculture principles

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Snippets of a Life

I love the start of a new year. I always see it as an opportunity to step back and take a look at my life. What’s working? What isn’t working? What needs to change? Last year I wrote about my conscious … Continue reading →

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