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Green is the new black, a Good Life moment

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We’ve come over all Tom and Barbara here. The whole family – except Boy Two who was snoozing – were out in the garden installing our new Green Cone. It’s a brilliant idea.You bung all your food waste, teabags, peelings and leftovers – plus all that stuff that goes off while your carefully planned weekly […]

Why the school bus might save the planet

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The snow on Kilimanjaro is melting and climate chaos is creating ‘floody hell’ all over the place, so, yes, we’d probably better do something about the environment. Within the limits of time and energy, I try to do my bit, but, really, I know it’s not much. I couldn’t bear to give up my car […]

An organisational stretch

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At the risk of sounding like those magazines that Viz used to take the mickey out of, I’ve had a good idea.You know those annoying red rubber bands the postie leaves all over the front path? I’ve started picking them up and using them to keep Boy Three’s small outfits together. Hey Presto – recycling, […]