Having reached a stage in my life (somewhere between middle-aged and
elderly) where I think I might have gained some knowledge worth sharing
with the world, this bog is about food, gardening, and general
lifestyle. Sometimes it is about computers, cars, plumbing,
traveling, raising children or just about anything else I think might be
worth sharing.
I have always been
keen to do things myself, whether home-improvement, making clothes or
building websites. I have to admit this is mostly because I am cheap.
Ever since I was a child I have looked at things in the shops and
thought "I am sure I could do that", and then started to do the math.
Comments
are welcome, so long as they aren't abusive or simply self-promoting. I
don't pretend to be an environmental expert or a trained nutritionist.
In fact, I am not really an expert in anything, so if someone corrects
me in a way that I find convincing, I will update the post accordingly.
My politics are left of centre and I am basically an atheist/agnostic
but I will generally leave religion and politics alone, please do the
same. Comments that are blatantly partisan will not be published.
I
may sometimes quote or post links to articles that I find useful or
interesting. When I do so I will always try to give full credit. There
is nothing new under the sun and many of the recipes I have, and methods
I use, owe something to someone else. I won't always be able to
remember who should be credited, but let me know if you think I am
plagiarizing and I will give credit where due.
I often like to try to do things the "old-fashioned" way, but will
sometimes concede that new developments are better.
I am not a
vegetarian but I am trying to eat less meat and will include vegetarian
options when possible. Likewise with gluten-free cooking.
I have always gardened organically but I don't
always buy organic produce, unfortunately it tends to be expensive and I
am trying to do things "for less".
