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Housekeeping post
Shiny new blog design, ooooh. I’m taking the opportunity to move some stuff around too. The biggest changes: The front page of louisaparry.co.uk is now my blog. The About Me has moved to the About Louisa page. I’ve moved all my Three Beautiful Things (3BT) posts to their own blog as they were rather overwhelming [...]
My favourite British green/simple living/craft blogs
I read A LOT of green/simple living blogs – some religiously, others only when the subject particularly appeals. There is such a wealth of knowledge out there and inspirational actions, not from proclaimed experts or media stars but from a range of people living (or trying to live) “simpler” lives. (I share my favourite posts [...]
One man and his dog: the hazard of owning a dog
“Leanne’s body was found by a man walking his dog in Lindley Wood, near Otley, West Yorkshire” “Rebecca Storrs’ body was found by a man walking his dog on Saturday near a Bookers cash and carry” “The body of Roxanne Diaz, 24, was found by a man walking his dog” “On Wednesday, police announced that, [...]
Learnings
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been learning to drive, belly-dance and crochet. Not at the same time, mind you. The driving thing came about because I’d said in, ooh, 2002 that I’d get around to driving one day. In July, Katherine thought six years was long enough for me to arrange my own “one [...]
How to grow your own cats: a beginner’s guide
Cats are easy to grow, even in a reasonably exposed north-facing garden like ours – but benefit from early propagation in a greenhouse (see left). When the cat is ready to be planted on, pick a large pot to give the cat sufficient room to root/curl up (see right top). Cats are reasonably hardy but [...]
New camera
Got a new camera – a Casio Exilim EX-S880 – the other day. I’m not particularly one for gadgets but I wanted a small camera to carry around with me for work reasons as well as for fun ones – I so often spot Recycle This ideas when I’m out and about. I put size [...]