Starting after the Labour Day weekend, H and I will be putting our hair in Victory rolls and breaking out the ration books as we spend another month eating like it is 1942. We will be posting our experiences and recipes on the hip roof barn facebook page and on Instagram . We would love it if you would join use for the entire month, a week, or just a meal.
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In the last couple of posts, I have been looking at how I try to remain frugal using The Buyerarchy of Needs as a lens. For the most part, The Buyerarchy of Needs is a useful tool for obtaining what you need. I like that the foundation of The Buyerarchy rests on a foundation of using what your have. There are, however, a few strategies that I use in additional to using what I have, borrowing, swapping, thirfting, and making what I need .
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Summer is here! If you could use a miniture tassel to adorn your hot weather accessories keep reading for a quick and easy project suitable for keeping little hands entertained.
Continue readingJuly 2019
In many ways this summer is like any other, full of tourists and business. In other ways, this summer has been different as it has been a very cool, wet summer. Both the similarities and the differences have meant that we are still doing what we need to do to make the best of our resources. This is what we have been doing over the last couple of weeks.
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Summer is here, and the busy summer season is ramping up in my tiny little village. This is how we got through the final week of calm before the summer storm.
Chances are, if you spent anytime on the internet researching how to make your paycheque go a little further, you will have seen a picture of the Buyerarchy of Needs by Sarah Lazarovic that suggest steps you can take to get what you need before heading out to the store. I thought I would examine how relevant this hierarchy is to my life.
Continue readingThe beginning of June 2019
In which we save a little money, spend a whole lot more and think about the future.
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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are
Free, printable doll clothes patterns to fit dolls of many shapes and sizes.
Sharing the History of Everyday Fashions
Meaningful fabric into modern patchwork
* Messy, Authentic, Magical Life *
Sewing and crafting for dolls...Visit me here too: www.etsy.com/shop/jenwrenne
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are
Family and Finance
Sharing our journey to life on a cold, wet island
I grab a needle and thread once the kids are in bed
Making My Home A Haven
A family's £1 a day food challenges
My journey into dollmaking
Exposing the unfair treatment of jobseekers, the horrors of Universal Credit, unfair sanctions and heinous treatment of claimants at Ashton under Lyne Jobcentre.
Frugal Living in the UK
Reflecting on my opinions with sadness, anger and often incredulity.
Home Decor with Vintage Finds, creating a beautiful home by repurposing, baking, crafting, and thrifting!
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are
