How to clean the glass of a wood burning stove

I was looking for a way to clean soot off our stove last year but couldn’t find much advice apart from to use scrunched up newspaper.  Now, thanks to the chap who came to service the stove last week, I have a much better answer.  Metal polish, applied with a toothbrush works like a dream. [...]

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DIY Baby

There are a legion of things to spend money on for babies,  just thought I’d post a couple of things I’ve made for The Boy over the last few months which are free, easy and don’t even require a trip to the shops. Firstly, a baby bouncer with interchangeable pictures.  Babies love black and white [...]

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Thursday afternoon links

If you haven’t seen Annie Leonard’s brilliant film, the Story of Stuff, treat yourself.  Make a nice cup of tea, find a comfy chair, sit back and enjoy.  It is 20 minutes long, so you’ll need that cup of tea, but worth every second.  A brilliant explanation of why sustainability matters.  If you’re in the [...]

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Transition Town Tooting’s great unleashing!

Last night, Transition Town Tooting was unleashed.  The unleashing point for a transition town can be several months or years after transition activities start, but it marks a point at which the town feels it has gathered sufficient momentum to celebrate.  The town hammers a metaphorical post into the ground which says: here we are, [...]

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Biodynamic farming

I had a look round a biodynamic farm in Essex on Saturday.  Biodynamic farming is based on the principles of Rudolf Steiner, a 19th century Austrian philosopher.  Farmers seek to create a balance between plants, animals, humans, and the needs of the soil they work. The farm is seen as a closed unit, where the [...]

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