Miss M: “Gib me dat pencil E. It my good morning pencil.”
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It’s amazing when you start looking into it, just how many little things you can do everyday that will help the environment.
Friends of the Earth have a daily tip that you can subscribe to to help you to run your life in a more environmentally friendly way.
I subscibed today and decided to act on one of the tips…
Though I won’t be doing what I remember my friends mum doing, i.e. cutting up a certain piece of clothing to use as a dishcloth.
Shivers.
Also, my bag free internet shop came this morning and it was fine. For a little while my kitchen was a no go area as Mr B and I cleared the kitchen rug of our weeks consumables, but we’ll definitely do it again.
Result.
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April 20th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Knickers as duster…yep. My mother used to do that too.
April 20th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Jo my mother used to clean the kitchen with old pants, boiled beforehand of course. I’m in a dilema now though. Our generation has grown up being told that disposable dish clothes are more hygenic as they don’t sit around breeding germs (according to Kim and Aggy and a ton of scientific research) but now we’re being told to copy our parents and help save the planet. It creates a lot of confusion and frustration in the minds of little people like me Jo. I’m nervous about entering you kitchen now Jo!!
April 20th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Oi! I see a list of recommended sites Jo and I paid you £100 to put me on it. I want a refund please!
April 20th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Every single light in my house is off and all the curtains are open. My big windows are helping me save the world – woot!
April 20th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
AoJ, it used to make me giggle so much.
Rosie, I figure I can boil wash the cloths. I’m going to give it a try. And as I’ve told you before young lady, the site isn’t finished. There will be a separate page for my lovely blogroll. Do not despair. It will be back.
Kim, go girl.
April 20th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
what are we supposed to do with knickers when they get old and crusty then? i mean, it would seem the perfect progression, wouldn’t it? crusty panties on your table? oh now i’m just making my*self* sick. i’ll stop that.
um, i’m going to go temporarily green and turn off the lights for the night.
for sleeping.
and i hope when i wake up, i have a good morning pencil. i know my husband usually has morning wood. oh crud, this is a family blog, isn’t it! sorry!
April 20th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Holl, hee hee. Remind me to hide the granny knickers before you get here.
And I’m glad you have a good morning pencil. It means you can draw the curtains or something. And wood isn’t a rude word you know. Don’t worry. And it’s always good to know ones friends husbands are in good working order.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Very good post! Love the song. LOL! You got a head start on your book more than me. But I still have a pretty good start, now just need to find time and finish!
April 21st, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Wishing you good progress on the book edit, Jo. From what I hear it’s the getting started. . .
Something tells me you have much to toot your trumpet for–we Americans could learn a lot from our British friends about playing things a little closer to our chests.
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:28 pm
first off….HOLLY KILLED ME. morning wood. naughty girl.
oh and I love miss M. She is such a cutie. I want to reach through the screen and hug her.
I use cloth in my kitchen. I just have enough to have new cloths each day.