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old towels cut into usable sizes patch up if needed and sew hems as well
ask your friends for unwanted ice cream tubs and any other tubs of reasonable size for freezing boxes.
if you are throwing away any old shirts that cannot be used for rags etc take off any buttons and save,this also goes for dress elastic and any embellishes.
( just a note on taking odds and ends of garments the charity people get money for old and unusable fabrics in any condition it works out they get money for tonnage.)
save old bits of soap and press into a plastic coffee jar lid and you Will after time make your self a new bar of soap.
if you give yourself about 2 hrs a day in the kitchen you will find that filling the oven with homemade bakes easier, apposed to rushing tea and only half filling the oven which waists money.
it may seemed old fashioned but cleaning your shoes two or three times a week not only makes your shoes waterproof but they last longer (don't use furniture Polish this dose no good.)

thrifty lists and ideas.

hopfully you will find some of these ideas usefuland you may want to pass them on.

sorry Ive been away!!!

I know it has been awhile but things got on top of me but I'm back now.
The school holidays are upon us now, so lots of good soggy weather and sticking and gluing.I lost my cockerel the other day he just went down hill and I found him asleep under the hawthorn tree in the chock run.Today I'm finishing off some alterations to my friends curtains, and then its bake up time , Swiss roll, Victoria sponge, and some biscuits.My eldest has got a party this morning so Ive armed her with a homemade bag full of hair bits and bobs.From the allotto Ive got 4 jars of strawberry jam goosgog jam, carrots, courgettes,cues lots of herbs and radishes.