Welsh Witterings: How to be a 1950’s Housewife – Polish and Shine
Put down the sweet smelling, synthetic spray polish and step away from the cans of air freshener, for these are fool’s gold, which will not only make your home...
Welsh Witterings: How to be a Good Housewife – Part One
In 1955, Housekeeping Monthly published a Good Wife guide, within its pages were details of how to keep, house, home and husband harmonious. As you flick through its pages...
Welsh Witterings: Old Fashioned Cleaning Recipes – that work!
Put down the sweet smelling, synthetic spray polish and step away from the cans of air freshener, for these are fool’s gold, which will not only make your home...
Detailing your vehicle as a means to counteract Covid-19 impact
IAIN ROBERTSON Whether you drive a new Suzuki, or an eight years old Range Rover, Iain Robertson suggests that providing it with a detailed spruce-up is a great way...
Coping With Coronavirus no 23. Save Money! Cook while you Work; Ironed Sandwiches
I discovered an old recipe for Ironed Sandwiches. Fascinated, I had to try it! This was obviously originally invented when women used to heat up their flat irons to...
Harry’s Ramblings. How’s Your Bad Back
by Harry Pope I can’t understand why we have an obsession with dusting. If you dust, then there’s only going to be some more there tomorrow. I suppose it...
Welsh Witterings: The Question of Dog Poop
I love dogs and over the years I’ve owned a few. Indeed I miss owning a dog and hope that one day I’ll have the time and space to...
Lincolnshire motor trade returns to work…with Covid-19 caution
IAIN ROBERTSON With the news that car dealerships can return to work from June 1st, Iain Robertson was keen to discover what it felt like on the frontline and...
The impact of birdy ‘num-num’ on your vehicle during lockdown
IAIN ROBERTSON ‘If a tree is felled in a large forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound?’ has been a philosophical thought experiment,...
Welsh Witterings: Deadly Delights- lurking in your pantry
At the moment store cupboard cooking is in the limelight and it seems everyone and their Gran is talking about how we should be delving into the back of...
Lyn Looks at Life. Will there be Food Poisoning in Bars & Restaurants after they re-open?
Hurray, businesses are reopening after a long Lockdown! After many years in catering, I know what goes on behind the scenes. In my past, I spent several days in...
Coping With Coronavirus. 1. Empty Supermarkets.
I’m starting this diary of articles in the hope that it will be a help to coping with life at the moment. Please get involved and add your POSITIVE...
Victorians with smelly feet
I used to be a volunteer usher at my local Royal Hippodrome Theatre here in Eastbourne, so it was a natural progression to become a theatre guide. It was...
A Place to Stay. Campement Zmela, Tunisian Sahara.
I recently spent a few days on a trip around Tunisia, visiting some interesting places away from the usual Touristy areas. We climbed into our 4x4s and drove along...
Malta Diary No swimming bugs from Malta and Gozo swim bays – certified to be 99% excellent
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: Great Britain is on its way out of the European Union – and I...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week for 31st January
After a New Year’s Day walk along Cuckmere Haven, two members of the WRAS team were shocked to see the build-up of plastic that has taken over the area...
MALTA DIARY: Clean and crystal clear blue Mediterranean Sea
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: My late father Frank was always a keen amateur fisherman; like most...
Women’s Work is never Done – NATURAL CLEANING RECIPES
The world we live in is full of man-made chemicals and the biggest organ of our bodies, the skin, is often subjected to contact with chemicals every day, whether...
Good Clean Fun- the Power of Milk
It’s not just Cleopatra that benefitted from a milk bath, your old china tea cup with a small crack in it can really benefit from being bathed in milk....
Cleaning that really is the Bees Knees
There is something about the smell of beeswax that makes a house a home. I just love beeswax with its rich, yellow colour, delicious honey scent and its restorative...
Welsh Witterings: Spring Cleaning….well almost!
With the first daffodils and snowdrops appearing I thought it was time to get on with a spring clean, but not being best friends with the hoover or duster...
The Man who Introduced Shampooing to Europe
By Wendy Hughes What has an Indian gentleman, shampoo baths, therapeutic massage, south Asian cuisine and travelling to do with Brighton? Quite a lot actually! Sake Dean Mahomed was...
Good Clean Fun – some old fashioned tips to make your home sparkle
With the Christmas decorations packed away your home can start to look a little dreary so spruce it up with some good old fashioned cleaning techniques. Wooden surfaces To...
Welsh Witterings: The wonder of Washing Up
With Christmas now a distant memory (even if I am still finding pine needles embedded in the carpet); I am now contemplating my New Years resolution list and number...
Good Clean Fun
As the cold weather creeps in there is nothing better than staying indoors and enjoying good, home-cooked comfort food. However, the moisture, grease/cooking residue and smoke from creating wholesome...
Good Clean Fun – No biting!
If you are thinking of cramming in a little sunshine break this September then you might be tempted to grab a bottle of insect repellent to prevent those nasty...
Good Clean Fun- Toilet Antics
If awards were to be given to domestic chores for being the dirtiest, smelliest and most unglamorous tasks I think unblocking the loo would scoop a gold medal. There...
Pit Stop Garage joins the Shoppers Discount Scheme
Manor Park and Hempstead Fields Residents’ Association This is a brilliant local scheme where shops and other businesses give discounts to Members who have a Membership card. Some of...
Good Clean Fun – Dish Washing Duties
Seren’s Welsh Witterings are shorter this week as she’s filming, then off to Lapland to meet Father Christmas. Next week’s Witterings should be very interesting! Washing dishes doesn’t have...
Good Clean Fun: Sweet Dreams
It is estimated that we spend twenty-two years of our life sleeping. This makes the bedroom one of the most used rooms in the house and yet the...