J-cloths and toilet rolls!

For the past week I've been trying to think up new ways to save money and I came up with a few ideas, such as taking my pack of j-cloths and cutting each one in half, lol! Two packs for the price of one! Seriously, they don't need to be as big as they are, half of one does the job just as well as a whole one. They can also be washed in the machine two or three times and re-used. Also I realised that I use a lot more washing-up liquid than I need, so I now put only a quick squirt of it into the water (I don't have a dishwasher - wouldn't want one).

After reading someone else's blog I decided to keep all the little nets from citrus fruit - I collected about seven or eight, rolled them all together and made a brilliant little pan scrubber, so that was one item I didn't need to buy this week.

I have rediscovered the humble pancake! During the week we had lemon pancakes and tonight we had caramelised apple pancakes and fresh whipped cream - yummy!

The weather has been terrible here today, it's rained non-stop so we haven't been able to do anything on the allotment, it's like a bog there at the minute, I hope we get some dry weather soon as we need to get cracking on it. Tomorrow I'm going to plant a few things up in the polytunnel in the garden - I've been collecting the cardboard tubes from toilet rolls and I've cut them down to make a load of little planting pots for seedlings.

Just the right size AND biodegradable! :o)