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The Joy of a Jumble Sale
What do the words jumble sale make you think of? For me, they instantly transport me back to childhood weekends in church halls with my mum. I can picture it perfectly - parquet floors, green cups and saucers, white plastic cups filled with squash, and plates piled high with biscuits. While mum browsed rails of clothing and tables of bric-a-brac, I’d make a beeline for the book table. Recently, Ruth (Ruth Bagnall - Organised Living) and I decided to run our own jumble sale at


Decluttering Your Books This Winter: Let Your Books Find a New Home
The evenings are still gloomy and cold but leaning into February, its initial darkness and eventual hopefulness, is something we can enjoy. And... it's a perfect time to declutter your books. I love books. I love the look of them, the feel of them and the smell of them. I read a lot. I probably get through a book a week and there is no way I could store that number of books so I have an e-reader for my daily reading. The books on my shelves are books that I can pick up with a


Banish annoying cracks
Have you got annoying cracks in your walls or ceiling that keep coming back no matter how many times you fill them? Here’s my method to...
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