Jan's Rustic Life

Jan's Rustic Life

Category: Food & Recipes

  • Spring Sprang And Winter Returned

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    Wow, I can’t believe how long it has been since I posted last time. Okay so I can recap on the last few weeks and try to get up to date. I have been painting my son’s bedroom and I’ve finished all but the bits that I can’t reach. I need new paint for this…

  • Life Is Strange!

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    Life is very odd isn’t it? I intended this post to be about Christmas preparations and mince pie making and indeed it will get to that but I found out today that I may have lost my job! The last 12 or so years have been tight financially and I have learned to live on…

  • Weekends And Recipe Books.

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    We come to another weekend and I’ve got that Friday feeling! I didn’t post yesterday, I was tired after helping some people with their house, in the nearby town. We do some cleaning and organising for them. We finished late and so after dinner I wanted to just chill and go to bed. I did…

  • We Have Orange Pipes!

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    Further to yesterday’s water men making big holes in the little street at the back of my house, the work started promptly at 9 am again today with a bit of banging and the smell of cigarettes. I peeked out of the window and saw two men, struggling, determinedly with an orange pipe. It certainly…

  • No Water and Yoghurt Making

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    I absolutely love yoghurt and a bargain. Where’s the connection you may ask? In, or rather just outside, the nearest bigger city, about 30 km from my tiny village, there is an antiques and used market hall. I love this place where I can brows bits and bobs. Somethings are wonderful. I’ve bought an amazing…

  • Dinner Group

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    Not much to report today, certainly no flat tyres and rescue missions! A very quiet day after work. I am working on a knitting pattern so I swapped in knitting for painting since my art studio was being used by my daughter to host a dinner for her friends in honour of one of them…