I have just reread up to the twentieth entry in Hometruth and have some further thoughts to share with you:-
On the subject of chocolate:
I have managed not to buy any of my recently relinquished favourite brand of chocolate in quite some time and am still trying to re-educate my palate. My head tells me that […]
Filed under: Uncategorized, fashion, fair trade, green cleaning, shopping on May 21st, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Our church has recently started running a fair trade coffee morning every Saturday and we were approached to help. We were hesitant to commit to actually being there on a regular basis, although I suspect Gadget Man views it as a welcome distraction from the inevitable weekend list of DIY jobs. What with ballet, parties, […]
Filed under: fair trade, simpler lifestyle on May 11th, 2007 | No Comments »
Gone are the days when kids like me bought their breakfast cereal on the basis of the tacky plastic figure advertised on the box. I can still recall the anticipation. Of course, I could never wait for it to plop one day without warning into my coco pops. What a day that would have been! […]
Filed under: fair trade, shopping, africa on May 9th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It was my sister’s birthday last week and the hunt for the perfect present was underway. Nothing too expensive and yet something special. Nothing too difficult to get hold of and yet something meaningful. Nothing extravagantly pointless and yet something memorable.
I’ve never had the confidence to give my granny a goat, my kid a kid […]
Filed under: gifts, fair trade on April 24th, 2007 | No Comments »
