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HOW USING HERBS CAN HELP BOOST YOUR ENERGY IMMUNE SYSTEM…

8 July 2021 Treeca 0

Herbs can definitely help boost your immune system but which ones give you energy as well? Stylist Magazine wrote that throwing a few herbs on a plate of chips won’t make much difference to your […]

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8 TRADITIONAL BUT GREAT HOUSEHOLD TIPS…

24 May 2021 Treeca 0

Some of the old ones can be the best ones… 1. To keep your fresh vegetables for longer soak in fresh, cold water for 10 minutes then store in a veggie box in the fridge. […]

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HOW TO ENJOY OLD RECIPES FROM SOME OLD RECIPE BOOKS…

16 February 2021 Treeca 0

I don’t know about you but I have been baking lots more during lockdown, but it has given me the chance to be quite choosy and really study recipes. I had boxes of old recipe […]

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3 OF THE BEST WI BOOKS FOR WI LADIES…

13 December 2020 Treeca 0

When my WI Country Woman’s Year 1960 by Shirley Paget book popped through my door I was so excited to open it and even more thrilled when I saw that the cover was a special […]

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4 KITCHEN ACCESSORY SITES TO DIE FOR…

7 October 2020 Treeca 0

I don’t know about you but I could spend literally ALL day looking through kitchen accessory sites and still end up with a list of must have’s. My favourite four which I’m always browsing are […]

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1960's Food

THE WI COUNTRY WOMAN’S YEAR 1960 BOOK REVIEW…

2 October 2020 Treeca 0

When my WI Country Woman’s Year 1960 by Shirley Paget book popped through my door I was so excited to open it and even more thrilled when I saw that the cover was a special […]

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Baking in the past — LEANNE COLE

17 September 2020 Treeca 0

Initially, I was going to do this as part of another post, but then I decided that looking at baking in the past deserved a post on its own. I hope you agree. Baking in the […]

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IDEAS FOR A VINTAGE AFTERNOON TEA…

13 September 2020 Treeca 0

Here are some ideas with images on how to create a vintage Afternoon Tea…

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MY LATEST PROJECT – A KNITTED GRANNY BLANKET WITH TASSELS

7 September 2020 Treeca 0

“The knitted blanket is a glorious expression of any grandmother’s soul; it is the colours of her dreams woven in delicate and loving hands. She would sit in that old rocking chair, hands moving, brain […]

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VINTAGE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BOOKS…

28 July 2020 Treeca 0

Before 1800, housekeeping books tended to be handwritten collections of recipes and instructions tried and tested by the household cook. By the 1850’s they were developed into books for ‘adult women’, in particular for your […]

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1970's Gadgets

FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT GRANDMA’S APRON..

27 July 2020 Treeca 0

The principal use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. […]

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THE TEACUP STORY – A LOVELY STORY TO SHARE…

25 June 2020 Treeca 0
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DO YOU REMEMBER ‘LUK’ SUNLIGHT FLAKES FOR ALL YOUR HAND WASHING?…

28 August 2018 Treeca 0

A bit of vintage memorabilia… ‘Lux Sunlight Flakes’, which was a pure soap in flake form, shaped like tiny flat diamonds. It was introduced in the US in 1899 and was perfect for washing delicate […]

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