- North and South
- Robert Frost
- The Fairtrade Foundation
- Topgear
- Vintage cars
- Vintage teacups
- Vintage cookbooks
- Sunlight
- Dried Mango
- Pukka Love Tea
- My Twiggy M&S shopping bag
- Vintage mugs
- The London Eye
- New York City
- Vancouver
- London
- Wild Dartmoor Ponies
- Puppies
- Kittens
- Wellies
- Fabric
- Mary Jane Shoes
- Typewriters
- Lemon Trees
- Cherry Trees
- Growing herbs
- Allotments
- Crafting
- Cooking
- Baking
- Knitting (I love it, but I’m not um very good!)
- Playing the violin
- LOST
- James Martin
- Colin Firth
- Swimming
- Hiking
- Buttons
- Baby toes
- Homemade soup
- The idea of making homemade shampoo (note: I said idea!
) - Homemade scones
- Rainy days
- Log fires
- Photography
- Tate Modern
- St Paul’s Cathedral
- Grapefruit
- Etsy
- Farm Life
- Vintage Towels
- Collecting eggs
- Poppies
- Edinburgh
- San Pellegrino
- Oilers
- Rugby
- Jumping on a trampoline
- Adelaide
- Venice
- The names Esme and Ezra (no I wouldn’t do that to twins!)
- Roasted Sweet Potato
- Brussel Sprouts
- Ethical clothing & jewelry (ever seen Blood Diamond?)
- Road To Avonlea
- Anne of Green Gables
- Sound Of Music
- The Catcher In The Rye
- Fall On Your Knees
- The Hospital By The River
- Vinyl Cafe
- Tapestry
- Paisley
- Toile
- Q
- The Good Wife
- The Guardian
- The Economist
- Martha Stewart (one of the only US shows you can watch online here in the UK!)
- Time
- New York Times
- Magnolia Bakery
- Prayer
Welcome!
I'm Frugal Trenches (no, not my real name!) a lover of natural, simple and frugal living! I use this space and my camera to document a beautiful, purposeful, downshifted and abundant life! Life is not always simple (oh how I wish it was!) but it is always rich and I hope this space demonstrates beauty and joy!
If you have a question, feel free to leave it in the comments! I read and appreciate every comment and will reply to questions within the comment section, even if it takes a day or two (or three, but whose counting!).
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Money Spent On Groceries in 2013
January $198.39
February $231.88
March $248.71
April $Books Read in 2013
Myself
Fiction:
1.The Help
2. Away
3. Flowers For Algernon
4. Animal Farm
5. Room
6. The Secret DaughterNon-Fiction:
1.The Two Nazanins
2.Confessions Of A Bad Beekeeper
3.The Encouraging Parent
4.Freakonomics
5.Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal?
6.Raising A Right Brained Child In A Left Brained World
7.How To Make Your Child A Reader For Life
8.The Bookseller of Kabul
9.The Sane Woman's Guide To Raising A Large FamilyDaughter Grade 3 (Chapter Books)
Stanley's Christmas Adventure
George's Marvelous Medicine
Sarah Plain and Tall
Ramona Books x 5
Road To Avonlea Chapter Books x 3
Junie B Jones Chapter Books x 6
James and The Giant Peach
Freckle Juice
Reader Level 4 Books x 9Son Grade 1 (Picture Books)
January: 62 books
February: 73 books
March: 95 books
April: 89 books
Very inspiring – will be following you keenly as I am trying to do something similar….
Lost is the best!!!!!!! I want to rewatch all the seasons again!!
Hi – I just happened upon your website… and I like your list.
I noticed that you like Anne of Green Gables… well, I live in Prince Edward Island Canada and it’s not often that I see a blog reference to Anne.
Take care and keep up the excellent blog
Hello from the USA!
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog for several months. I recently retired and am learning to slow down and do some reevaluation in areas of my life. You are helping!
I think you would enjoy the blog of a dear artist friend of mine:
michellepalmerart.blogspot.com
May you be especially blessed this Easter.
Judy Offen
Caledonia, NY USA
me thinks you are a fellow kindred spirit , obvioulsy you have very good taste with Edinburgh in your list of loves as well as Paisley although you could be thinking of the design rather than the place……:-)?