Admittedly made for the job, but the attached houses useful coffee jars and spice bottles into which all my bits and pieces go in the shed (started life in our tiny UK kitchen).
I use broken broomhandles or mop handles to stake roses, artichokes or whatever. The trouble is, some of them are red. Don't buy mops anymore - even if it's the latest amazing innovation. They never work.
I use and have done for years one of those heavy duty string mops and a metal bucket with holes in one side for squeezing it against. Better than all the modern jobs that claim to be floor mops.
Me too. My sisters call it my “nanna Nora bucket”. It worked for her; works for me. No need for all that “super mop” nonsense.
I laugh at the current Flash advert where the chap is trying to clean his floor with a piece of tissue. I expected a proper mop to appear - but no, the ad. is for a thicker piece of tissue on a stick! (And where do the used tissues go? Landfill!). I have a couple of old roasting dishes repurposed for standing pots, half-seed trays in etc. At the moment I have sweet peas sown in yoghurt pots standing in one. (Had to drill holes in the bottom of the yoghurt pots).
I have a steam mop which is great, but I also have one which is a bit like those tumble twist bath mats, and I use that for small areas where I can spray a bit of water on the floor and give it a swipe with that. Removeable for washing too. I use old washing up bowls too - good for mixing up some compost and grit/Perlite for seed sowing. It's now broken so a bit of gaffer tape covers that. I also use plastic meat trays for seeds etc, and empty jars for nails and screws. @nick615's cupboard reminds me of my Dad. He collected every empty matchbox he had and made a chest of drawers, complete with tiny handles, to house all the wee bits and pieces for his work [instrument repairer] and it was a thing of beauty
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I use broken broomhandles or mop handles to stake roses, artichokes or whatever. The trouble is, some of them are red. Don't buy mops anymore - even if it's the latest amazing innovation. They never work.
I use and have done for years one of those heavy duty string mops and a metal bucket with holes in one side for squeezing it against. Better than all the modern jobs that claim to be floor mops.
Me too. My sisters call it my “nanna Nora bucket”. It worked for her; works for me. No need for all that “super mop” nonsense.
Hahahah... I still have one of those mops and buckets in my garage and use when er indoors orders a clean of the floors. Those modern equivalents are just crap.
Been trying to find a decent steam cleaning tool forever. Everyone I buy is either flimsy or packs up after a short while.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
We needed to get rid of two old single mattresses so I stripped the fabric off and now use the connected spring sections as a nice decorative, rusty, climbing support for my runner beans down the allotment. I've seen a few other people do the same since.
Jam jars, best thing ever. Hubby only likes one brand so the advantage is that they are all the same. I use them for my crafting supplies, for small ties etc for the garden, for paper clips etc in the home office…. You can find them everywhere at our place. Bit of fancy paper and ribbon , or glass paint and they make pretty candle holders for the terrace too.
Marne la vallée, basically just outside Paris 🇫🇷, but definitely Scottish at heart.
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I have a couple of old roasting dishes repurposed for standing pots, half-seed trays in etc. At the moment I have sweet peas sown in yoghurt pots standing in one. (Had to drill holes in the bottom of the yoghurt pots).
I use old washing up bowls too - good for mixing up some compost and grit/Perlite for seed sowing. It's now broken so a bit of gaffer tape covers that. I also use plastic meat trays for seeds etc, and empty jars for nails and screws.
@nick615's cupboard reminds me of my Dad. He collected every empty matchbox he had and made a chest of drawers, complete with tiny handles, to house all the wee bits and pieces for his work [instrument repairer] and it was a thing of beauty
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hahahah... I still have one of those mops and buckets in my garage and use when er indoors orders a clean of the floors. Those modern equivalents are just crap.
Been trying to find a decent steam cleaning tool forever. Everyone I buy is either flimsy or packs up after a short while.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'
Each pack of 5 FFP2 masks comes with these... I think they'll be great for joining bits of garden netting.