Addy Fletcher

I make banana and walnut bread a lot with blackened bananas but this was my first time making a 'rustic' wheat loaf (successfully that is). I used the following recipe for the rustic loaf with the ingredients halved for only one loaf: Rustic bread loaf. I have my own recipe for banana bread in the photos below.

My bathroom door was getting very creaky so I applied some coconut oil to the hinges. I left it for a couple of hours and now there's no squeak!

I made some pine needle tea. I found this tree in a local park. In the UK, it's legal to forage in parks as long as the plant isn't in a garden bed (purposely planted) or in a royal park (such as Greenwich or Richmond). I found this tea much nicer than the dandelion tea I tried earlier this year.

I cleaned my bathroom today. I mainly used warm water and elbow grease, but used some baking soda and the general purpose spray I made for a different BB (permies.com/wiki/157703/pep-nest/General-Purpose-Natural-Cleaner-PEP#1987927) for the toilet. It is made up of vinegar, water and lemon juice.

I made a general cleaner with half water, half ACV and some lemon juice.

I bought this shirt from a charity shop during a heatwave last year and haven't worn it since. I decided to make it into rags to add some colour into my cleaning routine.

I got given this sewing kit years ago and I've replaced the thread it came with (and lost some straight pins!) over time. I added scissor sharpeners to it recently so I can apply for this BB. The needles are hard to make out but they're in one of the compartments. They have their own little needle case so I don't lose them.  

Granted! Now you become paranoid about whether your cats are actually dancing as you never see the evidence.

I wish for all of my clothes to be mended.

Granted! Unfortunately now that every military has been disbanded, some aliens have taken the opportunity to invade Earth.

I wish for a plate of rhubarb crumble.

I've saved jars over the last couple of years, but most of them are being used to store my herbs and spices or make oil infusions. There's also a part of me that's a bit worried that I won't sterilise them properly as I don't have a dish washer. I'll research it more and also try out the oven technique Luke mentioned.