GILLYBEAN

Vintage curtains Our little town sometimes yields great thrifty finds. We ...

I've hared it said that if you are an addict you often replace one addiction with another. I do have an addictive personality and havi...

I get so stressed when my washing machine breaks down, usually every few years. It broke down on Monday, the guy was supposed to fix it Tues...

If I truly had to be self sufficient this year I think we'd starve or get scurvy. I could barter lemons and grapefruit, but I have plan...

My best garage sale find in ages. A lovely big crock in perfect condition. My Aunty use to do salted beans in hers, I'm just displaying...

We got our much needed rain today, a great excuse to do some sewing. Usually when I make things for myself they're too big or too small ...

This blog is being a little neglected as summer settles in and Christmas quickly approaches. Middle of summer is a stupid time to have Chri...

Some pretty big weather events in Tasman in the last couple of weeks. I have to go over this bridge to get to work and town, it's prett...

The other day after a long day in Nelson visiting people and an appointment with the chiropractor I decided to call into my favorite op shop...

The ladies at the op shop are just wonderful, I'm kind of a regular and they exclaimed "Gilly do you have some news?" when I p...