Simple catnip toy

No photos, but this catnip toy is so simple that none are needed.  Basically, get an old sock, but one without holes in.  Pour in some loose catnip, knot the sock at the ankle end, and give to your cat.  Providing your cat is susceptible to catnip, they will love it. 

With loose catnip, which I got at Sainsbury's, you can put more into the sock each time its potency fades.  You can also wash the sock once it becomes ingrained with cat slobber, which is a very good thing.  It's always tempting to buy your cat those cute little toys from the shops, but they don't need them.  They don't really care, and they get bored quickly anyway, so it's best to keep it simple (and inexpensive). 

Till next time...

April favourite

My favourite product of April has been the glorious chilli peanut butter by Biona (purchased at the Green Shop in Berwick-upon-Tweed - see post below for a link).  This is the best chilli peanut butter I've tasted.  Absolutely delicious on toast.  Love it.

The Green Shop, Berwick-upon-Tweed

This (link below) is a fabulous shop in Berwick-upon-Tweed, in Northumberland.  It has a great range of organic and otherwise eco things, including food, drink, clothing, make-up, toiletries, household bits and pieces, fresh veg, toilet roll, tooth brushes, etc.  All sorts of things, really.  If you live in the (far) north of England, or even happened to be passing close by on the A1, it is well worth a visit - I can't recommend highly enough.

https://berwickgreenshop.wordpress.com/

Further charity shop haul

Do two items count as a haul?  I don't know, but I was really pleased with these little items.  Both came from the Salvation Army shop, which still keeps its prices (mostly) pretty low. 

The little notebook cost 29p, and it's just so pretty, with the printed pages.  The soap was 99p, which was great considering that Neal's Yard soaps are normally more like £5 each.  This particular scent, Geranium and Orange, has been discontinued, and it has always been a favourite of mine, so I was chuffed when I spotted it. 

So a total spend of £1.28, which made me disproportionately happy with my mini haul...!

(Note to self - do not start out on a 7 posts in 7 days attempt when there is a bank holiday complete with visiting relatives taking up a big proportion on those 7 days - duh...)