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IT’S INCREDIBLE, THE nus I was convinced I didn’t like… and now it turns out I love the (If you put lots of to a skinflint

Honestly I’al is totally fantastic It’s so satisfying! How come I never realized this before? Like, yesterday I sent Janice and Martin a postcard to thank the one, I cut it out of a cereal box! It had Kellogg’s on the front! How cool is that?

Jess gavewith her ever since I got out of the hospital, and she’s been just brilliant She gave me her bedroouest rooet in and out of the bath with etable soup every day for lunch She’s even going to teach me how toelse, which I can’t remember… it’s a fully balanced meal in itself and it only costs 30p a portion And then, with the extrareally nice like one of Elizabeth’s hoave to Jess You see, we’re helping each other!)

Now I hobble over to the sink, carefully erounds out of the cafetiere into the bin, sprinkle on some new ones, and switch on the kettle The rule in this house is that you reuse coffee grounds, and, like Jess says, it does make total sense The coffee only tastes a little bit tinny -- and you save loads!

I have so changed Finally, I aal and sensible person Luke will not believe it when he seesan onion, and I helpfully pick up theit came in, to throay

Jess looks up "Don’t! We can use that!"

"An onion bag?" Wow I’s all the ti?"

"You can turn it into a scourer"

"Right" I nod intelligently, even though I’ives , but for kitchens"

"Oh yes!" I say, and beaet out my Thrifty Household Tips notebook and write it down There’s just so arden sprinkler out of an old arden sprinkler… but still!

Ionthe cafetiere

"Hi" Suze looks up fro on the floor "What do you think?" She lifts up the banner she’s been painting It reads LEAVE OUR LANDSCAPE ALONE in vibrant red and blue with an aaze at it in ad artist" I look at the pile of banners, which Suze has been steadily painting over the last few days, draped on the sofa "God, the ca Suze here, just like old tiuesthouse for the last few days and Tarquin has pretty e of the babies, except when Suze needs to feed thereat We’ve spent loads of ti about everything under the sun Sometimes just ht, the three of us aritas and watched Footloose… which I think Jess enjoyed Even though she didn’t know every song by heart, like we did

Then one night, when Suze went to visit some relation of hers who lives twenty ether She showed me all her rocks and told me all about them -- and in return, I told her about my shoes and drew pictures I think we both learned a lot

"The ca her eyebrows "Let’s face it, Bex If it weren’t for you, this protest would be three people and a dog"

"Well, you know" I shrug, trying to look s are going I’ve been in charge of the protest publicity ever since I got out of the hospital, and we have gotten so e! The rally is this afternoon, and at least four local radio stations ran news stories thisIt’s been in all the local papers, and a TV crew is even talking about cole" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true">