BlackCountry Wench
Thursday, 21 August 2025
Anglesey, a few days away
Sunday, 17 August 2025
Money for old rope
Well not old rope but for things you would put in your household recycling bin.
Did you know that Boots have a recycling app? I've been using it for just over twelve months and every time I've mentioned it to someone they haven't been aware of it, It's seems like a closely guarded secret but inside Boots there is a recycling bin, and if you take your empties you get rewarded with £5 worth of points on your advantage card.
Of course there are conditions, firstly you so have to have a Boots Advantage card, you can only deposit five items at one time, (although I think you can deposit a couple times a week, haven't tried so not sure). Secondly, you have to spend £10 in store to get your £5 in points. Once you have deposited your empties you get a voucher in your app which you open when you go to the till with whatever you have decided to buy. In effect if you just spend £10 you are getting £5 back. Plus if you are over sixty and buy certain boots branded products you still get your eight points for every £1 spent ð
Boots isn't always the cheapest place to buy toiletries but if you look out for whats on offer or just treat yourself to some nice smellies occasionally then it's a win win, just save your empties until you need something.
As you can see I haven't taken any in for a while, I keep a bag in the pantry and once I've scanned an empty to the app I chuck it in the bag. They accept a variety of items, the only things that don't seem to scan are shampoo and conditioner, but I know that they accept empty nappy packets and baby wipes packets. I just try everything to see what if it's accepted.
I believe there is also a separate app where you can recycle your medication blister packs, I don't get many of those so don't use that one but it might be of use to some.
I've been leaving my points add up for a while and have £72 now and really I only buy from Boots when I have some recycling to take in and with Christmas fast approaching that extra will come in handy.
The app is easy to find on you phones app store, it's called Recycle at Boots.
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Thursday, 14 August 2025
Is this week over yet?
Monday, 11 August 2025
This and that
It's been quite hot and humid here today although not really sunny, rain threatened this evening but then passed us by, again. I know that other parts of the UK have experienced heavy rain and thunder storms, but here in my part Midlands we haven't had significant rain in quite a while.
I was out in the garden watering this morning and thought I take a few photos.
The dahlias are just starting to flower, those copper scouring pads seem to have deterred the slugs and snails, of course it has also helped that we have had such a dry Summer so there haven't been so many of them around.
Sunday, 3 August 2025
What growing on the allotment
My strawberries at home are in a tall salad planter and have really outgrown their space now, and it's easier to pick them at home rather than make a trip to the allotment every day. I would have to put some netting over them though otherwise the squirrels would have a feast!
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
A Week in Woolacombe
Last week was the first week of the school holidays, Joanne was taking the kids to Woolacombe and asked if I wanted to go too. We stayed at a holiday park where there was kids entertainment and lots of things for them to do, they enjoyed the children's games and disco, swimming and pottery painting, bowling and of course the arcade where countless 2p coins were put through slots in the hope of winning a keyring.
Thursday, 17 July 2025
Bumper harvest
So chuffed with my harvest from the allotment today.
I'm away next week so wanted to harvest everything that was ready so that It didn't go to waste.