Granny’s Book of Good Old-Fashioned Common Sense


Linda Gray

Category: Non-Fiction
Pub Date: October 2007
ISBN: 1 84502 180 0
Extent: 160 pp.
Price: £14.99
Format: Hardback, 246 x 189 mm
Plate/Illustrations: Illustrated throughout.



As we try to keep up with technology and the pace of life, many of the domestic skills we used to have have been lost. Granny’s Book of Good Old-Fashioned Common Sense brings traditional skills back to the present and presents them in an easy step-by-step guide so that we can all learn a little more about Granny’s heritage.

Cooking doesn’t have to be a chore and preparing nourishing home cooked meals for the family will certainly keep them away from the goodie shelf. Growing a few organic vegetables brings a sense of fulfilment like no other. Gardening encourages physical exercise and a good healthy dollop of fresh air. And you can get the kids involved too.

Household chores have never been easier or more environmentally friendly than with Granny’s hints and tips. Less ironing, a fresher, cleaner house and still enough time to cook a healthy dinner or take up a pleasing pastime. Learn to knit and sew for the sense of achievement and an ideal way to produce unique clothes without sky-high costs. And needlecrafts are totally incompatible with eating chocolate so lose weight while you sit!

And before the days of computer games and electronic pets, children did use to have fun and didn’t wander into the kitchen to relieve their boredom so often. Enjoy a few rainy- day games and crafts of yesteryear with today’s kids. They’ll love it and so will you!