Freecycle

With the move coming up, we've obviously been having a clearout. For the inexpensive stuff we were getting rid of, ebay didn't seem worth the hassle, so last week we decided to freecycle several things. It was the first time we'd ever used it, and was definitely not what I expected. The post went up at 5pm, and by 5 minutes past I'd already had 2 emails. They were quickly followed by many more and I was quite overwhelmed by the response to a load of stuff that to be honest I hadn't really expected anyone at all to be interested in.
Everyone turned up when they said they would to collect the things, and everything was gone by the following evening. Result!
Against D's better judgement, I ended up sending a request on Friday to someone who was getting rid of some Disney princess jigsaws (F is currently jigsaw mad). I was just about to post a moan about not having had any response to my email when I remembered to check my spam folder and there it was! Fortunately it was only sent last night so I haven't delayed by long. So hopefully this evening I will be taking possession of some Snow White and Ariel jigsaws which will make some little girls very happy.
And I will be freecycling some more stuff over the next few weeks as it's a lot easier than taking it to the tip, and by the looks of things, people will go for just about anything!

Chocolate crunch cake

Just made this and it is lovely. Very bad for you, but lovely nonetheless.

6oz chocolate (I use plain, but whatever takes your fancy)
4oz butter
1 tin condensed milk
10 oz rich tea biscuits
Raisins and cherries (you could also use chopped nuts or other dried fruit)

Melt the chocolate, butter and condensed milk in a large pan. Crush the biscuits and mix together. Add whatever else you want to put in there, then turn out into a foil lined tin and put in the fridge. Chill for around 3 hours, cut into squares and enjoy.