Did you see SuperScrimpers? It’s a new Channel 4 series aimed at stopping rotten good-for-nothing wasteful consumerist families from buying loads of crap they don’t need. The bit I saw featured various WI-aged ladies give us tips on how to mend a jumper sleeve with a bit of old sock and making your own bath oil with ‘toilet water’ (ie perfume). Hmm.

Cushion by Martin Wiscombe at welovecushions.co.uk

I liked the sentiment. Periodically I get consumerist guilt and want to be a bit more self-sufficient and less wasteful. But it also ignited the fear in me of turning into a hoarding old crone, pushing inedible rose hip jam into the hands of dismayed visitors.

Could it be that I’m just being ageist? Is it OK to do the whole make-do-mend thing at 30-odd as it’s fashionable, but but because it was -ahem – older ladies doing it it just looked square and a bit depressing? Or maybe I’m bitter because I know making stuff isn’t my calling – I’ve just stepped away from the keyboard to sample a flapjack made for a work bake sale. I think I may have broken a tooth…