wendyl nissen

The book that saved me from peak Covid-19 anxiety

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Thank goodness for Wendyl Nissen and her chooks. After my second miscarriage, the counsellor at Fertility Associates told us to think about what our ideal lives would look like if we were unable to have a second child.  The only thing I could think of was: chickens. I would like chickens, maybe five or six … Read more

Flies! Ugh. The plague of summer. Here’s how to kill them without toxins

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Wendyl Nissen, in an extract from her new book of household tips, advises natural ways to kill the worst thing about summer – flies. Flies drive me absolutely nuts and, unfortunately, with hens come flies. Up north the flies are especially bad in the heat of March and I must confess that after putting out … Read more