Grandma Sita
🎄🍊It wouldn’t be Christmas time without pomander balls making the home smell citrus and spiced fragrance, making it warm and cosy for the holidays. Pomanders are simply oranges pierced by cloves, one of Grandma Sita’s favourite holiday decorating traditions. Did you know you can pickled…
🏠🎄 Ho, ho, ho! The festive season is upon us! If you drive down any street in December, you’ll notice a common feature colorful Christmas wreaths adorning doors of all sizes. Just like Grandma Sita’s beautiful homemade wreath made from clothespins, a hanger, and fabric…
🌱🌰🤔 Did you know that nuts of all kinds are key ingredients in Christmas baked goods and other dishes? It just wouldn’t be Christmastime without the sound of cracking shells as part of the holiday soundtrack. Luckily nuts can be eaten and enjoyed at any…
🗓️🎄Countdown to Christmas! Grandma Sita’s Advent Calendar is here! Celebrating Christmas in an eco-friendly and zero-waste manner is fun, affordable, and delicious. It also represents a significant step towards reducing our environmental footprint while enjoying this popular holiday. It’s a win-win! 🌱🍽️ Christmas celebrations vary…
🚇🤔 Did you know that besides walking and biking, traveling by train within cities or across long distances releases the least amount of greenhouse gasses into the air out of all forms of transportation? Regardless of whether electric or diesel-powered, trains emit between 66 and…
🏖️☀️ Every summer has a story, what’s yours? This is a Grandma Sita summer story. Why is the beach full of stones in Brighton? Once upon a time, there was a city in the south of England called Brighton. This city was well known for…
🚲♻️🤔 Did you know that belts can be made using old bicycle tires and inner tubes? Next time you get a flat tire, no problem Re-CYCLING. Almost all components of a bike can be recycled and there are so many surprising things you can do…
☀️🤔 Did you know why standing in the sun feels hotter than in the shade? The shade represents the actual air temperature outside, but direct sunlight makes the weather feel warmer, usually up to 10 to 15 degrees. 😎 Moreover, the best way to beat…
🥾🤔 Did you know that the pilgrims on the Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago) used pumpkins as water bottles by hanging them from their walking sticks for centuries? Nowadays, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims like Grandma Sita exchange ideas and cultures across the…
♻️ Did you know that dye with avocado peels/pits gets beautiful pink shades in textile fabric? Grandma Sita puts together the step-by-step natural dyeing guide with food waste for you to try. ➡️ Natural dyes, made from food scraps like avocado peels/pits that would otherwise…