Sheffield Life
Walkley in autumn: the hill, the leaves and parking after dark
7 October 2026Our second autumn on the street. Wet leaves on the steepest pavements, the cars that slide, the library book sale and the first frost on the car.
A week of £35 dinners from our small terrace kitchen
26 August 2026Seven dinners for two for £35, cooked on a four-ring hob with one decent pan. What we ate, what we spent and what we'd make again.
A Peak District day out for the price of a bus fare
8 July 2026From our front door to the edge of the Peak District and back for a few pounds each. The bus, the walk, the packed lunch and the rain.
Pickle's first year: what a cat costs us (and what she's broken)
27 May 2026A year since we brought Pickle home. Food, insurance, the vet, flea treatment and one lampshade, added up honestly.
Working from home in a cold house: thermals, hot-water bottles and one warm room
7 February 2026Heating the whole house for one person at a desk felt daft. How I kept warm on my work-from-home days and what it did to our gas use.
Our first Christmas in the house: hosting six in a two-bed terrace
22 December 2025Both families, one oven, a borrowed table and a turkey crown. How we fitted Christmas dinner into our first house and what it all cost.
Bonfire Night from the Bole Hills
8 November 2025On 5 November half of Walkley climbs the hill to watch other people's fireworks across the city. Flasks, cold hands and the best free show in Sheffield.
Rivelin Valley on a Sunday: our favourite free walk from the front door
21 June 2025Down the hill, along the river past the old mill dams and back up again. The walk we do most Sundays, how long it takes and where the climb gets us.
Adopting Pickle: a rescue cat for the new house
24 May 2025We waited until the house was ours to adopt a cat. The home visit, the £95 fee, the first week of hiding under the bed and what we bought.
A housewarming for thirty in a house with one sofa
24 April 2025Thirty-one guests, a £74 food budget, borrowed chairs and a queue for our one loo. Our housewarming, and what we'd change for the next party.
Working from Walkley Library while we waited for broadband
22 March 2025For a fortnight in February my office was a table in the old library down the hill. What working from home looked like with no wi-fi at home.
Our last Christmas in the rented flat (and a moving budget over mince pies)
30 December 2024A tiny tree above a shop in Crookes, two sets of parents and a spreadsheet of everything we thought moving would cost. Some of it was even right.