http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog A blog about rural life in the UK, our countryside and my country life. It's all here, farming, gardening, wildlife, animals and rural dating. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:41:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/saving-water-almost-waterless-washing-machine/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/saving-water-almost-waterless-washing-machine/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:50:46 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=143 When I read about this this morning I had to check the date to see if it was April 1st but it seems there really has been a breakthrough in cleaning technology that could save billions of litres of water per year. Leeds University have invented a virtually waterless washing machine called the Xeros, which [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/saving-water-almost-waterless-washing-machine/feed/ 4 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/3-simple-steps-to-remove-dog-and-pet-hairs-from-furniture/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/3-simple-steps-to-remove-dog-and-pet-hairs-from-furniture/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:27:05 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=135 Getting dog and other pet hairs out of the furniture can be such fun, we try vacuum cleaners, brushes, sponges, sellotape and can even buy sticky sheets for this purpose but nothing works really well. If your home is anything like our farmhouse then the dogs get the best seats in the house, the cat [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/3-simple-steps-to-remove-dog-and-pet-hairs-from-furniture/feed/ 2