Giving up giving up used to be the mantra in the Hudson household. But there’s one resolution that many a country dweller ought to consider, Jules suggests
Well 2015 is finally here, and I’m sure the nation as a whole is doing well maintaining those New Year’s resolutions. For my part, I’d long given up on these earnest plans, for the simple reason that my willpower has always had the breaking strain of a Kit Kat. But this year I’ve made an exception. I’m not going to kid myself that I’m going to give up on booze or biscuits, but I am determined to reduce our intake of something we’ve been hooked on for years and that’s been a feature of every home I’ve ever lived in: oil.