"This book is a collection of skills I've learnt for running a home. Gleaned from years of practical experience, along with all the hints that friends and family have imparted to me, I hope it will be a helping hand." --Mary Berry Inside you'll find tips on how to order your freezer, store and organize your food, create cleaning products from store cupboard items, make a bed in no time, banish moths from your home for good, remove stains from every kind of fabric, bring greenery into your home even if you have no garden, create beautiful flower arrangements, set a formal dining table, be a fantastic host at dinner parties, make thoughtful homemade and edible gifts, prepare your home for Christmas, and write thank you letters. Easy to use, practical and beautifully illustrated, this book covers everything from Mary's golden rules for baking to her favorite flowers for each season, from how to polish silver to whether tea should be poured before or after the milk. With secrets for accomplishing the most challenging home-keeping tasks with ease, Mary's wonderfully simple book will help turn any house into a home.