The Garden Fence - help and support in tough times

Hester , hugs sent your way .. keep ranting on here ....This place keeps me sane , even if I do often just read along , .....and yes, very impressed that you didn't flip out after her comments,silly so and so ......xx

nursemaggie wrote: »

GQ seems to have disappeared. She posts on Not Buying it and Make do Mend and Minimise. We have discussed it. I think our main difference is there is only one of her and there are two of us. Thus two plates, two cups, two lots of towels and bedding. God knows how they manage opposite us they have three kids..

It doesn't actually work out like that. I have several saucepans, sieves, colanders, mixing bowls, kitchen knives, one can opener, one veg peeler, 4 each of knives, forks, spoons. I wouldn't have any more of those if there were 2-3 of us here instead of just me. OK, I'd move up to a larger size of stacking saucepan as the present one would only do for up to two people but, mostly you have a baseline level of household goods which isn't too different between one and two persons.

Heck, I have 5 dinnerplates.......... and several mugs, and three glasses (one big, two small). Sometimes I have family/ pals around, even several at a time, be a bit much to pre-instruct them to bring their own mugs.

Where you do have savings of volume of possessions is that you have only one person's toiletries in the bathroom, and only one person's clothes etc. My flat has one bedroom which is just a few square feet larger than the double bed it holds. I would struggle to accomodate a partner's clothing and footwear in this room as well as my own, unless we each limited ourselves to only one pair of shoes and no more than a modest bag of clothing. Thank goodness I'm a single lady.;)

Re recipes and leftovers, it's hard to cook many recipes in quantities which are right for a single serving for one. Bordering on impossible for many things, I'd say. I made a big pot of chilli con carne with 400g of mince, beans, a pepper and tomatoes and will be eating that with variations for the next several days.

This retired couple is going to shrink by half fast if the other half of it - ie the RV - does not stop GRUMPING SO MUCH.
I need a loan of an axe.

Mar Think of the mess Have you considered ear plugs ?
Console yourself that the clocks go forward soon and find him an outdoor project !
polly
Who has snow - how about you Fuddle ?

Fuddle I use vecon vegetable stock , just a tiny bit straight from the jar . It darkens the gravy and is full of b vitamins and others It 's not cheap but a little goes a long way . I also dilute it for soup and casserole stock .
It's safe to freeze chicken stock if it's been in the fridge .
Oh Fuds I have snow !
polly