Live on £4000 for a year - Part 3

sophiesmum_2

Picked some stuff that was ready in garden and some green tomatoes to make chutney with, the blackberries are only just starting to ripen still lots of them green and red but picked the black ones. These are from a bramble that invaded the garden from next door, so I just made it feel welcome:D
have picked my only 4 courgettes, most of my courgette plants died but have cucumbers doing okay;).



Have not had time to check out the other blackberry places but will go tomorrow definately.
have been for a swim though and enjoyed that so now ready to go and create stuff in the kitchen:rolleyes: OH is at work and DD out with boyfriend (the one who likes horses;) ) so I can potter uninterrupted:j.

sophiesmum_2

Hi Mumzy,
hope the party went well and you all had a fun time, it can be really exhausting (and messy) having little kids over for a party but also good fun:j Bet they will sleep well tonight;)
Enjoy the wine and wind down for the day:beer:

slowlyfading

bails wrote: »

Welcome back Slowlyfading! :hello:

sophiesmum wrote: »

SF - nice to see you back:hello:

nykmedia wrote: »

Nice to see you back, SF

Thanks everyone! Paid for my lunch at the bakery today, so I'll update my sig in a minute feeling pretty good about the total at the moment, though I guess that could change at any moment.

slowlyfading

sophiesmum wrote: »

Oh my goodness, all that looks AMAZING! :T:T:T

lyndasharp

Hi everyone, back from my job interview in Derry but will have to wait until next week until I know. Not too optimistic about getting the job as they had 2 days of interviews at only half an hour per person... and the pesron in before me studied at uni there and knew the interview panel, so if they have many 'locals' I don't think I stand much chance.

Met bf's mum and sister, they were really nice :-) Bf has been acting very weird since I got back though :-( Supposed to be coming over for dinner tonight as housemates were all out, planned an evening alone for weeks, but he went to Southampton to look at a scooter with a friend instead. Have just drunk the wine that I'd bought for us to have tonight :-(

sophiesmum_2

slowlyfading wrote: »

Oh my goodness, all that looks AMAZING! :T:T:T

Thanks SF, i am getting bits of stuff out the garden almost every day now
I will be really sad when it is all gone. But I do have big plans for my half an allotment next year:j

lyndasharp

Only good bit of news is I did my tax return earlier (when i was a bit more sober) and I'm owed £185 :-) I expected to owe then money so that's a nice surprise.

Off shopping in the Cotwolds tomorrow with housemate, will try not to spend it all in advance.

sophiesmum_2

lyndasharp wrote: »

Hi everyone, back from my job interview in Derry but will have to wait until next week until I know. Not too optimistic about getting the job as they had 2 days of interviews at only half an hour per person... and the pesron in before me studied at uni there and knew the interview panel, so if they have many 'locals' I don't think I stand much chance.

Met bf's mum and sister, they were really nice :-) Bf has been acting very weird since I got back though :-( Supposed to be coming over for dinner tonight as housemates were all out, planned an evening alone for weeks, but he went to Southampton to look at a scooter with a friend instead. Have just drunk the wine that I'd bought for us to have tonight :-(

Glad that Bf's family turned out to be lovely:D can't have been easy for you turning up to meet them for the first time alone.
Fingers crossed about the job, will you actually take it if you are offered the chance?? or will that depend on Bf and whether he decides to stay or go?

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Looks like everyone is having wine tonight except me:rolleyes: I may have to have a Baileys Janey I will be thinking of you when I have it, pity i haven't got any maltesers though:rolleyes:

slowlyfading

sophiesmum wrote: »

Thanks SF, i am getting bits of stuff out the garden almost every day now
I will be really sad when it is all gone. But I do have big plans for my half an allotment next year:j

It looks great! What do you have in there? x

sophiesmum_2

slowlyfading wrote: »

It looks great! What do you have in there? x

The piccy has cherry toms and two big toms, green tomatoes, blackcurrants, gooseberries, blackberries and courgettes.
Still in garden, more of all the above, (except courgettes,)radish, beetroot, leeks, runner beans, french beans, strawberries, cucumbers, peppers and chillis, chives, parsley, mint, basil, oregano,carrots, baby apple tree, rhubarb,and a few spuds.