Daily thread - Sunday 1st March (St David's Day)

Rowan9

Morning everyone
Happy St Davids Day to those who celebrate - enjoy your day.
Waiting for the sausages to cook for sandwiches. Tea is in the pot. We're off to Huntingdon to the races today.
Washing done and needs to be hung indoors.
DH off out walking dogs so I'd better scoot off here and set the table.
Enjoy your Sunday
((((hugs)))) to those feeling down or poorly
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frugalswan

Morning everyone - hope you don't mind me joining in. I need to make more of an effort to get back into my moneysaving, and it being the 1st of March I'm trying to do just that! Not really much to contribute beyond I have nothing but ironing and some stitching to do today, and I might try and get another couple of friends into the OS way. I'm all stocked up with most things thanks to the market over the past couple of weeks but have to do a shopping list for other household stuff like loo roll, so I shall be looking at the websites to try and find a bargain.

Chilli con carne tonight, with some sort of potato side dish, with leftovers for tomorrow night. Thankfully I've got my meal plan done for the entire month now, and feel quite accomplished in that regard.

Hope everyone has a good day

x Frugalswan x

betheebee

Morning all,
Had a great time at the party last night, all of the chilli was eaten (smug smile) Got home at 1.30 but body clock still woke me at 5.30 so I've prept the veg to go with a shoulder of pork, £2 a kilo at Morries, for dinner. Still have loads of apples in the freezer so it's crumble for pud.

DH and I have to meet up with the new tennants to sign agreements as they want to move in on Wednesday. Then meet DF's at our local so not much going to get done today.

Off to catch up on the thread, hope it's a good St Davids Day for all.

stefejb

Hardup_Hester wrote: »

Morning all
Stef, there is a loo and a cafe at the Mapledurham Lock, but the best place for a cuppa is my house & I have 3 loo's take your pick. Are you doing the Thames Path? If you're going to be this way again you are welcome to pop in.

wel yes that's what i thought but it was all closed and grumpy looking - will try and pass by yours next time.

Thanks for all the reminders - it's new Johhny Depp day - March's Johhny Depp is Gilbert Grape Johhny Depp - lovely

Tonights tea will be the rest of the Weekend Chicken which is looking very sparse so hopefully dd will have eaten when she gets back from her dad's

catch you all later

bargainbird

Morning All

ISOM - Hope you got back to sleep at stupid o clock
MOILERE - Great news re France, very exciting, just think, wine, cheese, bread :drool:
APPLEMINT - Snap on the hoard of receipe :rolleyes:
LADYMAY - Happy Rocking :dance:;)
TORBEX - I have my leek in hand Happy St davids Day
DREAMD - Whats Frogging
SISTERCAS - :rotfl:@ white rabbits
STEFJB - In the famous words of Elvis ' Welcome to my world' (sounds like you're coming this way, thames path)
WMF - Enjoy the races
FRUGALSWAN - Welcome:beer:

Brightened up the garden, bought some primroses at the local garden centre for 48p instead of 99p :T. they lovely

Cookathon planned for today, Spicy b'nut squash soup, Spiced Apple Loaf and Hokey Pokey () Biscuits. All things i've never cooked before so here's hoping.

Roast chook for tea with mash and veggies.
Mil arrived y'day but is staying with BIL this time :T:D.
The sun just starting to come out here, so off to attack the washing :j.

Hope you all have a good day x

P.S How's Weezl, have i missed any news ?

Hardup_Hester

Welcome Frugalswan, the more the merrier.

WS, mmm, I love jerusalem artichokes, but beware of the side effects, lol. For anyone who doesn't know they give most people terrific wind!

Hugs Hester

csarina

Morning all.....................((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))) if you need one.

I posted a long post last night, but it went into outer space, coud not be bothered to do it again. Gist of it was I had a reasonable day yesterday. Visit to my quilting friend was excellent......came home OH watching Rugby so I got to the machine and sashed the blocks for a quilt, finishing it today hopefully.

Another grey day......woke too late to go to the allotment so it will have to wait until tomorrow..............cleaning Tuesday this week. We have someone coming to look at our carpet which has developed black marks in the doorways.........so I can do the cleaning whilst I am waiting for them to arrive.

Roast shoulder of pork for supper..........

tired_mum

Morning all
Hope that March is a good one for us all
Moggins hugs
Marie hugs to you and OH
HAPPY ST DAVIDS DAY TO ALL THOSE CELEBRATING:j We will be as my mum is welsh so we are having Leeks with our YS stickered chicken as well as all the other veg and yorkies managed to get 4 chooks for 80p each from Asda last week Speaking of Wales my DD1 wants to get married at St Davids as we visited there when we were on our annual grave cleaning weekend up there as well as visiting the most wonderfull mill http://www.melintregwynt.co.uk/
Mum has just called to say her wm has just died so will be bringing her stuff over here will have a look on the JL website for a new one for her as they have a 2 year guarrentee as standard 5 yr if a JL machine so usually a good buy she also wants me to sort out her AA membership so a busy weekend here
Hugs to all who need them have a good day

EssexHebridean

Good morning and HAPPY ST DAVID'S DAY to all those celebrating it.

Can I just say that I am not willing to discuss the rugby. :mad:

Nesssie LOL at your washing problem. No, probably best if it stays indoors eh. Someone once told me that it's not doing the washing that's the issue, it's hanging it out so that people are aware you've done it! :rotfl: N.Uist is a lot more relaxed - the shops even open! :eek: Oh the shame of it!

Frugalswan you are most welcome! Good luck with your striving towards a higher level of OS'ness, as it were!

Mioliere good luck sorting out things for your move - it all sounds most exciting!

Essex Girl no sun across here today either so I can't even send some your way! It's grey and gloomy although not actually raining I don't think. The little Robin just came and sat on my bird feeder and was a vivid splash of colour against the dullness outside!

The party last night was good fun - we went to our friends place first and gave them a jar of Marmalade (I also took some Twinks over - they went down a storn and I suspect I may be asked for the recipe!) - they had a jar of their HM marmalade for us too so we swapped! We then went on to the party which went well - met some nice people too, I'm not great with the whole meeting strangers thing and usually stick like glue to my OH's side but last night was really good in that respect and that's a boost to the confidence!

Today we'll finish off sorting the lamb out - I have the two breasts to decide what to do with, the shanks are going on to cook in a minute - probably in the SC, I've got to find a recipe for them. Got to sort out the freezers too to make sure I have space for the curry that got sc'd yesterday - I should get 6 portions for the two of us from that. Told MrEH yesterday that I don't intend to nag him about the hoovering but if he doesn't do it over the weekend I shall simply do it myself on Monday evening - me doing that has given me neck problems all week so hopefully he'll be guilted into doing it. He always says "You only have to remind me" but I have no wish to turn into a nag! He doesn't have many housework jobs to do so I don't feel bad about giving him that one!

Finished February with £1.87 spare in the grocery budget! March's has a chunk straight off the top of it for a share of the cost of the lamb (which we're splitting across 6 months) but I don't have to worry about buying loos rolls as the BOGOF in Makro last month will last ages yet. I also have washing powder and dishwasher tabs for a while to come. I shall write a strict Trsco list for next week and not take MrEH with me as that's always a disaster!

taplady

morning all!

day off again:j
We are off dog walking soon then just pottering around the house catching up on jobs. DH will be busy up his pigeon loft. Beef for dinner(veggie roast for me)
Looks like a nice day here so lots of washing will get done and hung out.
(((hugs))) to all those in need.
Hope you all have a great Sunday.

Happy St David's Day to those celebrating.

Take care all x