Memorygirls - The Matrix Reloaded

Memory_Girl

Shopping done - it's getting to the stage were the "fresh stuffs" are running out, so the £3 shops will be history I think. Still it's only a challenge - we are not skint enough that we need to do without our fresh fruit and veg.

Bought cheddar cheese, eggs, lemons, tomatoes, red apples, green apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce - total came to £10.30, which is not too bad when I think the cheese was £3.00.

Should keep us going quite a while though.

Tonight we are having chive n cheese omlettes, baked potaoes and salad - made with chard and chives from our garden.:D DS1 is very proud.

We have had a tomato sowing session - the "moneymakers" and the red and yellow cherry toms were done 10 days ago, so this is the next lot IYSWIM.

Sowed plenty "sub-artics" as apparently these are good for tubs and good to ripen this far north, 2 lots of plum, 2 lots of bush and 2 lots of beef. Can you tell we love tomatoes in this house??? These are all from seeds we have been gifted, so its a case of see what does well and save the seeds for next year.

So anyone local who needs tomato plants PM me in a fortnight or so:D

We have also counted up and we have 12 - yes 12!!!! different types of peas/beans - a DIY baked bean factory :rotfl:. Mind you we eat beans in any form in this house, fresh or dried! So I'm thinking that these could make a significant contribution to our food needs in the future.

I find it really interesting that on a day where my "net-worth" increases so much I am still out pottering in our secret garden - and loving sharing the time with the boys.

Maybe I should be looking for a lodger who loves gardening

Bargain of the day - a Junior Scrabble set for 40p:j This is to encourage DS1 with his spelling,although i has been hi-jacked by DS2 who is picking up tiles and giving the phonics examples to me: a for apple, g for goat anybody???

Time to go and feed some hungry boys

MG

Bitsy_Beans

Well done on your pension MG, nice to see Postman can bring good news just as much as the horrible stuff like bills

Thrifty - fancy coming round to mine and giving it all a good lick over with paint <bats eyelids> we've started painting various bits of doors and skirting etc and it's never been completely finished

Had the quote for new conservatory approx £12K including VAT and double french doors from dining room into conservatory. OK eye wateringly expensive but will be an investment for house. Hmmmm I wonder how much value it would add to the house, does anyone have a ball park figure on these things? Need to sort out a couple more quotes although I do like the company that came first, have been going 30 years unlike the company who did my friends conservatory for £5K, no longer trading.........

ClootiesMum

Quick pop in

Yay to the pension MG

Bossman did not want the nappies:( - do you want them back or can I pop them in soemwhere for you? You mentioned the woman's refuge near you - would they be interested?

And as a last wee aside - I called a bank for an address the other day & the phoenetics I was given by the foreign call centre were - X for X-ray & J for junkie :eek::eek:

DH & I then spent the night making up our own matching alphabet

Memory_Girl

Bring them back Clootie - the local midwife unit will take them for someone interested.

Now can we persuade you to have a glass of wine and and share your phonetic alphabet - the mind boggles:rotfl:

Wonder if we could create a DFW phonetic alphabet

Go on - A for ....................?


............. annuity??

B for ...................... Budget
C for Credit card:(
D for Debt
E for Energy Saving
F for For Goodness Sake .............................




............ time to get my coat:rotfl:

MG

Mrs_Hicks

My favourite was a lady who told me it was Y for ello. hehe

thriftyscotslass

That's G for get your coat MG :rotfl:

H for Hard-up (keep it clean folks)

I for I'll get my coat

Bitsy you'll have to get in line, dh is already threatening to hire me out to his work colleagues when I've finished - for decorating folks, the old bod wouldn't fetch much for anything else :rotfl:

Cheery_Daff

Wow MG, how very exciting! :T :T Very impressed - think it's about time I wrote my big cheque :rotfl: :rotfl:

Thought I should let you all know my PhD certificate arrived in the post yesterday Dated April Fool's Day :rotfl: :rotfl: Need to sort out a nice frame and get it on the wall Gosh it feels good - actually feels like they can't take it off me now :j :j :j

Memory_Girl

Cheery_Daff wrote: »

Wow MG, how very exciting! :T :T Very impressed - think it's about time I wrote my big cheque :rotfl: :rotfl:

Thought I should let you all know my PhD certificate arrived in the post yesterday Dated April Fool's Day :rotfl: :rotfl: Need to sort out a nice frame and get it on the wall Gosh it feels good - actually feels like they can't take it off me now :j :j :j

Congratulations Dr Daff - you'd better make it a really ritzy frame - and of course WE WILL need photo's

MG

clairewop

Evening

We had a lovely afternoon/Eve in the garden. Next doors children and ds2 in the pool and on the trampoline.

Going to have a day to myself tomorrow now, and hopefully get the knitting machine out (never got it from under the stairs last night, ended up decorating the cake instead.)

thriftyscotslass

Well done Dr Daffs - what a fab achievement :beer::j:beer:.

Glad it was a good day Claire.