As The Workhouse Approaches....How To Do Everything To Avoid It, the Old Style Way

floss2

betony wrote: »

...Also, why is it amost always men who cannot be prised away from the brands their mums bought?

I'm part of your "almost" group....Lurpak, Persil, Andrex, BBC news....all the brands my mum swore by!!

PrincessTazza

flowertotmum wrote: »

Hi all...
HH you looked bloody marvellous..well done and lots of love to you both.

Got some great news today..hubby has got a job...yay..only part-time and hours are 5-9 monday to friday..minimum wage and shelf stacking but its a job..he is so happy..he starts monday..

The sun had been shining all day and i got all my wshing dry and now my laundry basket is empty..well almost..
I made a weetabix cake today..i personally don't eat cakes that have fruit in them..bad experience in child hood..still makes me want to barf..but hubby and ds loved it..so thats another one to add to my list.
At the moment my house is full of unopened cards and pressies...its our 25th wedding anniversary tomorrow..and i would like to say to the woman who gave us 6 months..up yours!!!!!!!..look at us now..happier than ever and 6 beautiful children together and 3 gorgeous grandchildren...feel better for that lol..
I have my Mr T shop coming tomorrow..90 items for £23.61..all store cupboard stuff and its being put away for a rainy day..
Right ladies i'm off to do the mountain of ironing that awaits me...
love
ftm

Hi FTM

Your comment about fruit cake made me laugh, a lot! However, tell me please, what is a weetabix cake, sounds intriguing!

I would also like to know the 90 items you've got coming (on your anniversary!) tomorrow?!

Congrats to your DH for getting a job, and even bigger congrats to you both for your 25 year anniversary tomorrow - I hope you have a lovely day! X

PrincessTazza

betony wrote: »

Also, why is it amost always men who cannot be prised away from the brands their mums bought?

Hmmm, yes, I have this problem in my house too....!

westlothianlass

Well done Mr Flowertotmum on job and congrats on your anniversary x:j

Ceridwen, when i've been hunting for wild flower seeds i've been successful at scotia seeds and nickys nursery hth.

ceridwen

THIRZAH wrote: »

It cost rather a lot-£165 I think- but it was a present. We covered Italian breads-foccacia, plaited tuscan loaf, breadsticks and a sicilian loaf with semolina flour.They do do other courses but it will be a while before I can afford one unless I win the lottery.

Cor...whew...cor blimey....

Glad 'twas useful...though I do have to admit that when I went on an artisan breadmaking course locally that 'twas a 4 hour one and seem to recall 'twas £25 for that and that included the produce we took away at the end and a bit of her homemade cake during it. So - I thought 'twas a bargain at the price and felt a bit guilty at paying her what she had asked..as I would have been prepared to pay a bit more than that....

Hardup_Hester

Hi Floss2, no we won't be renewing in a year & a day, our vows were made 'Forever & a day'
Hester

oldtractor

Hardup_Hester wrote: »

Well, I had my oldsyle & very frugal handfasting on Saturday, I made my dress, the bunting, the favour boxes & all the food, the sun shone during the important bits & everyone had a good time. We spent under £500, the registry office fees were £107, we spent £300 on food & booze (we could have done it for less but decided not to) everything else came to well under £100. A wonderful day without breaking the bank.
Hester

Many Congratulations:j

lizzyb1812

Ceridwen - like these?

http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=4067

You could use the seeds and/or grow your own future supply!

Lizzy

ChocClare

Congratulations on your handfasting HH :T
Happy Birthday BB! :bdaycake:
and last but not least

Congratulations on your anniversary, ftm - 25 years, eh? I've got my 25th coming up in August (if I haven't killed him before then ) - all the best people obviously got married in 1986...

Away from all this general frivolity, I would just like to announce that I picked 4 - count 'em - 4 french beans today :rotfl:

No, I don't know what I'm going to do with them either, but if you don't pick french beans they don't produce, and these were the first - all the rest are still tiny. Just thought I'd strut for a moment

redlady_1

Hester...we need pics!!!!

Many congrats to BB and FTM and anyone else I may have forgotten.

so, we find the perfect cottage for us - and some git goes and puts a full asing price offer in. We are prepared to go over asking but not by much. One thing it has done has given the OH a mahoosive kick to get moving.