Botanical blunderings on a budget - good life starts here.

Kittikins

So cute Unix

Cheery_Daff

starnac! Yes I did get your parcel when we got back from Pippi's - thank you so much, i entirely forgot to say thank you I shall make some forthwith and post photos

Pippilongstocking

Morning all

Well done to all the excellent work on here - GV how brilliant you've had some good weather - any idea what kind the patio tomatoes were - I do like 'bush' varieties for my windowsills.....Uni, excellent cake, cheery and starnac I'm glad you're both happy

Today

DD to dental check place might need a brace
DD pal for sleep over later
Working in office this am as going into town and want to make it worthwhile
Bank to check
Dump to go to
Tools to return to work - I like I can borrow tools from work
Hens to feed
Eggs to collect
Bit emailing to do
No 'paid' work today nor at the mo for a while - need to work on that bit
House to tidy and Mr F hoping to be here on saturday for a bit
Might go charity shops later and also butcher to see about free bone for the doggie

Not needing to spend on food today -

meals for the september stripey store cupboard challenge.........day 2
Brekkie - Cheese toast for brekkie
Lunch - soup and HM lentil soup
Tea - Pasta with HM pesto with HM garlic bread and a bit salad
supper - be random treats from cupboard

Hope you're all good today - off to check the bank...................

Cheery - I don't know why he has thursdays off - blaggard I think with that in mind I'm putting him to work!!

Pippilongstocking

OK banks a bit squeaky due to wtfc nice unexpected change (guess it keeps you on your toes?) - paid £10 to captain and £15 to lloyds - but can't do anymore than that.

No charity shops for me today and I'm leaving my purse at home, I don't need petrol or food today will be a Nsd - had one yesterday too maybe I'll join that challenge this month?

Have a great one everyone - plans for the weekend? I think mine need to involve work on website and ebay. I'll get a look at the local paper at work, will see if there is anything in there re jobs.

Kittikins

Buongiourno Pippi and everyone I'm like a child waiting for Christmas, OH returns from his holiday tomorrow and will be seeing me once his son has gone back home on Sunday, hoorah! I'm kind of counting the minutes........

Yesterday's eggtastic dinner ended up being a fried egg sandwich, so dirty but sooooooooooooooo good, and I used low fat cooking spray so it wasn't too unhealthy I hope!! I managed my NSD yesterday, but got home from work to a credit card statement for a card I thought was clear; luckily it's only £4.50 to shell out, but still, that's £4.50 I hadn't accounted for.

I've decided that the car repairs can wait a month as it's silly to put myself so close to the breadline for what are, in my mind, cosmetic repairs. I took it to another garage who quoted £60 more than the first place but looked more professional......but £68 just for paint to spray over a very scraped bumper sounds a lot to me.....and then there's the rest of the fees. Think I need advice before I spend my hard earned cash, does anyone work in car accident repairs and happy to offer advice to a numpty who doesn't even remember scraping the car??!

Today I'm working from home, yay and am feeling a leetle bit delicate after two of my lovely chums came over for lots of vino and laughs. I need to tackle the house of doom before DD and OH are back in my life, and grrr, have realised I need to pick up a prescription, so that's another £7.20? to come out of the budget, but hey, the drugs are vital, so I mustn't grumble!

I'm going to a friend's for dinner tonight and then supposedly meeting up with 'the girls' for drunkenness in the local hostelries later, but I think that by the time I get there, they'll all be 3 sheets to the wind, so hopefully won't notice if I either don't turn up or turn up and stick to soft drinks, whatever's cheapest!

Breakfast - muesli
Lunch - final meal of the beany soup, I forgot to freeze it yesterday
Dinner - at my friend's, so it'll be healthy and very yummy as she's a good cook

Weekend plans - friend coming over tomorrow daytime to start digging the garden, wonder how much of a dent she'll make in it, it's pretty diabolical out there! She's got to go back home in the evening Depending on the weather, I may send her up into the loft instead to start the massive clear out I need help with

Sunday - must do a massive tidy up before OH comes over then later in the day, DD returns - yay, my 2 favourite people back with me where they belong xx

greenval

Hi Pippi
I was just thinking, if you know you will get the WTFC back eventually then raiding your food mountain is like a loan to tide you over that you can repay later.
I've still got the little plastic label from the patio toms so will check the variety later and let you know what they are.

Pippilongstocking

Greenval, exactly that was the thought I had after you'd posted - thanks for the inspiration

Hope you're all good, KK thats a busy weekend.

I'm plodding away and emailed about a temporary admin job in the paper (3 months f/t) at the 'other' university, in the local town.........

Cheery_Daff

Oooh, sounds interesting Pippi! Full time though - eek! But 3 months isn't long and you could do it And it'd make a fair bit of difference I imagine! Well plodded

greenval

Hi Pippi
Plant label retrieved. It's called 'Tomato Totem Red' and describes itself as a heavy cropping cherry tomato producing wonderful sweet fruits, ideal for growing on windowsills or patios. Height 60cm - 45 cm apart - sunny sheltered site outdoors.
Hope this is useful. I would say mine were bigger than your average 'cherry tomato'.

redsquirrel80

Good luck for the job!