Frugal Living Challenge 2011 - Part 3.

amber03

The thought of bread and butter pud makes me shudder all i can think of is all that soggy bread :eek: anyway most of my stale bread goes to either toasting or feeding the birds. Trying not to do my weekly shop this week as most cupboards and freezer full, think its cos i get into a routine that every friday i have to shop,its not like we will starve if we dont, may go for a walk instead.xx

Chipps

I love bread pudding (not so keen on bread & butter pudding). A coffee shop I go to with my grandma sells huge slice of the most delicious looking bread pudding - I keep looking at it but so far have resisted! The slices are enormous! I think I would need to take some like-minded friends to share it with!!!
Incidentally, if you are thinking that trips to coffee shops aren't that frugal, well she loves to get out & about (she'll be 103 next month) so I drive & she buys lunch! She usually has a dinner & I have soup, as I have dinner in the evening with DH so don't want much at lunchtime.

rubytuesday

Quick hello fro me.

I will catch up with the posts later today.

Hope everyone is well.

I'll be breaking into my sealed put later to put it towards girlie's trip to Slovenia for the World Inter School Debating Championships.

LolaLemon

Looks like I have a few pages to catch up on!

Stupid insurance company have taken a chunk of my overdraft for renewal when I'm not even up for renewal yet! Ok another week, but still! Mortgage and mobile didn't get paid Soo raging as I'm now getting failed dd charges from my bank and companies!

It was the bfs birthday on Tuesday , ages ago I got tickets to go see the Guillemots in the Or!n Mòr. Was fantastic! Having not heard any of their new stuff, I wasn't really looking forward to it, but they were great!
Drinks cost a fortune! N I wasn't drinking as I was driving.£3.90 for a Morgan n coke, very small measures.£6 for a migrant n coke plus a glass of draft lemonade! Rip off! Not even a half pint full!
We are having a wee party on Sunday for his birthday as my son thinks that u always have a party for ur birthday (we have them to include him in the adult birthdays, meal at mums with some balloons and a home made birthday cake) we've invited his sister n her 3 kids, so we will make fairy cakes n let the kids decorate them , some cookies, fruit to make their own fruit salad n hone made birthday cake and try n play a few wee games. Should b fun.

Have spent 2 days applying for 1 job as its online and j only have this fone, which is falling apart.


Off to catch up on what I've missed.

zafiro1984

amber03 wrote: »

The thought of bread and butter pud makes me shudder all i can think of is all that soggy bread :eek: anyway most of my stale bread goes to either toasting or feeding the birds.

Try putting some mincemeat (the sweet sort out of a jar) in it, or cherries or even mixed peel, makes it much better

LolaLemon

Fone is plugged in, I managed to read last page and write out a post then fone cut out!

LolaLemon

Blairweech wrote: »

Hello everyone, hope things are going ok.

Picked up a lovely little herb planter type thing at The Works today for £7, will be Mums Xmas present Has been quite a frugal weekend - Mum paid to go to some fireworks last night and OH was here this weekend so we walked around the resevoir yesterday, gorgeous autumnal colours.

On a worse note, I have lost 4 of my friends this weekend - 1 passed away after a 'routine operation' to remove an abcess on her liver on Friday, and 3 died in the M5 crash on Friday night. My thoughts are with all their families.

I am soo sorry to hear this very sad news, my thoughts are with you and your family as you come to terms with this devastating news.

Thoughts and prayers to your friends families xxx

dizzy_lizzie wrote: »

You're right seriouslyfrugal. The emergency services must be in shock too. I know they're trained for things like this but until it happens...it puts a lot of things in perspective doesn't it?
x

Those who responded to my friends fatal crash had to take time off work after what they had witnessed.
They must witness soo much horror on a daily basis. I have so much respect for them.

LolaLemon

rubytuesday wrote: »

Lola well done on the charity night! x

Thank you! (& 23rd too!)
It was a great nite, everyone made the effort! Donna's partner was the best, home made mad hatter!
I did say I would post a pic, but it wouldn't let me when I figure out what's wrong I'll get some up it at least a link!,

Tumpty, how did u get on with the lining the coat?

Oh I made cowboy casserole, brown little sausages with some Bacon in the oven (bout 20mins) add 2 tins of beans, cover n put back in oven for another 10 mins.... I served with buttered bread n cucumber (sons fav veg) it was lovely and son asked for it again tonight!

tumptyteapot

LolaLemon wrote: »

Tumpty, how did u get on with the lining the coat?

I am never ever relining a coat again!
my machine hates sewing lining material, it was a padded lining which caused more problems and now the padding is so fat that the coat is tight on me. I have a plan though, I'm going to insert panels in the side seam but not this week!
Been cutting out patchwork pieces ready for the next quilt :-)

rubytuesday

Blairweech so sorry to hear that.

I have also found out that a dear friend has advanced bowel cancer spread to the liver and has been told he has a few months may be less.