Countdown to Freedom

gallygirl

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

If you are able to, do support your local food banks. The sun is out, we are all doing things to reduce our outgoings to enable us to OP. if all of us donated just a couple of tins, or boxes of cereal, collectively it would make a difference.

Best wishes Tilly x

I still have some grains of rice in my car from when I last went. At Christmas .

Gr33ng1ng3r

Sad to say that a local church has opened another food bank and we have a collection point at work to collect food donations. Whatever you may think of the politics, there are families who have to make difficult choices every day about paying the important bills or feeding the kids.

Like you, I would urge anyone who can afford it, to support the food banks.

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They are a fab service Tilly- thanks for the reminder!!
Though I donate fairly regularly I haven't for a month or so so may have a rummage through the cupboards!

frugalfrog

Hi Tilly, I know you are very green fingered don't suppose you have any suggestions for what I think is aphids on strawberrys? We had tonnes if strawberrys growing, but they are all pretty ruined there are small green bugs on the underside of the leaves

Vala-Mal-Doran

Hey Tilly,
We went to T£scos today for some bits and bobs and our food bank people were there handing out shopping lists for things they need - such a genius idea, i ended up filling a shopping bag just for them! :j
So glad to be able to help, we've not seen food bank places anywhere before! Sad really cos its a really great thing to do.

VMD (Mrs )

gallygirl

Vala-Mal-Doran wrote: »

Hey Tilly,
We went to T£scos today for some bits and bobs and our food bank people were there handing out shopping lists for things they need - such a genius idea, i ended up filling a shopping bag just for them! :j
So glad to be able to help, we've not seen food bank places anywhere before! Sad really cos its a really great thing to do.

VMD (Mrs )

They were doing it at mine as well. I decided I'd still get it all from Aldi :cool:

newgirly

I donated a few bits outside mr t this weekend too, its the first time I have seen them set up there, there must be much more need than there used to be.

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

frugalfrog wrote: »

Hi Tilly, I know you are very green fingered don't suppose you have any suggestions for what I think is aphids on strawberrys? We had tonnes if strawberrys growing, but they are all pretty ruined there are small green bugs on the underside of the leaves

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=181
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs253

Hi Frugal, check out the sites above. You've been really unlucky it sounds like the infestation is too far gone to save this years crop but it will help you for next.

Best wishes Tilly x

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

It really is very sad that food banks are needed in this day and age but I think they will be growing for the foreseeable future.

Best wishes Tilly x

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

A very excited Mr and Mrs Tilly

DD has set off for her first driving lesson :T:T:T

Tilly x