Countdown to Freedom

CathT

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

Morning, this year is whizzing by at a ridiculous rate :

Money - today will be a spend day. I am hoping to finish Xmas shopping :rotfl: I may even wrap them up and store, where I can find them



Tilly x

I've not bought a thing! I should probably get started. I'm too busy looking at decorations and 'elf on a shelf' products than gifts!

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Morning Lulabelle, I think my ability to cook vanished for one night :eek: I truly made the most awful meal - we'll draw a line under that one.

Tonight it's Rib Eye steak (L!dl), jacket potato and salad (no leaves). Looking forward to that



Cath, I didn't manage to wrap, but I am pretty much done now. I have one gift to buy on line, which is a photo album book for mum. She will be moving back in during November, but staying with other family for Christmas.

The first Sunday in Advent is important to us, and the magic which is created at Christmas is really special (ok I am an old romantic). However, I find the madness, rudeness and the commercialisation overwhelming hence I like to shop way ahead. Once I'm done. I can pretty much ignore the shops.

With younger kids though, I can definitely understand why 'elf on a shelf' stuff is important

Best wishes Tilly x

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Morning, what a relief it's Saturday

A list so I don't forget stuff
JL to buy a mattress
WR - tactical offer shop using discount card, probably for last time
!KEA shop for DD Uni move - only a couple of bits - she's stripping our house bare instead, light shade, bedside lamp
Buy a slow cooker for DD

Contact vicar re DD volunteering next year (not today but as a reminder)
L!dl, cleaning products for DD
Check DD has all the links from Greying on her lap top

You can see there's a theme going on here :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Roast chicken for dinner tomorrow evening - and I'm looking forward to a fairly restful Sunday.

The weather is definitely much cooler in the mornings and evenings, but the days are fine. Heating staying off until at least 1 Oct, if I can eek out to mid October I will :T

Best wishes

Tilly x x

gallygirl

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

WR - tactical offer shop using discount card, probably for last time

Check your emails BEFORE going shopping .

Habibiboo

:wave:

Hi Tilly ... just had a quick coffee and catch up with you!

Glad you're all well and good ... a few parallels here as h/m blueberry muffins have been on the menu here too and still plenty on the bush so maybe more over the weekend!

I've always cried at some point in every Toy Story (sad but true) and even now, a year after my youngest left home! They're always your kids, even as adults. I hope DD has a great time at uni.

Totally agree about food prices and the cost saving potential of growing your own. We've managed to save quite a bit just by eating fresh veg from the garden rather than buying veg each week. Ok, so it's a bit repetitive when there's a glut, but with a bit of imagination (which I know you and Greying have when it comes to food *:wave: to Greying*) it's possible to eat well and healthy without spending too much. I do realise we're very lucky to have the garden to do it in though and really feel for those who want do but can't. Blessing firmly counted here.

Impressed with your slow cooker busy-ness, sounds like you're well stocked for the coming season!

(Hugs for a happy weekend) x

brizzledfw

Hi Tilly...do remind DD to use the SC for soup. I often forget and actually it's amazing to come in for a lunch of warm soup. And with some bread it's cheap and pretty healthy.

Glad you're back on track. Couldn't believe it when you described your cooking as below par surely you're being too hard on yourself....:)

peaceandfreedom

brizzledfw wrote: »

Hi Tilly...do remind DD to use the SC for soup. I often forget and actually it's amazing to come in for a lunch of warm soup. And with some bread it's cheap and pretty healthy.

Oooh, I've never done soup in the slow cooker. Do you just bung all the veggies in chopped up and then whizz it all up with a blender afterwards?

Greying_Pilgrim

Hey Tilly

Habibiboo wrote: »

:wave:

*:wave: to Greying

Back atcha sweetie

Erm, I know you were all talking about soup in the slow cooker (I don't have one of those) but, purely co-incidently, the recipe that I made for dinner tonight, from Leanne Brown's 'From Scratch' (Green & white Chilli, pg 75), can be made in a slow cooker. Leanne gives instructions at the end of the recipe. I think that the recipe was actually quite good - I've never had chilli that didn't have tomato in it before - so perhaps worth bearing in mind?

By the way - thank you for the prompt. When I read the recipe the other week, I thought I must point out that it can be made in a SC on MSE. I'd forgotten by today, but your posts reminded me! THANK YOU

Greying

boultdj

Greying, if you want a slow cooker, it's on of Al*i's special's tomorrow[sunday] £13 and it look's like it's a decent size.
Hope you don't mind me posting on your thread Tilly.

Greying_Pilgrim

boultdj wrote: »

Greying, if you want a slow cooker, it's on of Al*i's special's tomorrow[sunday] £13 and it look's like it's a decent size.
Hope you don't mind me posting on your thread Tilly.

boultdj - bless you for thinking of me! However, I don't have a SC, as I've never really got on with them with our veggie diet. When DP and I were first together, we had one that an elderly aunt had given to him. It was a *top of the range* at the time, but would you believe that you couldn't remove the crock from the electrical bit to wash it :eek: I used it several times to cook meat when we were entertaining meat-eaters, but never used it for our own meals.

However, I know that a lot of MSE'rs have them, so thought I'd mention that the chilli could be cooked in one.

Sorry for my hijack post Tilly - but you have such kind, thoughtful folk visiting your thread And I wanted to reply to boultdj - hope you don't mind

Greying