Finally I have a mortgage I can start to pay off!

Cheery_Daff

58 lettuces! 😮 I too pocketed pretty much all my lunch allowance when doing jury service - very MSE! 😁

the_cross_rabbit

you can make lettuce, pea and mint soup, really tasty.
CRx

Suffolk_lass

the_cross_rabbit said:

you can make lettuce, pea and mint soup, really tasty.
CRx

Which I think I have had chilled, which was lovely

the_cross_rabbit

Nice warm too
CRx

themadvix

Ooh thanks for that CR, I have all the relevant ingredients! And chilled sounds good too, it’s got quite warm this afternoon!

 Home from court now, case all wrapped up. Don’t have to go in on Monday, so that’s good.

themadvix

Morning all,

I was released from jury duty yesterday afternoon, so I'm done with that now. I've just completed my claim form, so will pop that in the post later. The amount they pay for loss of earnings is shocking and hasn't increased since last time I did it, not even by a few pence for inflation. 😏 

A few things to report MS-wise:
* Bought a new iron (old one, which was £4 from Tesco 9 years ago, leaves marks and although I've tried cleaning it, just can't be trusted anymore) - used S&S vouchers to buy from Argoose. Can now iron and list a couple of DH's shirts on ebay!
* Have had spinach and chard from the garden in dinners for the past two nights - I assume they're both cut and come again type plants! 😅
* Raspberries still going strong
* Dad brought back some Wensleydale from his holiday for us 
* Have been eking food out/using Olio, but have finally placed a small supermarket order (tonic for DH was the main requirement!). Will probably go to zero-waste shop later in the week. Jury is still out on veg box.... 
* Have a couple of bits of work to do today - some from a client and some from the work platform
* Have been doing clicks etc.
* Small ebay sale Had been listed for over a year, but it was only a book, so just sat on the shelf until it sold!

Gratitudes:
* I don't have to return to court - I quite enjoyed serving, but all the to-ing and fro-ing and walking through the fairly dirty, Covid hotspot town I can do without!
* Fresh food from the garden - can't beat it
* A lovely family catch-up on Sunday for my sister's birthday - and the weather held, just!

Have a good day all!

newgirly

Hi Vix sorry I’ve not popped by for ages, glad the holiday went well and the jury service is over with 🙂

South_coast

themadvix said:

Jury is still out on veg box.... 

I thought you were done with jury service....🤣!

When I've done it, they've just paid me whatever my employer told them I earned (with the same amount deducted from my pay the following month) - I guess it's trickier for the self-employed though?

themadvix

Newgirly, you never have to apologise for not dropping in! We’re all busy!

SC, wondered who’d spot that! 😂 I don’t think the jury people paid you, they only pay the same whether employed or self employed  - it’s up to your employer to pay the difference.

South_coast

Ah, it may have changed in the last few years then, it's been a good few years since my last (third!) stint! Or I may just have had an unscrupulous employer whose company policy was to declare I wouldn't be getting paid at all by them in my absence - hence them docking it back from me after I got paid the same money twice....