Today someone gave me....

Betty_Crumble

Yesterday mother gave us dinner of braised steak, cheese and potato pie and veggies. A coconut cake. Bag of grated cheese. A pkt of ham. 4 petit pain and some home grown strawberries! I felt like I had robbed her lol.


oooh nearly forgot, 9 homemade fishcakes too.

vanoonoo

does it count that I negotiated a new phone contract and got 'given' my new iphone 4S for 'free'?

bossymoo

It does!

I got given an early start by my mil who came round at the crack of dawn so I could get off to work and she stayed with the tots then took them to nursery for me, and when I got to said work, my boss bought me a cuppa! And later, I bought him one back.

Don't know if any of that counts, but it's all in the spirit of things. Oh, and another colleague said he might have a spa power cable for me, I think mine is a bit dodgy...

Popperwell

bossymoo wrote: »

It does!

I got given an early start by my mil who came round at the crack of dawn so I could get off to work and she stayed with the tots then took them to nursery for me, and when I got to said work, my boss bought me a cuppa! And later, I bought him one back.

Don't know if any of that counts, but it's all in the spirit of things. Oh, and another colleague said he might have a spa power cable for me, I think mine is a bit dodgy...

That's lovely...and good to see what appears to be a decent a boss and company too.

bossymoo

Thanks, was meant to say a spare cable, not a spa one haha,
I don't have a spa, it's just for a very boring, very old, laptop...

They are a good bunch, and recently 6 of them did a coast to coast cycle ride and raised over £2,500 for the hospice my oh was in! Which is great news! Would you believe I work for a bank? And the media portrays us as money grabbing barstewards lol.

rubytuesday

I went to a Twinings tea tasting on Friday and was given a load of the new teas due to come out and the tasting apron and tea ambassador page and USB memory card.

The other day I found a huge aluminium clock that had been thrown out - it's rusty but I like that.

I need to see if it still actually works though!

lilmisskitkat

Yesterday my Grandma gave me a lovely pair of old curtains, she said to cut them up to use the fabric but they're such a nice vintage ditsy floral print that i think i'll use them for DD2's bedroom when it's done, she's having a vintage/shabby chic room

Then my mam and dad came round and mam gave me some chicken kievs that she said they wouldn't get round to eating so that was a nice easy tea for DH & DD1 and my dad gave up his sunday afternoon/evening AGAIN to help us with diy - i have fab parents I gave him 2 tea loaves i'd made in return - he'll do anything for a homemade cake

K xx

annelouise_2

Today I met a friend who is home for a holiday from China and she bought me a coffee.

I have given away 1 bag of boys clothes to a colleague,1 bag of girls clothes to my secretary, 1 set of bathers to a neighbours foster daughter and a fresh batch of HM scones to the skeleton school staff as we are going on holiday tomorrow for 6 days to WA.

In return for the girls clothes my secretaries OH who works in the next street to me is feeding the cats and watering the veggie patch so it's worked out well.I've also promised a batch of blueberry scones.

I love ARK - ACTS OF RANDOM KINDNESS - It is my mantra.

I am already planning what to give my colleagues as a welcome back to school 23 July - so far:

1 onion marmalade,1 ficus plant,2 x hibiscus plants grown from cuttings, 2 x capsicum seedlings once they are more hardy and a ton of coriander and basil plants for my DD2 Girl Guide fundraising.

Not bad me thinks.

annelouise

Betty_Crumble

More homemade fishcakes, yum and a tub of grated cheese (it'll be food parcels next lol)
A colleague bought me a can of Monster and a crunchie today too.

Popperwell

bossymoo wrote: »

Thanks, was meant to say a spare cable, not a spa one haha,
I don't have a spa, it's just for a very boring, very old, laptop...

They are a good bunch, and recently 6 of them did a coast to coast cycle ride and raised over £2,500 for the hospice my oh was in! Which is great news! Would you believe I work for a bank? And the media portrays us as money grabbing barstewards lol.

That's the media and politicians to blame...and those that never have contact with the public and are higher up the chain.