make do and mend for tougher times

SDG31000

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Typhoon-Lightweight-Shopping-Trolley-1401-906/dp/B0059FH4RS/ref=sr_1_35?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1345488389&sr=1-35

I have this one, but paid much less for it on eBay. Her name is Dotty and when she goes to the great trolley park in the sky I will replace her immediately.

Pooky

SpikyHedgehog wrote: »

dragonette wrote: »

I'd not heard of Stronghold, will try to get that & Advantage, & as you say, alternate them.

advantage and stronghold both protect against and kill ear mites too. One of our long haired boys fell very poorly last year with mites and we've had several trips to the vets to get his ears cleaned out, poor thing. Advantage is also a wormer (not all worms but most), 2 jobs for the price of one!

Love my moggies to bits but don't love their visitors.

GreyQueen

Trolley p0rn!

I've been looking at those Rolsers online and they are extremely groovy. I'm down to a shortlist of about 15 designs right now. Just emailed them to ask if anyone around my way stocks them as I really like to fiddle with stuff before I choose. I attribute a mistrust of stuff brought unseen to the many disappointments of catalogue clothing (the only ways we could afford new stuff) when I was a nipper.

Will have to check out Lakeland. I normally avoid going in there as it's very bad for my bank balance but needs must when the Devil drives. Oooooohhh, polka dots, how yummy are they?!

fuddle

Loving reading tonight. There is an MSE trolley thread but can't link as on phone. Mine is a hoppa from shoppingtrolleysdirect

Margaret54

We have been having lovely weather too:j Fuddle I have read Nella Last's books too, and really enjoyed them so much. I hope you do as well.
I have been hoping to find a dressmaking course locally, and came across one today. So pleased and it has lifted me up just knowing I will be able to go on it.
Those flipping slugs are everywhere, and am fed up being on patrol finding them. I can't believe the size of some of them.:eek: I
have also been stocking up on stuff we will use, and extra tea too. The price of food is really serious. it is great when you find ys and reduced items.
Well I am away for a nice long soak and my charity shop book I got 3 for 99p and when I read them, they will go back to the shop so they can sell them on again. Nite everyone:) Margaretx

GreyQueen

fuddle wrote: »

Loving reading tonight. There is an MSE trolley thread but can't link as on phone. Mine is a hoppa from shoppingtrolleysdirect

I did a forum search (baby's first ever!) and found it. Rolsers rock, seems to be the general opinion.

Being innately trivial, it vastly-amuses me that you can get them with Swarovski crystals on them. Not that I'd ever......! But the concept is amusing me. How's the hol so far, Fuddle?

optimistic

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Talking of the Drop- in, we had a man in last night who literally had just the clothes he stood up in. He had been to the council last week and had asked the little Hitler at the reception desk where he could get some help. the short answer was 'nowhere'. He asked what he was to do and shoulders were shrugged. He told the receptionist which town he had walked from, 10 miles away, and asked where he should go. He was told to walk back where he'd come from, and so he did - 10 miles back in the searing heat. We were appalled. He only had water to drink from public toilets.

We looked after him and one of the other clients offered him a bed on his sofa for a couple of nights until he managed to get something sorted. So we sent him off with a bag of food, a sleeping bag, some spare clothes, soap and razors, toothbrush and toothpaste and he couldn't get over people's kindness. I didn't ask him what had happened to get him in this state - we make it a policy not to ask questions - but I really wanted to take him home and mother him. If I did it just once though I'd want to do it for them all.

I'd like 10 minutes alone with the pen-pusher though.

OK. Type slower will you or I may never catch up again.[/QUOTE]

How wonderful that you were able to help this man - it is unbelievable the advice he was given - thank goodness you were there for him.:)

meanmarie

You lot go on....will never catch up on what happened while I was in Oz!

Just wanted to say that I don't like the Hairy Bikers either and could not say why to save my life.

There is also the issue of high temperatures....none of that here.

Would like moan about the fact that my children and others employed by them did a huge 'spring clean' while we were away and dumped all the food I had which was past its use by date....why?? Would be unfair to really moan as they spent a lot of time and money, and put new carpet (badly needed) on my bedroom and the stairs and landing, so I should really be having a proud mother moment, and I am proud of them, they know that my middle name is procrastination!

Marie

Popperwell

Nice to see that you are safe and well Fuddle...enjoy the change of scenery and perhaps slower pace of life...

GreyQueen

meanmarie wrote: »

You lot go on....will never catch up on what happened while I was in Oz!

Just wanted to say that I don't like the Hairy Bikers either and could not say why to save my life.

There is also the issue of high temperatures....none of that here.

Would like moan about the fact that my children and others employed by them did a huge 'spring clean' while we were away and dumped all the food I had which was past its use by date....why?? Would be unfair to really moan as they spent a lot of time and money, and put new carpet (badly needed) on my bedroom and the stairs and landing, so I should really be having a proud mother moment, and I am proud of them, they know that my middle name is procrastination!

Marie

Gosh! It must be tough fitting that onto some forms.