make do and mend for tougher times

mcculloch29

Hello again Pops, (yes, it was me!)
It's quite rare for me to meet cyber-friends, so it was a lovely surprise to bump into Pops outside Mr T's. Of course, Pops recognised my trike and was still in the area when I came out. Yay! We had a good chin-wag and I was able to share some cheering news which I shall now share with you.

My income has dropped like the proverbial stone this year (I'm a self-employed e-tutor in Maths) and I rang up to see about renewing a claim for disabled persons' working tax credit. I'd rung a few weeks ago and was told that I couldn't renew until next April. However a letter from DWP last week advised me to get in touch quickly if my income had dropped.
So I did and a lovely Scottish lady took my details and processed my claim over the phone there and then. No form-filling, no photocopying, just my word. I'll have some much - needed cash winging its way into my account.
I came out of Mr T's with a lot of yellow stickered bits and pieces too. It's been a good day.
Finally I had mentioned to Pops a very good disability forum that I'm a member of, that rose from the ashes of the BBC's excellent Ouch! messageboards. I thought I'd share it with you too. The BBC scrapped all messageboards that weren't linked to programmes, so Ouch! went.
OuchToo is an excellent source of mutual support, debate and info for those of us with disabilities or those with an interest in disability matters.

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Don`t believe everything you read pops

my squashes and chillis should keep growing all through october and I don`t think we will be delving into our wood pellet store next month. Very happy here in sw

Butterfly_Brain

fuddle I add 3Tbsps lentils to my casseroles or use the cheaper broth/soup mix which I use about 2½ Tbsps, but no more otherwise it goes more like a gruel

fuddle

Great, thanks butterfly. I actually quite like the idea of adding soup mix. I'll add just a bit. The word gruel turns my stomach.

Saving my yoghurt pots to sow in next year. Is there anything I can be sowing indoors now? Instinct tells me next spring.

Popperwell

For now Tesco's seems to be the meeting place:p

Soon it will be Aldi's:D

You can't miss it!

It really was good to meet up and have a chat!

It was a good day for YS items but that is rare and I had no room for any myself...In fact though I don't stick to dates much I am getting rid of some mackerel as it is 8 days over the use by date...its my fault I meant to use it but just did not get around to doing so...:(

Possession

Fuddle yes to lentils - or pearl barley type stuff.
Smoosh - sounds a good idea.
GQ - Sounds ouch, hope the ABs kick in really quickly.
Kidcat - sounds a nightmare day, hope they are all OK.
Pooky - glad it went ok...Poor DD though. : (
Karate cancelled tonight so have disgruntled children.

Smoosh

I add very strange things to my casseroles My favourite thing to add is tinned spaghetti sounds strange, but even my fussy OH likes it

Popperwell

Fuddle...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/3350629/Top-10-vegetables-to-grow-over-winter.html

Popperwell

Smoosh wrote: »

I add very strange things to my casseroles My favourite thing to add is tinned spaghetti sounds strange, but even my fussy OH likes it

Strange often works well...

First time in my life I have purchased ear plugs to protect my hearing at the concerts I have lined up for the future...not many but I am right at the front of the theatre!

(A couple of big band shows and one with the 60's pop group The Searchers)Too late I have discovered that I have missed the chance of seeing Neil Sedaka, don't know how that happened.

It's a musical not a concert but next year I am booked to see three of The Osmonds locally(not Donny or Marie)

lilmisskitkat

fuddle wrote: »

I'm making beef casserole in the SC tomorrow. Is this another thing I can add lentils to?

I do, either a tin of green lentils or a handful of dried red. I add lentils to everything, DH calls me a tree-hugger Pearl barley is also nice added to casseroles if you have any in.

K xx