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  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,147 Forumite
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    I was asleep on my feet yesterday - possibly the result of a forgotten tablet :o Didn't go to Step, got very little done and couldn't stop yawning. Thankfully, today, I am a little more conscious. So today's MS:
    • did the weekly shop - £6.45 over budget this week but probably due to only doing a mini shop last week
    • bought some organic battleship and lego brick soaps plus some jungle finger puppets from Folksy - £23.75. We are staying with some friends over the Bank Holiday weekend and want to take gifts for them and their children. Spends will be from the entertainment budget
    • listed my ACEO on Fleabay. I had no idea whether there would be any interest in it or what to charge so I thought the Bay would be the place to find out. It starts at 7.30 pm and is a Two Spot Ladybird
    • popped into the market town to drop some paintings off at the florists - they were open this time :T
    • met with a community lead who wants to set up a new local group - free coffee and biscuits ;) Suspect there'll be work for me in it somewhere though
    • hoovering and floor cleaning was the highlight of my day today
    • painted a Red Campion flower. It's one of my favourite wild flowers and, in the language of flowers, signifies "Encouragement". I'll mount and list it tomorrow
    • I'm making a Cheesy Courgette Pasta tonight with one lonely courgette from the fridge that needs using up and... drum roll please... one round courgette which I managed to coax from the plant in my raised bed. I suspect this comprises the complete harvest :rotfl:
    • ordered some A4 mount kits from Fleaby - £18.00 for 20
    • going to try and get a little admin work done this evening
    Hump day tomorrow everyone :j
    Fortune x
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,488 Ambassador
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    Cheesy courgette pasta sounds most yummy :grin:
    Funnily enough I cut one the other day & like you think it may be my one & only~I guess time will tell.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,147 Forumite
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Cheesy courgette pasta sounds most yummy :grin:
    Funnily enough I cut one the other day & like you think it may be my one & only~I guess time will tell.

    Twas very yummy Beanie. I'm sticking to normal courgettes next year - I have much more luck with them.

    Fortune x
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  • Fortune_Smiles
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    Tired again this morning so crept back into bed for a couple of hours after Mr F left for work :o

    MS when I finally emerged from my hibernation:
    • reconciled the bank statements - no surprises :)
    • listed the Red Campion
    • hoovered - again. A moulting cat and a fly plague to deal with
    • cleaned the downstairs cloakroom - oh the rock and roll lifestyle I lead
    • painted a Lesser Celandine... with a honey bee :j Plants and insects together now - get me :cool: Will list it tomorrow
    • Postman bought some vintage butterfly and insect books that I'd bought from Fleabay. There are some lovely detailed pictures of dragonflies so I'm planning to give one a try when I have plenty of time to concentrate
    • Also the organic battleship and lego soaps I ordered from Folksy - how quick was that. They are lovely. Hand made things are so special
    • Waitr0$£ delivered - free strawberries this week :T
    • Baked Bacon & Leek Risotto for supper from the meal plan
    Hope you've all had a great day

    Fortune x
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,488 Ambassador
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    Your risotto's always fabarooni :grin:
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    How about a Dragon Fly or Praying Mantis as both are striking as well?

    Not sure how popular they would be but glorious to see.

    Tilly x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    How about a robin :D.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,147 Forumite
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    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »
    How about a Dragon Fly or Praying Mantis as both are striking as well?

    Not sure how popular they would be but glorious to see.

    Tilly x x
    gallygirl wrote: »
    How about a robin :D.

    A Dragon Fly is on the agenda - just working my way up to that one as the wings are very complicated. Sticking to British insects for the moment but when I run out...

    Haven't tried birds yet but who knows where this will take me. I know birds are very popular.

    I will keep expanding my repertoire and add all ideas to the list (it's quite a long one now).

    Thanks guys

    Fortune x
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  • gallygirl
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    Fortune_Smiles wrote: »
    A Dragon Fly is on the agenda - just working my way up to that one as the wings are very complicated. Sticking to British insects for the moment but when I run out...

    Haven't tried birds yet but who knows where this will take me. I know birds are very popular.

    I will keep expanding my repertoire and add all ideas to the list (it's quite a long one now).

    Thanks guys

    Fortune x
    Once you've finished:
    UK insects
    Oseas insects
    UK flowers
    Oseas flowers
    UK birds

    can I have one of THESE please :D
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    I had two of those in the garden yesterday - they are beautiful

    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
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