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  • shala_moo
    shala_moo Posts: 3,272 Forumite
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    Fortune_Smiles wrote: »
    Or not :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


    Fortune x


    (Look smilies! Apparently the hyper links and smilies do not work if you have Internet Explorer 11 :eek: I haven't worked out how to get around the link problem yet but have figured out you can drag and drop smilies)


    Thanks for this.. I've been copying and pasting the smilies since it went wrong but didn't know why it wouldn't work..

    Let's hope they fix it soon!


    x
    Mortgage amount at 31/12/2011 £166,050 now £0 as at Sept 21 - 15yrs 4 months early.


  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,125 Forumite
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    Hello all. I've been distracted by all the partying for Across-the-Lane-Neighbour's special birthday. Much fun has been had and the bank hasn't been broken yet!


    Mr F is away on his first international business trip with the new job ;) so I'm on my own for the week again:
    • Step class this morning. It's a new routine so I struggled a bit - although I might still have been a bit hungover from the weekend :eek:
    • spoke to HMR&C. What's the new voice command menu thing all about :eek: Managed to get though to someone after about 20 minutes but after that it was all quite straightforward - thank you Hayley that's a first! So Mr F's new income and benefits have been registered and he has a positive tax code for the first time in years
    • made Chunky Minestrone Soup for lunch. The recipe must serve about 8 so it will keep me in lunches all week and provide a couple of portions for the freezer. Result.
    • tidied up a few home admin jobs
    • finished the Daffodil picture (posting to follow)
    • Baked Potato with Tuna Mayonnaise & Sweetcorn with salad for supper to use up some veg
    • a glass of Prosecco to use up the bottle :rotfl:
    Looking forward to an early night tonight - I'm just not as party fit as I used to be!


    Happy Monday


    Fortune x
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  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,125 Forumite
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    The photo's come out really badly but just to give you an idea...


    IMG_0807_zpscc030825.jpg
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,691 Ambassador
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    That is awesome.
    Such a happy picture :grin:
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  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 6,643 Forumite
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    Greying *de-lurks* to say;

    Gorgeous Daffodils Fortune - absolutely beautiful! :D I could imagine that as a card/postcard in any one of a number of trendy greetings card shops/museum gift shops :D

    Lovely :D Well Done :D Beautiful :D

    Greying ...... shuffles back to lurkdom...
    Pounds for Panes £7,305/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023
     
    Grocery Spend August 2025 £182.09/£300 
    Non-food spend August 2025 £15.55/£50
    Bulk Fund August 2025 £0/£10 
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    And from me - beautiful :T
    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"
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Absolutely! Aside from the lovely level of detail, and the beautiful colouring, I tell you what makes it special to me - how close in you've gone. Gorgeous.

    Hope the hangover's gone :):):)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Secret_Saving_Squirrel
    Secret_Saving_Squirrel Posts: 4,138 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Really lovely. X
    Paid off mortgage nine years early in 2013. Now picking and choosing our work to fit in with the rest of our lives!
    Still thrifty though, after all these years:D
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Gorgeous.

    I think Greying is right. I can easily imagine these as cards for sale :T:T
    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,125 Forumite
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    Thanks guys. I have to say I'm feeling very nervous about giving it as a present. Art is such a personal thing and I don't know whether she's going to like it. I'd hate to give someone a painting they don't like but feel compelled to display.


    I'm going to take another look at it today and decide what to do.


    Fortune x
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