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  • nattypants
    nattypants Posts: 2,577 Forumite
    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    I love the Attic24 blog too - I've bought wool and a crochet hook... I just need to find someone to teach me to crochet now :rotfl:

    I'd read your blog Fortune :D

    MWCx

    I can't crochet (or really properly knit either). I have a craft-mad friend who's going to teach me though :T
    February13 - £74990 (or thereabouts)
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    C'mon nattypants:cool:
  • megela
    megela Posts: 755 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary
    Another one who loves to read your diary and would love to read your blog - you have a lovely way with words and make any boring situation funnier. Love the thought of you chasing butterflies aroung the garden to stop them laying eggs!
    Re-mortgaged 20/04/12 MTiT-T3 No.7
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    Original Mortgage Free Date April 2032
    Target Mortgage Free Date July 2022/Currently August 2029 (based on no offset)
    Total overpayments from 20/04/12: £8152.95
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    nattypants wrote: »
    I can't crochet (or really properly knit either). I have a craft-mad friend who's going to teach me though :T

    The only thing I can knit are hats for Innocent smoothie bottles!

    Once you know how to crochet, please teach me :D
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,396 Forumite
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    I can knit - cable and everything but crochet looks faster shame I just can't get the hang of it:o

    Another vote for a blog.
    Mortgage OP 2025 £6000/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £36,680

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  • LauraJo
    LauraJo Posts: 1,041 Forumite
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    Its official - you need to start a blog :)
    Then turn it into a book like that london ambulance guy did and make a fortune Fortune :)
    Mortgage starting balance 2011 ... £170k today £1.5k
    Savings: £3k
    Aim: 100k by Dec 2021
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,486 Ambassador
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    Remember to put a linky up when you start your blog :grin:
    Happy Thursday :grin:
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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    The only thing I can knit are hats for Innocent smoothie bottles!
    :D

    Surely these can be adapted for hats for the chooks for winter :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"
  • nattypants
    nattypants Posts: 2,577 Forumite
    Or indeed to keep Mr MWC cosy during wintertime, if y'know what I mean :D
    February13 - £74990 (or thereabouts)
    MND - Let's go for 2020 'cos it's got a nice ring to it:D
    C'mon nattypants:cool:
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,101 Forumite
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    edited 8 September 2023 at 3:57PM
    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    I love the Attic24 blog too - I've bought wool and a crochet hook... I just need to find someone to teach me to crochet now :rotfl:

    I'd read your blog Fortune :D

    MWCx

    Thank you MWC - what a lovely lot you are.
    brizzledfw wrote: »
    What a great list!! Excellent work:T

    Thanks for the W@itrose info..may well look into it.

    Good news re the productive garden!

    Brizzle

    Might even harvest some chard this week Brizzle. Thank you for your kind words.
    Deleted_User wrote: »
    Oooo yes fortune!! Start a blog! with piccies! :)
    Love new things to read to help get me in the MSE-ing mood - or just to chill out generally shall check out the other blogs too! not that I can knit or anything though....

    Think I might have to start a blog now TYO - don't want to raise your expectations and then drop them. Bit scary though this blog stuff.

    Fortune x
    Mortgage: 100% paid Emergency Fund: 100%
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  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,101 Forumite
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    megela wrote: »
    Another one who loves to read your diary and would love to read your blog - you have a lovely way with words and make any boring situation funnier. Love the thought of you chasing butterflies aroung the garden to stop them laying eggs!

    Thanks Meg. You know what the funniest thing is though - I actually do this stuff :rotfl:
    skint_spice wrote: »
    I can knit - cable and everything but crochet looks faster shame I just can't get the hang of it:o

    Another vote for a blog.

    I shall have to do it now you've all been so supportive. Thank you.
    LauraJo wrote: »
    Its official - you need to start a blog :)
    Then turn it into a book like that london ambulance guy did and make a fortune Fortune :)

    Fortune would love to live up to her name and make her fortune. Can't imagine my life is anywhere near as exciting as a London Ambulance man though. It's more like Desperate Housewives round here than Casualty :rotfl:

    Fortune x
    Mortgage: 100% paid Emergency Fund: 100%
    A Better View 🌄 'Being on the edge isn't as safe, but the view is better' - Ricky Gervais
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