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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • I've just eaten some blackberries, raspberries, strawberries & blueberries from the garden - I really enjoyed them until I looked in the plastic tub and saw lots of tiny maggots... *feeling queasy*
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • misscousinitt
    misscousinitt Posts: 3,655 Forumite
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    Oh dear - think of it as protein! (That's what my mum would say!).

    Hopefully they dropped off into the bottom of the pot before you ate the berries.

    MCI
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500

    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • At least they will be well looked after creatures :)

    I thought of you today - I was going to have half an hour in the garden reading, instead I went for a brisk walk. Thanks for inspiring me.

    Tilly x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Karmacat
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    Oo-er ... my partner used to eat salad when he was driving us home, and one day he looked at the radish he'd bitten into, and found *half* a maggot. Very not good!
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • No ill effects from the maggots!

    Miss Effie is broody again :mad:
    I've bought some more hatching eggs :j

    I've averaged 18,500 steps/day since GG challenged me and I've earned 47 chub club activity points :cool:

    This evening I walked past a supermarket and bought some bargainous bread products - a loaf of brown soda bread, 2 soda farls, 4 cheese muffins, a fruit loaf and a raisin loaf for 25p :T I'll need to ration those carefully!

    Still 9 days to pay day *groan*
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Day 4 without Mr MWC and I'm getting bored of my own company (oh and of cooking for myself :rotfl:)

    I've OK'd it with my aunt - we're off to Toronto for 11 nights in September :j

    There's 1 day, 3 hours and 15 minutes of the fitbit challenge left - I don't think GG can catch me but just in case... I'm off out for another walk!
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • I got complacent...

    and I couldn't be bothered to go out in the heavy rain to secure the walk-in run...

    and Mr Fox came back last night and killed 4 of my beautiful girls :cry::cry::cry::cry:

    The 2 survivors are very traumatised :(:(
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • katep23
    katep23 Posts: 1,406 Forumite
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    Oh MWC, I'm so sorry, (((hugs))) xx
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,252 Forumite
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    So sorry for your loss.xxx
  • Oh MWC, I'm so sorry. You must be so sad.

    I don't know what to say but I'm here if you need anything.

    Tilly x x 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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