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  • Pippilongstocking
    Pippilongstocking Posts: 16,336 Forumite
    chevalier wrote: »
    Yes it was me, I have sent them to your academic email address. See message above if you can't' access this now.
    chev

    Thanks Chev! You're a star will check next week. :A
    Karmacat wrote: »
    :hello: Hi Chev! The universe knows where its at, doesn't it :j

    Pippi, have a great time island hopping. I *love* "dandy lion" - may have to adopt that :)

    Doesn't it KC


    We stayed on our own island and did a looooooong cliff walk. Did the sums and couldn't justify the cost of a wee ferry trip. Another time maybe.

    We bought some local fish instead (the royal we I mean, mr f does the treats) maade a fish stew which used up reduced tomatoes, spring onions and lemons (frozen) and I spent my money on some bits to help fix Darwin.

    :T

    Free walk and impromptu picnic, nice tea and a movie.

    Quite MSE-ish
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • starnac
    starnac Posts: 5,946 Forumite
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    Is Darwin roadworthy yet?

    Our (soon to be) veg plot is quite solid at the moment as next door's guttering has been leaking on it. DH has fixed the guttering (loose bracket- didn't cost anything) but the ground is very hard. We have started digging it over to try to loosen the soil a bit but it will take a while. Should we mix in a bit of compost/top soil to make sure it's "good" enough for our veg next year?

    Hope you are being careful with your knee Pippi x
    Goals for February
    Declutter 2/50
    Money Made £0/£200
    Overpayments £0/£200
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Pippi's knee! I'd forgotten about that, my word yes - take care sweetie :)

    Loving the sound of the fish stew, with lemons and spring onions - that sounds *so* tasty :)

    Soil ... ah, the bane of my life round here! The cliche I use is that you could slice my soil and stick it in a kiln to make bricks - its dreadful. The bit at the very front, I'm just gradually digging it up and "disposing" of it - even the weeds won't grow, and its got moss all over it. When I plant stuff, I don't even break up all the clods, I let it dissolve back gradually - mostly, it has to be said, because there *are* worms in there, and I want to let them gradually ooze their way out and get back into the soil their own way :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Pippilongstocking
    Pippilongstocking Posts: 16,336 Forumite
    Loving the soil chats and yes starnac that sounds ace, adding organic matter is always great.

    Kc sounds likes your soil is very naughty.

    Thanks for the fish stew compliment, works ace with quorn too :-)

    Knee is ok bit pesky still but I walked 14 miles last week in total. Free exercise. Mainly is a half mile here and there but it adds up.

    Today's plan is to go into town couple hours paid work writing up teaching, do some veg plot and prep for tomorrows cooking class (portions and meal planning.)

    Potted the last of the tomatoes. In window boxes

    Need to empty car of wood collected yesterday and put in garage for chopping.

    Hounds had two walks so far today will take the, into town

    Must take lunch. :-) green beans, eggs and sweetcorn - well it needs eated up..
    Will check out the reduced veggies/fruit and we need milk but aside that we are ok.

    Must formalise this meal plan.
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • Pippilongstocking
    Pippilongstocking Posts: 16,336 Forumite
    edited 28 May 2013 at 5:45PM
    Car emptied, wood stacked plants planted, veggies inspected, 3 hours paid work done. 3 mile walk done, car filled with petrol (£29.22)

    Meal plan
    Spag bog - Sunday
    Bitsa meal yesterday
    Sausages, tatties and roast veg - tues
    Something fishy with fish from oh
    Leftover pies (?)
    Chicken surprise (I don't know what to cook yet)

    Other bits in freezer include
    Ice cream
    Nan bread - chicken curry?
    Cheese lots cheese
    Haggis neeps and tatties (reduced)
    Chicken balti x2
    Pastry - tattie and cheese strudel? Or curry strudel?
    Risotto?

    All the usual suspects in the cupboards

    :-) ponders
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • Pippilongstocking
    Pippilongstocking Posts: 16,336 Forumite
    All banks checked and sums done.

    Put £736 to the card :) some expenses money came through and as I'm not getting away for a weekend to gardening Scotland (sob) then I put that money to the cards too. Done now, can't change it. Was a long shot hoping to go, and expensive so it's frugal not to go and the cc benefits.

    Off to tot up monthly spends....
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • Pippilongstocking
    Pippilongstocking Posts: 16,336 Forumite
    starnac wrote: »
    Is Darwin roadworthy yet?

    x

    :cool: nope he's not, a year or two of no money and neglect hasn't done him any favours.

    But, I have a cunning plan to use the money from when my old car went on fire :eek: and my polytunnel money ;) to get him up to scratch, but it means doing lots of work myself.

    In the mean time, I'm considering making him tomato HQ for the summer whilst we sort him out.

    People have makeshift greenhouses in all sorts of things

    Why not a vw camper.......:rotfl:

    At least then he'd be useful:rotfl:
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • starnac
    starnac Posts: 5,946 Forumite
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    EH and I were discussing this the other day - how every member of the family has to pull their weight. EH made her car queue for the ferry while she and mr EH had a cuppa in a cafe! :rotfl: so it's only fair that Darwin pulled his weight too :p
    Goals for February
    Declutter 2/50
    Money Made £0/£200
    Overpayments £0/£200
  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,022 Forumite
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    Ha ha ha Starnac

    I thi k it could just be the cold pippi as I've never known my soil to be so bad, the weeds seem to be doing ok a well which would indicate that the soul is rich enough ... But I do need to feed the soil as well me thinks ... Will try and do it when I get back from holibobs :)
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Well, Darwin has a lot of windows, doesn't he, as he's a camper van, so he can pretend to be a greenhouse, certainly :rotfl:

    Sorry you're not going to get to go to Gardening Scotland :( but thats really good to throw the money at the card straight away :kisses3: very virtuous :)


    More detail on the meal plan, please :rotfl: and if you can actually make a curry strudel, I think we should see pictures, thats really something :D
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
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