Best wellyboot forward. Pips frugal edible garden adventures.

Pippilongstocking

Waves hello

Leftovers for tea with lambshanks.

Got a few free bits from work so got them in the garden tonight.

2 eggs - woop woop.

Its the start of my sort of weekend, so I've opened a bottle of alcohol wine (still off the booze) and I'm chilling.



Happy evening folks.

NSD and I even scored some yummy soup at work today. Carrot coriander and lentil, man it was lush. All the better for being free.

rtandon27

Yeah to free food! & free bits for the garden!

troglodyte

Free food is good, and carrot and coriander is one of my favourite soups.


Yay to the eggs, we haven't had any this month so far.


Just bought two redcurrant bushes from Lidl (assorted types of fruit bushes, 2 for £3).

Pippilongstocking

yay indeed RT hope you're good

and Trog - the lasses are moulting aren't they - poor loves, hope they refeather soon.

Not been to Lidl for ages, might stick my nose past thanks.

I gathered my seeds, which I know is shoddy as I should have loads sown by now. But I seem to have a fairly extensive selection.

The only thing I'm short of is bush tomatoes, which I have a CC voucher for Mr T * M for so I might use that for those.

I did like the earliness of the Real Seeds tomato Latah, but my oh my I did not like its sprawl-i-ness. Although I might give it a go, if I can ever get them open........

Today a bit of paperwork job, a bit of gardening, a bit of a meeting and a bit of this and that.



First of all though a cuppa and the banks.

Pippilongstocking

Woop woop I've been paid, which is nice.

I do like this weekly paid thing, its quite lovely.

We were laughing yesterday about how in all the garden magazines and catalogues you see everyone with the best gadets and tables for potting, beautiful benches and it looks so glammy.

As we stood in an old stable, with a recycled kitchen table, broken dustpans (no good for the house, but OK for outside) and basins (cracked) to sort plants in, fishboxes for potting, we chuckled about how much recycling is promoted in some areas of this industry.



So that money can go to the card.

Did I mention we bought a washing machine (ex-display, 100 off) at the weekend - woop woop - 10 months no machine. I can't tell you how excited I am.

must get it out of the evil-ice-cave and into the utility room.



I ordered oil on a buying weekend, we need it soon anyway and it was a lot cheaper than usual.

expensive but good.

Cheery_Daff

10 months without a washing machine?! :eek: Glad you've got one now! :j

Sounds like work is turning out pretty cheery :j :j

Karmacat

I notice that about gadgets, Pippi, even posh flowerpots can cost the earth - but I really *love* the whole recycling thing

Glad you've got a washing machine now - I've got my new one delivered on Saturday, there's so much washing to catch up on!

Pippilongstocking

We're pretty shoddy Cheery - but we've been using the one at the flat. And KC yes so much needs recycling doesn't it and we've a mountain of washing here too. Must get that machine in later.

Had a solicitor viewing yesterday so the balls started rolling on that one.

Got some reduced bits in Mr As - salmon, sausages, some bread and some lettuce, and milk for 30p

We had an impromptu date night. Which was lovely, no aurora visible but a clear enough sky to get a frost.

Today a bit of work a virtual cuppa with a chum and some pottering. Its like my sunday.

The suns out and I'm excited. There's a mixture of stuff to do might as well make a list

Put away washing (might be a case of CBA) half done.
Get a bit of tidying done (see above) - half done
Check banks
Skype kids
Pay something to cards put w/m on my card and MR Me has transferred the cash
Dog walk on beach
Collect some free wood check local shop for spare pallets - NOWT
Meals from cupboards, need to look and see what we have for the coming week
Phone Dr's
Freeze any extra grub in fridge which might start a revolution
PLANT SOME SEEDS - some in greenhouse, some on windowsill as its still parky out there
Finish brick edging on lawn
Plant more things in pots
Fed hens, check for eggs later
Start to sort out boxes for planting.
Think about putting the patio furniture out - yes I'm that hopeful
If I get really bored, hoover.
Might need to write a list, we do need pet fud.

First off banks and another cup of jasmine tea I think, found some in the chinese supermarket at 69p a packet, all good.

lucielle

That's a good sized list. I have a day of household drudgery in store.....lucky me!
L

Pippilongstocking

Drudgery is required some times but lets hope its not painful eh. xx

Hugs love

£4.67 food spends.

And three eggs clever girls.