Get a grip woman!

Suffolk_lass

Good day at the Test Match so far!

Suffolk_lass

Hoorays from yesterday:

* Prescriptions sorted, including adrenalin and my repeat items that needed doubling up
* Got almost everything on my shopping list except bag of chilli flakes
* Tomatoes ready in garden
* Picked up some lovely cheese in Butcher's on offer
* YS pork chops in SM

Not good things
* I had to throw away a week's batch of soup I had just made after finding a piece of the GU4 light bulb in my mouth shortly after whizzing it. DH dropped it while changing it and it obviously landed in the pan of chopped veg waiting to be cooked
* I forgot 3 cards I needed to buy for August to leave with DS to post
* My barber (former hairdresser) was off and I have to go back today as I must get my hair cut before we go away

Karmacat

:eek::eek::eek: I hope no damage was done when you found the piece of lightbulb?

Suffolk_lass

Well I hope so too. I eat some bread so that if I have swallowed any it will be squidged into the bread (well that is my theory)

Suffolk_lass

Fingers crossed the results of the habitation service on the van does not throw up any nasties we have not anticipated. We are due to collect it today - fridge and habitation checks. All intended to tell us what we could not see.

Suffolk_lass

It didn't - just what we were expecting and better - he says it is not worth spending loads on resealing parts that are still intact. We spent an hour when we got it home just removing all the curtains. I am off to JL/Waitflower to collect some things at lunchtime and will look for a machine dye to revive them. I may have to make some nets up (these had had it) but then again, I might just wash and leave them - they will be going in the loft with the carpets so these all look pristine when we come to sell it. My £20 replacement front cabin carpet arrived and it fits perfectly. I must leave good feedback. Off to potter outside now...

Karmacat

Sounds excellent, and I just love the concept of Waitflower

Suffolk_lass

Not much going on here this morning with DH taking advantage of it being Monday and him not working (iyswim) - I meantime, got the full cat treatment at 06.45 when clearly staff should be up and serving meals!

Lots of chores today ahead of hols and Son came over yesterday to check on arrangements and confirm what he does and does not need to do while we are away. I suppose I should check that swimwear fits before I go and collect the new duvet cover from Mas, just in case I need another one .

Looks like one of our everyday plates bit the dust last night. I could probably get a replacement from a discontinued china seller but I think I will try to let it go. I rarely cater for 20 at dinner parties any more (going back to our last house, we regularly did so with three dining tables in a through room nearly 40 foot long! - but then we were hitting big mid-life celebratory moments and it was better and easier than a full blown party where I hated the clearing up!).

I am hoping not to spend any more housekeeping money now until September, what with hols and homegrown. We shall see! Off to get dressed now.

Suffolk_lass

Well we are back. After three weeks on the near continent we had a fabulous time. And as DH has been paid (his final month's money in FTE) our housekeeping month has ended. Due to being away and driving around Europe it is the specialist Clarity Card that has taken a hammering, rather than our bank account so there was £350 to move to savings this morning, together with the bits and pieces above the round hundred in his pay. We picked up a litre of milk and some Greek-style yogurt but we wil live on fresh veg from home for the next few days.

DH is outside picking raspberries and plums. I picked possibly the biggest courgette ever and made about 12 portions of soup with it - there were another bunch of about 8 outsize brothers and sisters but I shall prep and freeze those (fine for curries, stews and soups). We also harvested lots of cucumbers, runner beans, tomatoes and peppers. I feel a batch of gazpatcho soup is in order with a homegrown salad tomorrow. It is homegrown sweetcorn and soup for supper.

We are both back on the 8-week low blood-sugar diet. I need it - I have a break out of the eczema I get on my face after too much yeast, sugar and caffeine (and a tell-tale skin itch that I don't usually get suggests too much sugar). More later when the end of month finances are shuffled and Mr lass's pension lump sum arrives

Karmacat

Great that you had such a good time what was your fave place, could you pick one? And Mr SL is retired too now, woo hoo!