Cooking for one (Mark Three)

wort

Spirit- shame it's not June! I've been looking and the price is shocking once you add the single supp.
I've looked at solo holidays as well as the usual, but at the moment not sure if I should stretch finances. My sister has said she'd come on hol with me, but that would mean her leaving her oh at home!!! I was always the one to book hols and never found it cheaper to book separately. Tbh I'm a scared of things going wrong, sister mentioned one of the w@wcher hol, that goes to Venice then the lakes but I'm afraid to miss connections or not have enough money. We always went all inc. So it was paid in advance and the glutenfree food was sorted.

A lovely bright day, off to work now, have a good day all.:T

PasturesNew

I've only had 4 holidays as an adult.

~1978 a fortnight in Devon with a bf. We rented a flat the first week and kept an eye out for small ads in windows and booked the 2nd week 20 miles away while we were on our first week.

1987 with a bf, we drove to Cornwall and looked for small ads in local shops and rented an annexe on a bungalow for £85 for the week.

~1993 my sibling had booked a holiday flat in Cornwall and at the last minute I jumped in the car and went too ....

~1995 my sibling and I booked a 1 bed tiny flatlet in Cornwall (I got the sofa bed), cost me about £100 for half rent/fuel.

I've never had the spare cash to go ...and nobody to go with. So I didn't bother.

moneyistooshorttomention

Holidays are another of the issues that face singles it's true.

On top of the cost of the holiday itself - we usually have to pay that "dreaded Single Supplement".

So I've not had many holidays either - courtesy of being poorly-paid single. I've tended to wait for a boyfriend or friend to fancy a holiday as well in the event - and so only did one holiday on my own in the event.

More of a problem now (though money is starting to ease) - as I've given up flying. I decided I couldn't very well complain every time a plane flew over my (last) house (ie one of my reasons for moving) and then wake other people up at night with a plane I was flying in myself.

Mind you - I've also read about the (lack of) air quality in planes as well these days. Recycled air - and a nice dose of pollutants being breathed in with it:cool:.

So future holidays will either be in this country (be it home visits or a new-to-me area) or have to be rather long ones (ie allowing for the extra time it takes to get there by other methods than a plane). "Slow Travel" is the phrase I want...

Thinks.....good job I come from a city I guess - or I'd feel so unsophisticated/country bumpkin at lack of holidays. But city experiences have allayed that...

caronc

mcculloch29 wrote: »

Thanks for your good wishes, they did the trick, and my appetite is back, tummy more settled, less acidic. I just put together a lot of nibbles for tea, as a dear friend took me to A!di, I can shop on my own, but oh, it was nice to put stuff in my trolley without doing weight/bulk calculations.
A!di do chicken and duck sushi now, oh gosh, they are nice, sorry veggies and vegans.
They do do a veggie sushi too.
I treated myself to a few bits, more Brie, pate to go on the Danish toast, A!di's version of Seriously Strong cheddar spread. Plus some coffee sachets. Things to spur an appetite on without upsetting a tummy too much.
My friend has a 40 mile round trip and is on a night shift (she's an RGN) tonight. How blessed I am to have someone like that as a pal.
She left with some goodies that I had been sent to review that were surplus to requirements once reviewed. Snag is there is a mandatory 6 mo. wait before one can dispose, but hey-ho. A lovely dress sent to review last summer has made it out of the door for her younger daughter for this summer. She has a lovely figure and will look knockout in it.

Going to have a riffle through my Kickstarter copy of Jack Monroe's book to see what appeals. Failing that, it's Nanny Ogg's Cookbook. (I am a Terry Pratchett fan.)

Glad you are feeling better.

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

McCulloch - Jack Monroe is in an up phase at the moment - so back turning out recipes again. Complete with spitting feathers - as some Conservative official is currently saying "You can all manage to eat on £10 per week - Jack Monroe does it"

- whilst carefully ignoring the fact that the ingredients she used have about doubled in price since on the one hand or the fact that the vast majority of us aren't prepared to try and eat continuously in as "basic" a way and she's got a very small appetite compared to most of us.

That was "an episode that was always going to happen" - ie someone somewhere saying that it's possible to eat so cheaply - and ignoring things like it's done as a very short-term thing (ie restricting one's diet to basics only), done by shopping around like mad (which most of us aren't going to do one way or another), done by buying yellow-stickered items etc etc etc.

I've been waiting for a while to see just which Conservative politico or DWP official (mis)used her books/the cheapie eat for a £1 a day blogs/etc........I think that's been on the cards for a while...

It was always going to happen...........:(

caronc

Good morning everyone,
The sun is shining:), but I'm feeling very "wonky donkey" again so doubt I'll get much chance to make the most of it:(.

Breakfast was the usual toast/fruit and lunch will be a repeat of yesterday's soup/sarnie combo. Tonight I was planning on making ratatouille and tzatziki and having with HM lamb doner (from the freezer) and pitta but we'll see how it goes.

pineapple

The farm next door has eggs in an honesty box by the gate. Just had two of the most delicious free-est range eggs ever :j

spirit

wort wrote: »

Spirit- shame it's not June! I've been looking and the price is shocking once you add the single supp.
I've looked at solo holidays as well as the usual, but at the moment not sure if I should stretch finances. My sister has said she'd come on hol with me, but that would mean her leaving her oh at home!!! I was always the one to book hols and never found it cheaper to book separately. Tbh I'm a scared of things going wrong, sister mentioned one of the w@wcher hol, that goes to Venice then the lakes but I'm afraid to miss connections or not have enough money. We always went all inc. So it was paid in advance and the glutenfree food was sorted.

A lovely bright day, off to work now, have a good day all.:T

A friend of mine in the office often goes with her mum, aunt, cousin and leaving the men at home. the women get to do what they want and the men get some peace lol.


As I said, I've booked separates before, but you don't get covered by is it ATOL or the other one whereby you get brought home if the airline or tour operator goes t1ts up?


I've got a would-be cat sitter coming to see me in half an hour. Whether I can go or not depends entirely on this.

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My hm granola is lovely and makes a lovely topping on fruit

I just had a plain salmon salad, wwant to finish the salad before it gets any colder out

BucksLady

caronc wrote: »

Good morning everyone,
The sun is shining:), but I'm feeling very "wonky donkey" again so doubt I'll get much chance to make the most of it:(.
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Sorry to hear that Caron. Has your GP mentioned that the 'Cawthorne-Cooksey exercises' might help with your problems. If not, there's a fair amount on the web - might be worth taking a look.

caronc

BucksLady wrote: »

Sorry to hear that Caron. Has your GP mentioned that the 'Cawthorne-Cooksey exercises' might help with your problems. If not, there's a fair amount on the web - might be worth taking a look.

Thanks - yes I'm very familiar with these, they are part of my daily rehab:)

I decided after I had posted earlier I would book an appointment with the Dr, I wasn't looking for an emergency one but after a telephone assessment they decided I should be seen today and could I come at 12 noon. I'm just back and yes my BP is up and balance response tests not good things. Meds tweaked again so fingers crossed:). Back next week for more tests.....