Cooking for one (Mark Three)

caronc

Sounds like a sensible outcome for both parties MTSTM:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

caronc

Ended up with the CBA option of spag bol and very tasty it was too!

pineapple

MrAPJI wrote: »

Then this morning I had just finished showering when I thought I heard voices in my back garden. So I quickly dressed and had a peek - it was my buyer with another guy - looking at the roof of my property through binoculars lol.

I've bought and sold many properties over the years and I think coming into your garden like that is outrageous! Every buyer I've dealt with has asked permission - even if they know I might be out at the time. But my last house sale was a nightmare as the buyers solicitor was known for being difficult - ie it wasn't enough that I could point to permission in the Deeds for access across the farmer's land for communal septic tank maintenance, she wanted to see a defined path marked across the field. Every other day there was an issue, like demanding to see Planning Permission for the roof repairs and the replacement bathroom - which even I knew wasn't necessary. Not sure I can go through that again, Have even been looking at those cash purchase companies (I know I know). Certainly from now on I am going to be reluctant to admit to having done any refurbishment as it just creates demands for all sorts of assurances.:mad:
Fried pasta with garlicky sardines tonight.

Wednesday2000

wort wrote: »

Dgson and I made pineapple upside down cake with fresh pineapple! Why have I never made this before it was delish! !

I remember having to make that at school in Home Economics.:)

Wednesday2000

I ate so much at the weekend :cool:I went to about 7 restaurants/bars in London.

I am giving gluten-free a try now my birthday is over as I keep reading it is meant to help people with Fibromyalgia.

I am having a mango and appple smoothie for breakfast and then I'm making oven roasted potatoes, tofu scramble and grilled toms for brunch/lunch.

I am getting an organic fruit and veg box delivered tomorrow as it was on offer at Ocado.:)

pineapple

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Could be a lot worse Pastures - ahem....like deciding something needed doing urgently in the garden at a time when The Wind was blowing madly. Wearing precisely one very short nightdress and a pair of slippers and halfway through (and some very strong gusts of wind at the time) realising a workman has turned up unexpectedly (just when the wind was at it strongest - ahem....and he was standing right behind me):rotfl:.

I didn't say a word. He didn't say a word.:rotfl:.

I know the feeling. I was living in a little row of cottages and had forgotten that a neighbour had moved temporarily into the vacant house next door (he was renovating his house and till then had been living in his shed!). I used to get up early before anyone else was around and there were just fields opposite. I was wearing NOTHING on my top half as I opened the lounge curtains. Unfortunately he was walking past several feet away at the time and automatically looked across when he saw some movement. I simultaneously crossed my arms across my chest and dropped to the floor but it was too late .. :o:o
We avoided each other for the next 3 weeks...................
Really the moment was up there with the time a box of Tampax spilled out of my bag and down the aisle of a crowded bus :eek:

Need2bthrifty

Morning All

Very grey and wet here and I have to go out and do a favour for a friend who is under Dr’s orders and told not to go out or move around too much. I said I would get her daily paper for her, but she is such a creature of habit and always goes to the SM just after 10am when the first edition of the evening papers are delivered and will no doubt expect me to do the same.

It’s another day of 95% chance of rain so after I drop the paper off I’m going to go to the big garden centre and attempt to walk at least a mile or two there.

For breakfast I’ve had toast a slice of ham and some cucumber, also a couple of plums. Lunch will be an Egg salad and I’m defrosting some Stewed sausages for tea which I’ll have with some mashed pots & cabbage.

moneyistooshorttomention

Need2bthrifty wrote: »

Morning All

Very grey and wet here and I have to go out and do a favour for a friend who is under Dr!!!8217;s orders and told not to go out or move around too much. I said I would get her daily paper for her, but she is such a creature of habit and always goes to the SM just after 10am when the first edition of the evening papers are delivered and will no doubt expect me to do the same.

It is difficult to have people that one is doing a favour for understand that it's being slotted into your Life and therefore may not follow their exact normal timetable.

My "doing favours" thing re I choose/buy my mothers Amazon purchases for her (she hasnt got a computer - yep...I have tried in the past....) is somewhat of a hassle. She accepts whatever I've chosen and is usually pleased with it (as I know her tastes very well by now). But the problem lies with her paying for it - as her memory is pretty much "shot". I've had another phonecall from her this morning, which was after another phonecall from her yesterday, which was after etc etc etc.

I think she's sent me a cheque in the post yesterday to pay me for her latest purchases - but she hasnt the faintest idea whether she did or no. Yesterday's phonecall was asking me to buy something else for her - which I informed her she'd already asked me for and it's en route to her currently.

It's all very reassuring when it comes to those firms that send regular updates - and she likes the fact that I can say "They're just in the next road or two to you now - and will be with you any minute" and so on.

But I do lose track of just how many phonecalls each purchase involves. It's just as well for her that I'm an honest person and will tell her if she lands up paying me twice for something and the like. I do hope she's not getting my brother to do the same though - as she trusts him, and I don't.

Trying to persuade her to keep a household etc diary - where she can write down things like "Ordered x from Money", "Sent cheque to Money for £x on y date" is proving impossible - though she's a former personal secretary (ie was presumably taught all those sort of systems - the same as I was).

Oh well - off to get on with social activity/acquaintance calling round for item I don't want (probably cue for another of the hour long chats with someone one doesnt know or barely knows that happen here:rotfl:/hopefully taking receipt of my delivery from up north I've been waiting for.

One meal today will be leftover roasted vegetables and cooked grains from yesterday etc. Havent thought about the other one...

PasturesNew

Need2bthrifty wrote: »

....I said I would get her daily paper for her, but she ...always goes to the SM just after 10am when the first edition of the evening papers are delivered and will no doubt expect me to do the same.

This is the trouble with any aspect of "caring" ... when they expect you to do it when they do it, how they do it .... not appreciating that you're doing it!

My dad used to get up the local paper shop for the papers first thing... once housebound I said I'd get them delivered .... I wasn't allowed, so then I had to get up early and get out there to get the papers at the same time ... even though the paperboy would've got them to us earlier! He begrudged the cost of delivery (pennies!! and you're about to die!!).

caronc

Good morning everyone,
Raw and raining here this morning.
My rash has continued to "walk" so one side of my face resembles a pumpkin this morning:eek:, thankfully I managed to get out to pick up the meds first thing so hopefully they'll kick in quite quickly. Especially as I'm struggling to wear my specs which limits my activities:(.

Food plans for today are still undecided depending on how I feel later. I had planned to have the Indian stir fry tonight but I'm not sure I CBA with the prep and standing needed.

MTSTM - does your Mum have a debit card? Like you I order stuff for my Dad and as you say it's right faff getting and then banking cheques. I eventually set him up with his own Amazon account and if buying for him used that one instead. I've popped my mobile on it so any delivery texts etc. still come to me.