Put away your purse & become debt-averse

stitching_witch

I read every day but don’t often comment. I find your diary so inspiring. 

I thought we’d just procured a bargain greenhouse. It cost just £60 plus petrol to go and dismantle and collect it from a town 45 minutes away. Very happy with that and, I thought, great result. Until I got home...
...to find the chap two doors away from me is getting rid of his! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Onebrokelady

Hope your sore throat doesn't turn into anything Foxgloves,unbelievably despite being on antibiotics for the last week I woke up this morning with a sore throat and runny nose, it's not fair at all and I'm really grumpy about it 😠
Have you ever made Elderflower or berry syrup, that's supposed to help a sore throat but I wouldn't have a clue how to make it 🤷‍♀️

crazy_cat_lady

My hay fever had gone but has come back with a vengeance the past few days. Could that be your sore throat?
Hope you feel better soon.

Baileys_Babe

crazy_cat_lady said:

My hay fever had gone but has come back with a vengeance the past few days. Could that be your sore throat?
Hope you feel better soon.

That could explain why my sinuses have been so bad this last week.

foxgloves

OBL - Yes, I've made elderberry cordial in the past & it is very soothing on a sore throat when made up with hot water from the kettle.
CCL - I don't suffer from hayfever, so I don't think it can be anything pollen-related.
I think it most likely that I am fighting off a mild cold. 
F x

foxgloves

Hello diary readers, 
Oh my giddy trousers, we've spent some money today.... We went to an Autumn Food & Craft Fair at a place over in the next county for which we have a Friends membership. It was a lovely event in beautiful gardens & apart from one-way systems & masks, it felt NORMAL!! I should add that expenditure for all items purchased will be applied to the relevant budgets.... house & garden, groceries, our monthly personal spends & the presents pot...... because dare I mention that I bought a Christmas present? Or would I become a dfw diary pariah of the highest order? I am a huge believer in buying gifts throughout the year if & when I see something just right for the person in mind.
I've spent some time this afternoon getting a few jobs done - laundry, plus turning a colander of our windfall apples into apple sauce. I think the disruption will step up this coming week as both builders will be here & the heating engineering looks ready to move upstairs. I'm not writing a joblist as have no idea how much I will be able to access/tackle, but I am nevertheless intending to do as much as I possibly can so that I feel at least reasonably on top of things.
I can but hope! Just had a beautiful rainbow here.... but no rain! I'm taking that as a hopeful sign.
F x

welshspendthrift

Finally having a wardrobe sort out, it’s not easy when diet is not consistent and my size fluctuates and don’t want to be buying any new clothes ( really don’t need them!) would people recommend eBay or Facebook for clothes selling ( most will be plus size) or any other site? We have new potatoes from garden with Sunday dinner and got fresh sweet corn cobs for tomorrow with sourdough pizza from frozen dough found in freezer today ( I hope it is the pizza dough- must label things 🤣Happy weekend everyone! 

foxgloves

Hi Welshspendthrift - I've done well with selling (mostly) plus size clothes on Ebay in the past, but haven't had any to sell recently. I've never used Facebook selling pages before, so I can't comment on that.
I like to do a wardrobe sort out in September too. 
F

welshspendthrift

foxgloves said:

Hello diary readers, 
Oh my giddy trousers, we've spent some money today.... We went to an Autumn Food & Craft Fair at a place over in the next county for which we have a Friends membership. It was a lovely event in beautiful gardens & apart from one-way systems & masks, it felt NORMAL!! I should add that expenditure for all items purchased will be applied to the relevant budgets.... house & garden, groceries, our monthly personal spends & the presents pot...... because dare I mention that I bought a Christmas present? Or would I become a dfw diary pariah of the highest order? I am a huge believer in buying gifts throughout the year if & when I see something just right for the person in mind.
I've spent some time this afternoon getting a few jobs done - laundry, plus turning a colander of our windfall apples into apple sauce. I think the disruption will step up this coming week as both builders will be here & the heating engineering looks ready to move upstairs. I'm not writing a joblist as have no idea how much I will be able to access/tackle, but I am nevertheless intending to do as much as I possibly can so that I feel at least reasonably on top of things.
I can but hope! Just had a beautiful rainbow here.... but no rain! I'm taking that as a hopeful sign.
F x

Well done on buying Christmas present I do try to do that but need to remember at Christmas where I put them! Autumn craft and food fair sounds lovely but would be a place where I would overspend so avoiding temptation this year 😀 I must follow your example re windfall apples, wondering if I can do same with pears ready for a crumble maybe? Thanks foxgloves for your response re Ebay too 😀

Onebrokelady

I do love a good craft and food fair,we have a good one here in July but of course it was cancelled this year😟 I would buy Christmas presents throughout the year but it takes me nearly all year to persuade myself to spend the Christmas fund and not add it to my EF 😀
I hope your cold doesn't turn into anything nasty x