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beanielou

Oh that’s so sad. So sorry. 

South_coast

So sorry to hear that. Very kind of her son to let you know x

slm6002

So sorry to hear your sad news.  You must have made her days enjoyable with your company.  I expect the son and lady were very grateful for that.

themadvix

How sad, Jessy. You obviously had a positive impact with your visits though.

Jessy103

Thanks all. It is nice to know that I meant as much to her as she did to me ❤️

Out walking the dogs this morning, we had a little robin land in front of us and then bob a long for a bit before flying off. It made me a little teary but it did make me smile thinking it was her saying hello 🙂

On a positive note, even though I was coughing quite a bit last night, I did feel a lot better this morning and was all good to go back to work, even with my bag of tissues, olbass oil, cough sweets and everything else that made me seem like a walking pharmacy 🤣

We had some roasted red pepper soup out of a tin for dinner and it made me think, I do occasionally have left over peppers, so is it worth looking at how to make my own 🤔 A tin of soup isn't a huge expense but I do hate wasting any fresh stuff at all, even though it is a very rare occurrence. 

I'm now waiting for later on in the month to see if another overpayment is possible. I've put some extra into savings using the council tax money, as I do want to build up more of an emergency fund. My target is £3k by the end of the year and I'm currently at £1400. 

beanielou

That’s a great emergency fund already. 

themadvix

Definitely have a go at making the soup - tinned stuff has so much salt and other additives, yours will taste much nicer!

greent

Freeze any leftover peppers before they go off - little bits will add up for soup (personally, I'd roast/ grill them and remove the skins and then freeze, as the flavour is intensified,) or freeze and throw in chilli, spag bol etc 

I also hate food waste 😁😁

Jessy103

beanielou said:

That’s a great emergency fund already. 

Thanks Beanie, I know it should be 3 months wages, so I always think I'm way behind really!

Jessy103

themadvix said:

Definitely have a go at making the soup - tinned stuff has so much salt and other additives, yours will taste much nicer!

This is very true vix. I've been doing a lot of carrot and parsnip soup lately, but had a tin of it left in the cupboard, so thought might as well use it. It tasted rubbish compared to homemade and even tasted like fake carrot if that makes sense? Like how crisps are flavoured but don't really quite taste like the real thing!