Marginal Gains

Cornish_mum

Hi Becky and debtfreeoneday, thank you for the advice and encouragement. 

The last lot of printer ink was ~£13 and it’s just as good as the branded stuff.  We haven’t had to order more yet. School have cut down on the amount of work that requires printing so that’s been handy. 

Cornish_mum

Big birthday was this week so I am officially 40. DH and friends and family have really spoiled me. I took the day off work and DH did homeschool and we had a nice steak dinner (kids had pizza in front of the TV which they thought was a great treat but meant me DH could eat in rare civilised peace). 

On Saturday I made a homemade afternoon tea with all the trimmings (4 types of sandwiches with homemade bread, brownie bites, lemon verbena drizzle squares, raspberry mousse pies with orange pastry and mini-scones with proper Cornish clotted cream and strawberry jam).  As it was just us I made half quantities of each recipe but we have tons of leftovers; even after giving a box to next door.  It was as much fun to make it all as to eat it.  

After all that baking I was then extremely lazy and relaxed in the garden. DH organised a zoom party in the evening which was lovely and secretly I loved having such a frugal celebration. Although everyone thought it was a shame I couldn’t have a proper party.

In the garden I mowed the lawn, collected self-sown hellebore seedlings and potting them up to grow on, pricked out some lettuce and planted more lettuce seeds. 

I located all DS old school uniform and had a lovely hour with DD, while she tried it on. We only need to buy one school jumper, a school bag, shoes and some skirts and dresses. We found 14 pairs of school trousers which she refused to wear on the grounds of being insufficiently girlish! I put the lot on gumtree; first listings since March.

Groceries were £110 no other spends.

Best crack on with homeschool, Joe Wicks first!

PurpleFairy26

Sounds like you had a fabulous birthday. 

South_coast

Happy belated birthday 🎂! And scones too, yum - I'm guessing you're a jam first girl? 

Grogged

South_coast said:

I'm guessing you're a jam first girl? 

This will escalate quickly!
😂
(but obviously jam first)

Cornish_mum

Good lord!!! jam first of course 😀. You get more cream on it that way. Once in Oxford I was served whipped cream with my scone in a posh cafe - what a travesty of my national dish! 

Some of the old boys in my village have clotted cream in their tea.. instead of milk. I never went that far myself but in my yoof was very fond of the traditional vanilla ice cream cone plus massive scoop of clotted on top.

Back to work: the billionth zoom meeting of the day....

South_coast

Ooh, yes - got to have the clotted on the ice cream. If you're eating ice cream then you may as well go the whole hog!

Whipped on a scone though 😮!

debtfreeoneday

I love the cream tea debate. Being that side of the border too, it’s sooo ham first!!

becky170

Happy belated birthday, sounds like you have a lovely day 

Grogged

debtfreeoneday said:

...it’s sooo ham first!!

I hope that's a mis-type!
Ham and cream!? 😱😂