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Blackcats

Happy new tea towels to us Autumn embracers.

@Scott-Weiland - that is great detective work there which would make Vera proud.  I'm only sorry it's not right   The blackcats reference is a completely literal reference to my feline friends and my team are currently 2 places above the black cats you refer to. And in case PIP is reading I acknowledge another London team are top of the league because of my team's win on Saturday.

Have been MIA as we have been having great fun with some visitors from the land down under.  The sun has been shining for lots of days out exploring coast, country and the capital.  They are stunned at how much there is to see and do.  Highlights for the kids have been Trooping of the Colour, dinosaurs at the Natural Hiatory museum (both free activities other than travel costs) and yesterday's family conkers competition followed by Sunday lunch at the pub.

budgets looking ok even though we have booked a week away at the end of the month.  It's self catering with a few eating out options.  I've-got a separate savings pot set up for our 2026 Channel Islands holiday and another for our July family get together holiday.  Once a year we gather as many of our children and grandchildren as we can for a weekend away which we pay for.  We always come home feeling so happy that it's worth every penny.

i'm concentrating very hard on our grocery spends this month and aiming to meal plan and budget rather than just track spending.  6 days into the month and it's going ok 🤣

lucielle

Gosh you’ve been very busy and having lots of fun. The family holiday sounds great and lots of memories to be made. 

L

amber03

Love the Channel Islands especially Jersey. Been a couple of times, so easy to get around on the buses and island is so full of history. We’ve had a few family hols recently, love them but gosh I come back exhausted. 

Scott_Weiland79

@blackcats your a cat lover.not a Sunderland fan thats good lol 

Ahhhhh Chelsea fan lol

PennysIntoPounds

Always reading, always gracious when top of the table (*stops doing the point and laugh dance*) thank you for your help 😁

Sounds like you've been having a brilliant time, I'm glad the visitors were impressed with our offerings 😊

What lovely pots to be saving into, definitely worth putting the effort into grocery spends watching for.
I can't recall if you have much olio activity near you, so much bread and fruit n veg gets otherwise binned by shops so worth having a gander