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  • redofromstart
    redofromstart Posts: 5,823 Forumite
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    I hate to say it but your experience of Barnsdale reflected ours.  We got married there so always want to like it but no longer worth the drive.  If I want to look at neglected weeds I can walk out of the back door.  Shame, because it used to be lovely.

    France for coffee beans, sounds more exciting than it is.  Ferry is cheapish mid week (c£60) and we stay within an hour of calais in three bed self catering places that we find on the booking interweb.  A hotel room might actually be cheaper.  Lowest budget was £150 for two nights inc the ferry in a park home type place for the four of us.    
  • moving_forward
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    I hate to say it but your experience of Barnsdale reflected ours.  We got married there so always want to like it but no longer worth the drive.  If I want to look at neglected weeds I can walk out of the back door.  Shame, because it used to be lovely.

    France for coffee beans, sounds more exciting than it is.  Ferry is cheapish mid week (c£60) and we stay within an hour of calais in three bed self catering places that we find on the booking interweb.  A hotel room might actually be cheaper.  Lowest budget was £150 for two nights inc the ferry in a park home type place for the four of us.    
    Yes its a real shame about Barnsdale isn't it.  I suspect its like most organic places, not enough money to upkeep  :(
    France will definitely be on the visit list in the long distance future.  I particulary like Brittany.
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  • Seasidegal58
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    Wow!  You have both been really busy - but wonderfully productive too. I bet your jam tastes lovely - yum!
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  • Sun_Addict
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    Have subscribed to your diary (I think) after seeing you around, need to catch up though, but just saying hello.
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  • moving_forward
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    edited 19 April 2020 at 9:00PM
    Have subscribed to your diary (I think) after seeing you around, need to catch up though, but just saying hello.
    Hello @Sun_Addict.  Nice to see you.  Will have to have a looksie if you have a diary.
    Wow!  You have both been really busy - but wonderfully productive too. I bet your jam tastes lovely - yum!
    Jam is not too shabby if I do say so meself :wink: We are saving it to go in a bakewell cake.
    We do find the weekends go quick but as the saying goes "make hay whilst the sun shines" and boy was it shining today :smile:

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  • Naomim
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    Lovely to see you posting again M_F.  I did just write a nice large post about my lack of gardening skills and lost it so I'm in a grump :disappointed:

    I'll be back later.

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  • moving_forward
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    Oh dear @Naomim,
    Ive come back on expecting to have a lovely long post about gardening and skills (lack of I doubt).
    My "skills" are mainly self-taught.  I remember parents being gardening mad when I was younger but it didn,t interest me. I got into more and more as soon as I had a garden and the bug bit!  Unfortuately the skills bit takes time and in my case alot of wasted money in previous gardens!!  Still I now have a lovely little patch to share with Mr M_F and we are enjoying making it our own.
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  • Sun_Addict
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    I can recommend Thrifty Leslie’s nut roast, really easy, cheap to make and delicious 👍 Freezes well too. She has a website and FB page.
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  • moving_forward
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    I can recommend Thrifty Leslie’s nut roast, really easy, cheap to make and delicious 👍 Freezes well too. She has a website and FB page.
    Thanks for the heads up @Sun_Addict 
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