Champagne Lifestyle on a Lemonade Budget - 2021

phoebe1989seb

You look beautiful, Sugarbaby....no wonder you were attracting the attention of all the men in the pub 😄😉😄

LL, I'm sure with all your hard work on your house and garden you'll have no problems selling when the time is right! It definitely makes sense to make a feature of the outside space - I'm always saying this, but I don't understand when people go to a great deal of effort and expense renovating a property but don't bother with the garden(s) 🙄 I appreciate that some buyers want a blank canvas outdoors, but it just shows a lack of imagination, imho.....

Champagne moments so far this weekend....

The weather wasn't really suited to building prep yesterday, but I managed to move a few of the smaller rocks whilst DH was out getting new rear tyres on the Landy, so we popped to Homesense at lunchtime 😎

Picked up a couple of lamps (one for the as yet unbuilt book room, one for the kitchen - although the shade on the latter needs replacing), a clearance priced cushion for the guest bedroom (marked down from £40 to £21) and some garden lanterns to replace our ancient ones, whose handles have broken. Also a few Jamie Oliver baking trays/tins in a great shade of teal perfect for the kitchen colour scheme...and all half price, too! Really pleased with our purchases 😊

Today the weather is more favourable, so lifting, shifting and even some digging will be done 😉

needmoney

 @phoebe1989seb, posting again incase you missed it

are you still posting pics of progress on instagram I had a link but it seems not to work now. I would love to see the pics if possible please.

phoebe1989seb

Sorry, needmoney, I did see your post but forgot to refer to it in mine 🙄

I haven't posted much on Instagram recently mostly due to camera issues, but thanks so much for your continued interest 😃

Not sure how to post a link, but my Instagram account name is welsh_cottage_reimagined (I changed the name slightly but it's the same account 😉).....

helensbiggestfan

Hello my lovely friends.  

SUgarbaby..........don't know quite what to say.......except maybe well done you, you saucy little minx.  😂🤣.   Enjoy!!!  

Some nice bargains there, Phoebe.  

I had a mooch round a couple of chazzas yesterday. Slim pickings clothes wise so didn't buy anything. I just picked up some toys and books for the grandchildren to play with when they visit.  

Well.....I have worked myself to a standstill and have collapsed onto the sofa, I know it's only 3pm but I've done quite enough for one day.   Going to have a well earned rest.  

My champagne moments will be a soak in the bath to soothe my aching muscles and then get down to some serious pampering.  

See if I can rescue my poor hands. 😂. 

sugarbaby125

Thanks Phoebe for the compliment, much appreciated.    It is a shame you have issues with your camera. It was such a joy to see your photos of your house fabbing, especially your creative efforts. 

Thanks LL, your saucy minx comment cracked me up   

phoebe1989seb

Thank you, Sugarbaby 😊 I can still take pics, it's just that they come out rather misty because my lens is scratched (three year old phone camera 🙁), so not really insta-worthy, lol! Indoor ones are the worst, but I'll add a few random ones here, especially for you! - mostly garden shots taken over the past couple of months.

Today's champagne moments - baking a golden syrup cake in one of my new tins, painting the front door in quirky pink (just the first coat for now) and - after a quick alfresco lunch - cracking on with the building prep (reminding myself what a fortune we're saving, lol!), moving more rocks, paving and gravel 😉

Hopefully we'll get a bit more done this evening when DH is home as yesterday his efforts were mainly of the *investigating the weird drain scenario we have here* variety 🙄

sugarbaby125

Thank you Phoebe. What a lovely variety of blooms 

helensbiggestfan

Lovely photos Phoebe.  

I have spent the day gardening.  

Son had his surgery late afternoon.  He's staying in overnight.  Phew.  Glad that's over.  Once a mum always a mum, no matter how old they are we still worry about them don't we. 😉

I didn't sleep very well last night, but hopefully, now I know he's ok, I should sleep like a log tonight.  

sugarbaby125

LL I am glad both for your son's sake and for your sake that his surgery has gone well.  I hope you get a good night's sleep tonight. 

Yes once a Mum always a Mum. I always worry about my 4 children even though they are now 21, 29, 38 and 39 years old. 

helensbiggestfan

It's his birthday tomorrow bless his heart. 37.  Not much of a birthday but like he said "just lets get it over and done with". 

I bought him a new game for his games system so he will have something to keep him entertained whilst he recuperates.