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Vegastare

I am glad I am not the only one worried about heating costs...apart from the £400 (do worry too if we will get this with new PM) I am not sure if I will get the thing for pensioners as on the fringe date wise. DH still works but since I retired we are certainly watching our spends, I know we will be ok but will cut back when we can.  DH keeps saying I worry too much - his favourite is saying "telling you not to worry is like telling the Pope not to pray"

I had a letter from SW today wanting me to come back....new leader new venue, sadly the new venue(small old church hall) I last visited for a funeral tea, so not for me.  As for the gnocchi not too much a fan either, think for me it is the rich gungy cheese sauce that makes it - totally of plan.

Well we have rain here past 3 hours and stilling coming down....no hose pipe ban here yet....but can see it coming.  Funny but seeing it rain is really making me feel down...got so use to pottering in garden...inside house work is a downer.

Hope feeling better soon to Ruby and Anna.....nasty things out there.

B weetabix x1 blues and ff yog.
L  chicken leg and beetroot.
D  Not sure yet either prawn and smoked salmon in jacket pot with mixed salad or omelette

HEA Milk
HEB 1 weetabix

syns not sure - is 3pm on a Monday too soon to hit the wine

beanielou

Also worry about the energy costs

Still have the chest infection from hell.
Week 4 & two lots of antibiotics later I still feel rough 

beanielou

Be better soon ruby 

My mum went on a cruise pre covid, on the Cunrad Queen Mary 2 & enjoyed it but has no desire to do another cruise!

joedenise

@Vegastare - if you are entitled to the Winter Fuel Payment then you will get an extra £300.  This is on top of the normal £200.  Link here:  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-living-support/cost-of-living-factsheet-26-may-2022

This gives confirmation of the extra £300.

Vegastare

joedenise said:

@Vegastare - if you are entitled to the Winter Fuel Payment then you will get an extra £300.  This is on top of the normal £200.  Link here:  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-living-support/cost-of-living-factsheet-26-may-2022

This gives confirmation of the extra £300.

@joedenise thank you for this link.... Fingers crossed.  Get so miserable when cold and damp outside.  

@beanielou do hope chest infection clears soon....I felt better about 4- 5days after I finished 2nd course....they were horrible to take... it was post covid in June.

bubbs

Evening all

Yes i know not fair about electricity

Beanie and anna hope you are feeling better soon xx

Food today yoghurt 1.5 syns, plums

 Banana

had some veg, carrot, cauli, broc and potatoes left from yesterday so mashed them and fried them and plonked 2 fried eggs on the top

Tea skewers and salad, 1 hexa and hexb.

Ice cream in 😋

Pictures to follow

beanielou

Thanks bubbs  xx

bubbs

Food 😋😋😋 pudding was 3 syns, I had 3 syns for mayo with tea 

maman

Your LO veg looks far more professional than mine @bubbs but it is yummy. I cook extra veg on purpose as I enjoy it so much. 😋

So easy putting the sausage casserole together tonight. I'll definitely be precooking the sausages in future. 😊

ruby_eskimo

Morning all.  Those skewers look great @bubbs and hope you feel better soon @beanielou

DH enjoyed the gousto curry last night - it was more of a dhal with added chicken but the flavours were good so will probably add that into the meal rotation.  Only non-SW thing in there was the full fat coconut milk so could easily make it more SW friendly.  Still feeling pretty rough so lots of lemsip and throat lozenges today.  Not got much of an appetite so no breakfast yet, lunch will be a salad if I want it and then dinner is some left over bolognese from the freezer.

Hope everyone has a good day!