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Miró

Cherryfudge said:

Good fun yesterday finding lots of things at Thirsk car boot sale. I don't feel guilty spending more than the £10 a week I loosely allocated to myself, as we missed both boot sales last week and the Bedale one yesterday morning, and I not only bought quite a few things but I resisted some, too.

Haul:

Chambray dress (Italian) £1
White tee shirt, ASOS £1 (this was on my wish list)
Blue and pink cotton jumper, M&S £2

Two clip-lid bottles, £1 each (also from my wish list).

2 David Winter ornaments, £3 (I was going to sell them on as they used to be collectable but they would cost a lot to post and have gone off the boil, so they may be donated).

Carrying case for small cakes £2

Toys for DGD £2

Cushion (feather cushion in a cover that matches the lounge, currently online as part of a set of covers) £2.

Oooh….Chambray dress (Italian) £1 sounds intriguing…..any chance of a pic please?

Re jumbo oats, as mentioned, fab in flapjack, especially with a few crushed cornflakes thrown in……dribbles!

@Nelliegrace. Those hankies are sooo pretty!  I used to make bobbin lace as a hobby so really love things like that.  I always keep a lace hanky in each of my ‘good’ handbags, just in case I have an attack of the vapours!

First trip out after Covid quarantine today so Ripon, here I come!

Miró

Nothing doing in Ripon yesterday.  Tootled around my local chazza shops today and came home with a very nice burgundy Reiss jacket, appears brand new as pockets not cut and some tags still on, £10.  Found it online original price £225!  Could perhaps have done with the next size up but as the jacket is 'edge to edge' rather than fastened I think I can get away with it.  Have just the dress for it too.....a Hobbs flowery, floaty sleeveless dress in shades of pink, purple & burgundy.  I like the idea of pairing it with camel in autumn tho!

Rosa_Damascena

Miró said:

Nothing doing in Ripon yesterday.  Tootled around my local chazza shops today and came home with a very nice burgundy Reiss jacket, appears brand new as pockets not cut and some tags still on, £10.  Found it online original price £225!  Could perhaps have done with the next size up but as the jacket is 'edge to edge' rather than fastened I think I can get away with it.  Have just the dress for it too.....a Hobbs flowery, floaty sleeveless dress in shades of pink, purple & burgundy.  I like the idea of pairing it with camel in autumn tho!

You'll be a smarty about town then! This is what I consider to be work wear - wearing a jacket is been a little trying in this heat. I'd rather be back in scrubs which are freezing 99% of the year.

Nelliegrace

I have been looking for ramekin dishes. DH has reduced mine to two. He expects them to move out of the way as he pulls something from the back of a cupboard or the fridge, instead of moving them first. 
I have bought 6 Royal Worcester Evesham and 4 Denby Bakewell for a total of £9.99, so £1 each plus postage. I have assorted plastc lids for them. 

Rosa_Damascena

Nelliegrace said:

I have been looking for ramekin dishes. DH has reduced mine to two. He expects them to move out of the way as he pulls something from the back of a cupboard or the fridge, instead of moving them first. 
I have bought 6 Royal Worcester Evesham and 4 Denby Bakewell for a total of £9.99, so £1 each plus postage. I have assorted plastc lids for them. 

That kind of deliberate negligence would make me cross! I take it he has redeeming features?

Ramekins are beautiful btw, ready for single servings of apple and berry crumbles with single cream . KOOTROC.

YoungBlueEyes

Pretty little dishes, I like them

(Rosa what's KOOTROC...? ) 

Miró

@Nelliegrace Don't you have stacks of little dishes, (ex yogurt containers and other puddingy dishes) you could limit DH to???  I have millions of the blooming things, glass, ceramic ice cream coloured ones and some cute French glass milk churny ones. ( I swear every time I open the cupboard door mine have multiplied by 50%!  And why can I not part with any of them???)

Nelliegrace

I tend to re-use Bon Mamon shaped jamjars for leftovers from tins. My plain ramekins get used for hot dripping, bacon fat and cooked bits and pieces. I have a couple I kept for rabbit or chicken giblets when we raised them for meat. I like ramekins because they rarely get tipped over. The pretty ones will be for puddings, they are good for portion control.
I have lots of 1 oz jars. We had a large Christmas tea party with the WI, and I asked a few friends for their empty jam jars. Word went round, and I got everybody's, and the waitress brought a bag full from the kitchen! Friends save jam jars for me, and I get new lids in bulk from WI or through beekeeping. 

Rosa_Damascena

Miró said:

@Nelliegrace Don't you have stacks of little dishes, (ex yogurt containers and other puddingy dishes) you could limit DH to???  I have millions of the blooming things, glass, ceramic ice cream coloured ones and some cute French glass milk churny ones. ( I swear every time I open the cupboard door mine have multiplied by 50%!  And why can I not part with any of them???)

You're right you can get desserts / cream / yoghurts in really cut ramekins / jars / bottles etc but to my mind they are only worth the price if heavily yellow stickered!

@YoungBlueEyes - KOOTROC means Keep Out Of The Reach Of Children. (Or husbands, as in this case).

Potternerd

I’ve been on a little trip to Scotland and as well as walks on the beach, sunshine (yes really) and lots of food and drink I managed to find the following CS bargains: 
Autograph silver dress £5.75
Hush grey tee with blue diamanté stars over on shoulder £3
White Khost tee £3
Thiick black stretch treggings £2.25
Le Creuset teal small rectangular stoneware dish £3. It was quite grubby but once I’d cleaned it in VGC
And much to DHs mirth a free standing duck egg blue bog roll holder/ stand £1.