Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend

ziggy2407

Sun_Addict said:

Well done on 2kg off 👏 February has flown by in a flash or as my mum used to say in “two shakes of a finny haddock’s eyelash”. I have no idea what a finny haddock is and I doubt they have eyelashes but I always knew what she meant 🤣

Finnan haddie (also known as Finnan haddock, Finnan, Finny haddock, Finny haddie or Findrum speldings) is cold-smoked haddock, representative of a regional method of smoking with green wood and peat in north-east Scotland.

"Finny haddock" was a saying during my childhood

slm6002

Mum always said '2 shakes of a lambs tail'

ladyholly

slm6002 said:

Mum always said '2 shakes of a lambs tail'

And mine.

Sun_Addict

ziggy2407 said:

Sun_Addict said:

Well done on 2kg off 👏 February has flown by in a flash or as my mum used to say in “two shakes of a finny haddock’s eyelash”. I have no idea what a finny haddock is and I doubt they have eyelashes but I always knew what she meant 🤣

Finnan haddie (also known as Finnan haddock, Finnan, Finny haddock, Finny haddie or Findrum speldings) is cold-smoked haddock, representative of a regional method of smoking with green wood and peat in north-east Scotland.

"Finny haddock" was a saying during my childhood

Thank you for this 😊 I often wondered what it was or if it really existed or was just something she'd made up. 

Suffolk_lass

ziggy2407 said:

Sun_Addict said:

Well done on 2kg off 👏 February has flown by in a flash or as my mum used to say in “two shakes of a finny haddock’s eyelash”. I have no idea what a finny haddock is and I doubt they have eyelashes but I always knew what she meant 🤣

Finnan haddie (also known as Finnan haddock, Finnan, Finny haddock, Finny haddie or Findrum speldings) is cold-smoked haddock, representative of a regional method of smoking with green wood and peat in north-east Scotland.

"Finny haddock" was a saying during my childhood

But I need to know whether they have eyelashes now (the fish equivalent, obviously)

Suffolk_lass

ladyholly said:

slm6002 said:

Mum always said '2 shakes of a lambs tail'

And mine.

...and mine. My Dad however, used to wind down his car window and shout "mint sauce" to the amusement of his children, every Spring, as we drove past the newborn lambs. The first one local to us was born on Saturday

ziggy2407

Suffolk_lass said:

ladyholly said:

slm6002 said:

Mum always said '2 shakes of a lambs tail'

And mine.

...and mine. My Dad however, used to wind down his car window and shout "mint sauce" to the amusement of his children, every Spring, as we drove past the newborn lambs. The first one local to us was born on Saturday

My Dad did too and when we first had a phone installed he used to answer every call "Battersea Dogs Home" - as kids we found it hilarious but we didnt have a clue what he was on about.  

foxgloves

Hi & thanks for all your comments & feedback.
@Moorviews - The farming family which brings its lovely fresh produce to sell on our local market each week told us that 'mucky carrots' (as they call the freshly pulled ones still with soil on them) keep longer than the washed carrots sold in the supermarket & we have definitely found this to be the case. I don't really mind scrubbing veg, but I suppose I have a veggie plot so am well-used to doing it.
@Four_Seasons - Thanks. Yes, TRE is definitely interesting. I want to give it a fair trial after a good week's start, Re your comment about it making you more mindful, I am finding that it is cutting out snacks. For example, as I am eating breakfast so much later (at 10 am), I am not then having my usual coffee with a snack at 10.30am because I've only just eaten. I am also having a later lunch as a knock-on effect of the late breakfast, which means I don't have a snack mid-afternoon either. I will be interested to see if I have lost a little bit more when I next weigh in.
@ziggy2407 - That's interesting about the 'finny haddock' expression. Even with my family interest in the historic fishing industry, I didn't know that expression, or the meaning of it, so thanks for sharing.

My Mum also used to say 'two shakes of a lamb's tail'. 
@Suffolk_lass - My Dad never shouted 'mint sauce' at sheep, but he was known for winding down the car window & shouting sarky comments at drivers who sounded their horn at him for no good reason, especially if it was one of those silly siren horns which played a tune. His favourites were "Show us what else you had for Christmas" & "I had one of those once & the wheel fell off!"
Have been busy with sensible financial stuff, so must get a post on later.
F x

foxgloves

@ziggy2407 - Oh that's funny '"Battersea dogs' home", lol! 
F x

themadvix

@foxgloves that’s exactly what I find with TRE - it cuts out all the snacks, which is really all I need to do. I know it’s also good for my microbiome too, but the removal of snacks (and reduction of food we get through!) is the key thing!