Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend

foxgloves

Thanks for all your comments & suggestions which are appreciated & I shall reply properly on Monday.
Today has been really quite festive. Mr F decided he was going off to town, primarily for the market, with our Christmas food list & he also made use of some good wine offers in the C**p & called into the village farm shop for a sack of potatoes. December grocery budget holding up well atm, but I did allow more money for Christmas.
Meanwhile, I had a baking morning. Started by baking the sourdough I made yesterday. Have packed 2 tins of baked goodies for my nephews, whom I shall see tomorrow. Tried a new recipe for little ginger buns with quite an unusual ingredient - lager! Drizzled zig-zags of white icing over them & they look quite festive. 
This afternoon, I've been wreath-making, one for us & one for my sis - am just waiting for her to let me know which one she'd like. Very low cost as while I did buy a new reel of wire & some ribbon, I re-used frames, baubles & silver fir cones from previous years & all the greenery/berries were snipped from our garden
Bath, hairwash, Mr F's cooking night, so I'm flopped on the sofa reading & looking forward to another episode of 'Slow horses'. 
Candles lit & Soot trying to score another dinner, which isn't going to happen.
Have a relaxing evening all
F x