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Thanks for the update @foxgloves enjoy today's gardening
Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family4 -
Glad all is ok.
I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping) -.literally have been run over by a bike, mobility scooter and a car - still here 💪4 -
Good to hear from you, I was worried Soot hadn't asked for lunch and you'd gone into shock!
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'aggressive safety shot' Ken Doherty5 -
@PennysIntoPounds - Lol, not much chance of that! And he's in my bad graces this morning after last night's shennanigans.
2026's challenges: 1) To rebuild our Emergency Fund to at least £5k.
2) To read 50 books (12/50) 3) The Re-Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
Remember....if you have to put it on a credit card, extend your overdraft or take out a loan to buy whatever it is, you probably can't afford it, as that's not your money, it's somebody else's!3 -
Oh dear, dare we ask what the naughty chap got up to?
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I am seriously missing your regular updates @foxgloves. I had not appreciated that you are part of my memory-jog system for various garden tasks. Please kindly resume or my garden is going to suffer! I did realise my tomato plants were labouring so they all got repotted yesterday into some bigger pots, with better compost containing a slow-release fertiliser. Over on the grow your own thread, someone pointed me at an RHS youtube about peat free compost that completely explains my stalled plants. My chilli plants are miniscule! Anyway, a trip to the BAQ for a miracle bag (3 for) plus some garden gravy granules of slow release. At my age I will never remember to feed the water every time for young plants to compensate for carpy compost!
Just saying
Save £12k in 2026 #2 I have banked £9004.48 so far, against a £10k target The 2026 Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
OS Grocery Challenge in 2026 I am sticking with a £3000 annual budget for 2026 - currently £1111.79 and most of my May purchasing made
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the grow your own in 2026 discussion thread
My keep within our budget diary is here5 -
@Suffolk_lass - There was an article in one of my past RHS mags about adapting to peat-free - very helpful - probably the same advice. Our peat-free supplies seem pretty good this year, thank goodness.
@PennysIntoPounds - Rodentgate.
A mystery worthy of Jonathon Creek, which currently remains unsolved.
2026's challenges: 1) To rebuild our Emergency Fund to at least £5k.
2) To read 50 books (12/50) 3) The Re-Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
Remember....if you have to put it on a credit card, extend your overdraft or take out a loan to buy whatever it is, you probably can't afford it, as that's not your money, it's somebody else's!4 -
Eek and squeak
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'aggressive safety shot' Ken Doherty4 -
Eek, squeak and Creek 🤣
I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping) -.literally have been run over by a bike, mobility scooter and a car - still here 💪5 -
Damnit I should have seen that @Sun_Addict 😂
Hope you're having a lovely weekend foxgloves and there are no more feline 'incidents'!
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'aggressive safety shot' Ken Doherty5
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