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Progress not Perfection

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  • WinterWarrior
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    That was an excellent bargain top, well spotted.
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  • Sunshine_girl2
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    edited 13 April 2024 at 11:26AM
    SA where do you get your beetroot burgers from ? Thanks . Has the packing started yet ? . Two weeks for me can’t wait . 
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    SA where do you get your beetroot burgers from ? Thanks . Has the packing started yet ? . Two weeks for me can’t wait . 
    Lidl. I prefer Aldi’s but they seem to have stopped doing them. 

    10 days to go 😎 No packing yet, I’m really struggling to find the time. Will have to be packed next weekend though no choice. 
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  • badmemory
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    I haven't seen the beetroot burgers in aldi for at least a year so I must try lidl, thanks.  At least the parking there is very easy unlike the can I find a space somewhere Aldi which curiously has a much bigger car park.
  • Blackcats
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    That was a good bargain for Mr SA's sweatshirt and even better that he's pleased with it.
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    10 days, so tomorrow you'll be in single digits...exciting. 
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

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  • badmemory
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    I hope you told him it was £29 not £9
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    Well done on the weightloss and great bargain on the top.

    We've got bluebells everywhere as well.
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    edited 13 April 2024 at 7:16PM
    Don't throw out all your garlic mustard! My neighbour told me how tasty it is, and he's right. I'd add it to salad or a sandwich, but it can be made into pesto too.

    I had it two years ago as well, then none last year. Looking it up, perhaps we had a slack year as it appears to be biennial. It seems it's invasive, though, so perhaps I need to out some in a pot and wage war on the rest.

    ETA: further reading indicates the leaves should be torn before eating to negate a toxin present in first year plants.
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