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Raspberry canes - Too much ?
Shopping for summer fruits to plant in the garden. I think I've blown my budget.

Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
Erik Aronesty, 2014
Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.
Erik Aronesty, 2014
Treasure the moments that you have. Savour them for as long as you can for they will never come back again.
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holy moly!
My husband told me to stop speaking in numbers, but I don't 1 2.0 -
Whoa …… !!!!As at 15.09.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £230,969
- OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 56 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 4th October
Produce tracker: £417 of £300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.0 -
And excuse me, but still charging for shipping at that price???! 😂😂😂
KKAs at 15.09.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £230,969
- OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 56 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 4th October
Produce tracker: £417 of £300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.1 -
clearly gold tipped canes! or even solid bullion bars!
At that price maybe you should be buying at least 10!!!
well, all their others are from £11.50!
must admit it made me snigger...... perhaps a couple for 10, Downing Street garden?Being polite and pleasant doesn't cost anything!
-Stash bust:in 2022:337
Stash bust :2023. 120duvets, 24bags,43dogcoats, 2scrunchies, 10mitts, 6 bootees, 8spec cases, 2 A6notebooks, 59cards, 6 lav bags,36 angels,9 bones,1 blanket, 1 lined bag,3 owls, 88 pyramids = total 420total spend £5.Total for 'Dogs for Good' £546.82
2024:Sewn:59Doggy ds,52pyramids,18 bags,6spec cases,6lav.bags.
Knits:6covers,4hats,10mitts,2 bootees.
Crotchet:61angels, 229cards=453 £158.55profit!!!
2025 3dduvets0 -
Wow! Good thing you noticed.
Got to admit in my tine I accidentally keyed £2,000 for a £20 item and delivered a banana split with no banana. I thought I had to put a lot of cream on that oneI can rise and shine - just not at the same time!
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