Escape to the country & living off savings

Skint_yet_Again

Weather is glorious today. Am sat in the garden enjoying the warmth. 

One load of washing done and hung out. 

In my slow cooker today is curried parsnip soup. 😋 Using up leftover 2 parsnips and 1 carrot with a small onion and chicken stock (from a cube) plus 1 teaspoon of curry powder. 

I have frozen the remaining chicken and got a medallion steak out of the freezer for tea tonight with fried mushrooms, peppers and onions. 

I am going to sit in the garden this afternoon and read a book. Then off to my friends house for a cuppa & chat. 

Tomorrow is aqua fit then I will drive to east coast for the weekend. I have an appointment with GP next week about the pain in my shoulder. May be a rotator cuff problem 😕

~FlowerPot~

Yesterday was a lovely hot day here too. So nice to feel a bit of summer again!! However I dont think its going to last its cloudy here this morning, but stuffy!!

HAve a lovely weekend on the east coast

Flowers x

Four_Seasons

Have a lovely weekend on the East Coast, at the moment the sun is shining here (Chapel St Leonards) x

SuzeQStan

Thanks for the soup recipe such a good idea to add curry powder to parsnip as it will give some oomph to the sweetness of the parsnip.  

Have a wonderful weekend xx

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks @~FlowerPot~ @Four_Seasons and @SuzeQStan

Weather is lovely so far here in Scarboro’ ☀️ Drive over yesterday was busy so was glad to get here. Filled the car up with petrol after aquafit, just over half a tank bought £32.55 and should be enough to get here and back and last the rest of the month. I don’t usually fill up but when I am driving any distance on my own I like to know I am not going to run out of fuel. I also made sure my breakdown cover includes running out of fuel. Even though I never have run out, you never know! 😆

Just having a relaxing chilled out day. About to go for a walk down the sea front. B-in-law and nephew are due to play cricket later for local team so hope the forecast rain doesn’t stop play. I don’t particularly like cricket but it’s more interesting if someone you know is playing! We will take deck chairs and a picnic. 

MovingForwards

Are you able to fix a water butt to your guttering, it will help build up a supply for your garden; which is coming along nicely. Alpines were a good price.
Hope you find out what is causing the pain and quickly get it resolved.
Enjoy your holiday!

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks MF. Had a lovely weekend. Drove home yesterday in torrential rain. Collected meds from chemist then went to asd@ and got a cooked chicken for dinner with swede & carrot mash and broccoli from the freezer 

I have had a phone call from the physio and she said it sounds like a rotator cuff problem, as I suspected. I have a face to face next Monday. No aqua fit on Friday as I am going away again for the weekend. Will see what the physio advises when I see her. Hopefully aquafit can continue as I am starting to enjoy it and it’s a full body workout. 

Today I am going to the garden centre with DF. May get a bit of lunch while we are there 😁 Sun is shining at the moment. I have one load of washing out on the line. I also need to do a bit of food shopping. 

SuzeQStan

Ooh enjoy lovely garden centre lunch - we go to
our local GC regularly.  Only problem is they have too many lovely plants and am always sorely tempted! 

2nd weekend in a row - it’s all go with you!! Xx

doingitanyway

Glad you had a nice mini break. Cricket sounded nice too.
I'm a big fan of soup. When I move I will resume soup for lunch every day 
Enjoy gardening 

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks @SuzeQStan and @doingitanyway

I bought 2 packs of crocus bulbs for £5 on buy one get one free. Total 30 bulbs. DF is going to help me plant them today. 

I haven’t done any shopping yet.  I defrosted a chicken breast out of the freezer for dinner and cooked it with fresh courgettes, green pepper and onions and some fajita spice. I got a wrap and some grated cheese from the freezer and used a little leftover natural yoghurt instead of sour cream. I also took a pack of liver from the freezer to defrost for dinner tonight. I have half a swede left in my fridge to use up and DF brought me carrots and green beans from his allotment. Any leftovers will be frozen. 

I will pop to the local supermarket today just to get some fruit and milk to last the next 2 days.