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Escape to the country & living off savings

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  • Many thanks for your response. As always, great respect and admiration for how you manage your finances and lifestyle.
  • SuzeQStan
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    Meals sound lovely SYA - salads and omelettes this time of year such a pleasure!  Our local Ald!
    putd a lot of fresh veg and meat on 50% off after 7pm so I’m usually found there around then at least twice a week.  Asd@ has also been good recently for big mark downs on fresh.  Xx
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  • thriftylynny
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    Carnival sounds fun plus the church coffee /plant sale last week , I live in a village with a beautiful church & grounds but it never puts on any events & apart from Sunday service it's doors are locked ..seems a shame really . Apart from one very expensive pub nowt else at all goes on round here ..'deadsville' I call it ! I think you're great with all your organisation skills also x
  • MovingForwards
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    Love a good plant sale, you picked some beauties.

    Amazing how much more time you've got for getting out and about, making great use friends and family visits, while also going various places. I enjoy hearing what you're up to and you are a great inspiration for lower cost living x
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  • Skint_yet_Again
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    Thanks Baron_Dale, SQS, thriftylynny & MF. 😊

    Sounds like you are getting some good bargains SQS. It does seem a shame about your church thriftylynny. Ours has quite a bit going on including history club, knit and natter, male & female choirs, art club, but we do have a church hall too. We are part of 3 local churches & everything is held at our church, the other 2 are more rural so only open for Sunday service with only a handful attending. I don’t attend church services but don’t mind supporting local events and might look at joining the history and art club in the winter. 

    Yesterday was raining and cold. Aquafit was good but just couldn’t get warm after. My friend came round for a cuppa & then I spent the rest of the afternoon under my fleecy throw. Made cottage pie with some mince & mixed root veg mash from the freezer & gravy. Nice winter warmer in June 😳

    Sunny morning here today ☀️ Moroccan lamb stew is going in the slow cooker. Otherwise just the dentist later today. 
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  • SuzeQStan
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    Sunny morning here today ☀️ Moroccan lamb stew is going in the slow cooker. Otherwise just the dentist later today. 
    Any chance of a recipe that sounds delish! Sorry if you put it on here before already x
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  • MovingForwards
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    Stew sounds very tasty.
    Glad the dentist went ok. 
    Enjoy the baby cuddles!
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • doingitanyway
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    Also glad the dentists went ok.
    Hoping the nice and baby meet went well  :)
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