From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future

daisy_1571

pippa dolls were just a smaller version of sindy/barbie.   Now worth about 2grand apparently, wish I'd kept mine!   

Greying_Pilgrim

daisy_1571 said:

pippa dolls were just a smaller version of sindy/barbie.   Now worth about 2grand apparently, wish I'd kept mine!   

Just WHERE is the blue haired shrieky smiley when you need it!  😱 🤣 

Greying X

badmemory

I agree with the only child being a better sharer.  My DS an only child has always been a better sharer than me as one of 2.  Even now in his 40s he is still a better sharer than I am.  A cause of both embarassment & considerable pride.

kayannie

Sindy's horse brings back a memory! My daughter set her heart on getting one for Christmas and a relative said she would buy it for her. Christmas day came, the relative handed my daughter the present which was in the right size box to be the horse. I can still remember the disappointment on my child's face when she realised she had been given a toy typewriter instead! She still remembers that day!!!
KA

Greying_Pilgrim

Good Morning MFW'rs

Am now pondering whether everyone is getting triggered with memories of 'lack' in childhood with my witterings about Sindy & 'osses 🤔 Soz everyone!

So I haven't been doing owt spiffily MSE lately 😳I paid for LG's club last night - although that is from CHB, so no direct hit to my purse as such.  **Edit** - forgot to add that I went to HB and MrS last night whilst LG was at club.  I spent £11.95 on nuts/dried fruit, the TV mag, chopped tommies and some apples, so need to alter my siggie.

Tea last night was a curry plate.  I made the dhal from scratch, and the curry used up the last 2 sweet potatoes (I think they were on S6 or PoTW a couple of weeks ago), a carrot or two, some chickpeas (frozen from bulk cook), onions, garlic and ginger and a pouch of balti curry sauce, with 'fresh' (frozen) coriander added at the end of cooking.  Served with steamed basmati.  There was curry and rice for all with a tea's worth of leftovers (if used together), for freezing.  LG ate up all that was on their plate - which did include a (serving spoon size) portion of the Veg balti curry.  

Tea tonight will be some sort of 'stew'.  I ambitiously bought a swedish turnip last week and nnnnnneeeeeedddd to start using it 😁 Anyone else minded of boredofbeingathome (bob) by talk of turnips 🙂

A washing load is out on the line, but I think i have been over optimistic today.  For sure it is likely to be the 'best' day weatherwise we may have in a while, but whilst it is dry with faint, watery sunshine, there isn't really much breeze, so I suspect the washing will come in as damp as it went out 🙁I currently have the smalls (as in clothes, not children), being blasted by the de-humidifier (see why I was so keen to make the distinction......😉).  And I suspect i will have to make the decision as to whether to schlep over to the launderette in a while or whether to take the electric cost at home and set all the washing out in front of the de-humidifier later.  Won't get my frugal badge for energy saving today, will I?

No money-demanding missive from school yesterday, but LG's attendance this week will require 4 separate sets of clothing 🙄Irritatingly, their uniform is actually only required on one day, so more washing accumulating at the time of year when it's difficult to get stuff dry.  Ho hum. 

Oh, I started the charity blanket again - using the pattern I had started with.  Call me persevering (personally, I'd call me 'bl00dy-minded and obstinate), but I dislike being thwarted by new patterns/techniques - especially when I'm pretty sure it is my not reading/doing something right that is causing the issue.  The good news is that by really focusing, I have managed to knit a pattern repeat successfully (it looks like the picture), and have continued in that vein.  I am nearly at the point from where I frogged previously, so hopefully will continue on doing the pattern correctly.  I keep telling myself that the purpose of this exercise is to 'give back' and have something to focus on without stress! 🤣

Right, best shift-a-tail feather and check on the washing so that I can make an informed decision.

Ta for popping in.  Appreciated.

Greying X

ladybird1106

Sindy's horse wasn't that great to be honest. Very hard plastic. Sindy wasn't enamoured with him either. 
Love 🐞

debtfreewannabe321

I do love a good dahl, I think that is money saving right there, it is so cheap to make!
Swedish turnip- swede? I used to love those in a nice stew, now I tend to use them up mixed with potatoes in mash as my slow cooker broke and I never replaced it.

P.S I loved my Sindy, and horse, and house. For my 5th birthday I had a party and a deaf boy was invited and much to my dismay he was very naughty and threw my house on the bedroom floor and proceeded to stamp all over it jumping like tigger, and broke it into hundreds of pieces. I have never cried so much...now that is triggering. Still. Poor 5 year old me. It was my party, and I cried like a baby *It's my party, and i'll cry if I want to*

Greying_Pilgrim

ladybird1106 said:

Sindy's horse wasn't that great to be honest. Very hard plastic. 

🤣 You're right, of course.  I remember the no. of  broken-legged ones I saw at friends houses.....🙁  

ladybird1106 said:

..... Sindy wasn't enamoured with him either......

But...but..... how do you know??? How do you have the inside scoop?????  Curious minds, need to know! 🤣

Lovely to "see" you 🐞 Ta for popping in.

Greying X

Greying_Pilgrim

debtfreewannabe321 said:

P.S I loved my Sindy, and horse, and house. For my 5th birthday I had a party and a deaf boy was invited and much to my dismay he was very naughty and threw my house on the bedroom floor and proceeded to stamp all over it jumping like tigger, and broke it into hundreds of pieces. I have never cried so much...now that is triggering. Still. Poor 5 year old me. It was my party, and I cried like a baby *It's my party, and i'll cry if I want to*

Oh lawks, sweetie - have a hug, I think anyone of us would have cried at our stuff getting damaged 🙁Party or no 🙁

Yes - swede, the yellow-fleshed vegetable aka swedish turnip, rather than the smaller (usually) white turnips.

Greying X

debtfreewannabe321

Greying_Pilgrim said:

debtfreewannabe321 said:

P.S I loved my Sindy, and horse, and house. For my 5th birthday I had a party and a deaf boy was invited and much to my dismay he was very naughty and threw my house on the bedroom floor and proceeded to stamp all over it jumping like tigger, and broke it into hundreds of pieces. I have never cried so much...now that is triggering. Still. Poor 5 year old me. It was my party, and I cried like a baby *It's my party, and i'll cry if I want to*

Oh lawks, sweetie - have a hug, I think anyone of us would have cried at our stuff getting damaged 🙁Party or no 🙁

Yes - swede, the yellow-fleshed vegetable aka swedish turnip, rather than the smaller (usually) white turnips.

Greying X

Aye, and as he was deaf, my shouts and pleading fell on deaf ears *literally*

I have a friend who calls these parsnips and another who calls parsnips turnips...they have totally confused me