Living Large, on a Small Income, by the Sea.

mark55man

Love a good plunger - one of our sinks often gets blocked when the kids are staying/shaving in a bathroom we don't otherwise use a lot.  Wouldn't be without it

weenancyinAmerica

We have needed one in each bathroom. Had to unblock the toilet just last week. 

MACKEM99

Sun_Addict said:

Enjoy time with your family. Hope the duvets are good 🤞I have a funny story about plumbers and plungers - in a previous job the office junior had to call out a plumber to the toilets and when he arrived she was downstairs. I directed him to the affected toilet and told him to warn her he was on his way. He shouted down the stairs ‘I’m here with my big plunger’ 🤣🤣 Her reaction was priceless 🤣🤣

Could have said here i come with my big red end.😃

doingitanyway

Thanks @teapot2 the Swedish ones were indeed better! Thank you for the good wishes. 
Thanks @Skint_yet_Again the duvets arrived on time 
Thanks @PennysIntoPounds and @biggerpickle and @beanielou
Thanks everyone else for plunger and toilet info!!

doingitanyway

A lovely weekend with family, but trying to keep a little one entertained was exhausting. I opted for cinema yesterday afternoon for a rest. Cinema costs a fortune! But it was fun  I miss them now...

Wash load of bedding done and out drying 

6 white onions
3 red onions
5 large tomatoes
1 giant courgette
1 aubergine
1 large white cabbage
1 cauliflower
1 small red pepper
2 apples
1 mango
2 nectarines
1 dodgy peach
1 pear

Nice chat with a fellow veg box buyer. We are now fine tuning, so not fullest box, but box we need for recipes planned or things we need 

Nice chat with a friend outside her house on my way back

Today is rest, cook, read, clean

Cooking a tomato and feta tortilla, and chickpea curry to be saved for tomorrow when new guests arrive. I cooked a batch of chickpeas to save money but they are also so much tastier too!

Hope you have a good start to the week all 

Skint_yet_Again

Dia is it a giant courgette or a small marrow 😆
DF lets some of his courgettes grow into marrows for me 😋

Glad you had a lovely time with your family 

Tresinia511

Dia, it is indeed tiring entertaining children,  the cinema was a great idea! It's come to something when you can't trust JL to deliver a basic like bedding.  Good you got the alternative retailer to rise to the occasion! Hope your first lot of guests work out well

doingitanyway

Skint_yet_Again said:

Dia is it a giant courgette or a small marrow 😆
DF lets some of his courgettes grow into marrows for me 😋

Glad you had a lovely time with your family 

Thank you  now you point it out it is a small marrow. That's fine as I like them at any stage! 

Tresinia511 said:

Dia, it is indeed tiring entertaining children,  the cinema was a great idea! It's come to something when you can't trust JL to deliver a basic like bedding.  Good you got the alternative retailer to rise to the occasion! Hope your first lot of guests work out well

Thank you Totally agree with the JL comment!

I made a tortilla that was unsuccessful! Too wet, so lots of juicy tomato is not a good idea. A tortilla needs dry ingredients like mushrooms, cheese or chorizo. I will eat it anyway and not make that mistake again...

I bought a toaster. Half price in local electrical shop but still an expense I can do without. It is a decent stainless steel one with good reviews. I also need money for a niece's birthday in the next few days as I can't put that on my cc. Then, just now a phone call. One of the younger relatives phoning to get my bank details to return some money   I make a point never to chase money loaned. I write it off and put it down to experience. So, the call was totally unexpected. I can now send some money to my niece. It covers the toaster purchase and gives me a little extra too. A good outcome  

beanielou

Always good to get money back. 

doingitanyway

beanielou said:

Always good to get money back. 

Especially when it is unexpected 

So up early and another walk by the sea and up the hill to Mr L. I got a veg box. We have started trading so I gave a white cabbage (have at home) in exchange for a red one and gave a bag of Jerseys for a red pepper 

Last minute tinkering swallowed up my day.
I added a lampshade, found a bedside light for one room, hoovered, cleaned and changed beds after the family visit. Food all sorted. I will be doing slow cooker stuffed tomatoes using the brown rice left overt from this evenings meal. I bought some flowers. Both rooms look really nice. I would be happy turning up here 

A friend is giving me a lift to pick them up and bring them here. I walk them to the college in the morning so they know where they are going.

Let the action commence!

Hope everyone is having a good enough day