The Big Adventure

One of the things we had been thinking about were 'days out going by bus'. That won't be happening until I get my bus pass, which is about 11 years away!.


The car is home, apart from the service it needed a new battery. I had noticed that it seemed a bit 'flat' when first starting the car, so we agreed to the battery, but we didn't agree to the other thing they found - a small oil leak which would have cost £600 to put right :eek:


There's every chance we'll be trading this car in, within the next couple of months, so it didn't seem worth getting this done


All todays car expenditure has been budgeted for, via the 'bills' account, so that's another thing done and dusted.


We've arranged for a man to come round next week to cut back the large shrubs in the garden and to mend the fence, as a fence pole appears to have snapped off at the base. We've used this chap before, and he is reasonable in price compared to some we have used before.


I suppose we could do this work ourselves, but it'd be very hard work and would take us ages, so I'm happy to spend the money to get it done, to save us a lot of work

Secret_Saving_Squirrel wrote: »

Fingers crossed that it isn't too expensive.

He's quoted £320 - which for the amount of work to be done, and the fact that he's far cheaper than other people we've used in the past, is acceptable to us.


Another day is speeding past.


This morning we did the supermarket shopping, then we did a little work in the garden cutting back a couple of the smaller shrubs. Then we did a bit more on the de-cluttering front. I think our wardrobes are essentially done now:T


Some things have gone in a charity bag that will be collected tomorrow, and I've also sold some things on eBay over the last few days.


New total 188


I also have a small pile of things to ebay, but that'll be done at a later date, as I'm on my ebay rest period. I still have a few things listed, but won't start anything new for a while.

Hi Cath.


We grow some fruit and veg - we haven't got a very large garden, and most of it is laid to lawn, so it's mostly pots on the patio.


Over the last few years, we've gradually increased what we grow, and hopefully we'll extend it a bit more this year.


Our main crop has been tomatoes and strawberries, although we accidently killed off our strawberries last year:o (don't ask!)


We've experimented with dwarf runner beans, but only grew enough for one meal!


Last year we grew some cucumbers that did well, and tried courgettes, which were a raging success !


This year we'll do more tomatoes, courgettes, strawberries ( which we'll keep alive), cucumbers and want to try peppers.


We hope to try a couple of other things too and might experiment with a raised bed.


Eating home grown food is one of those simple pleasures in life, and, although we only grew a small amount, it did genuinely help with the grocery bill

Hi everyone, it's been one of those nondescript days today, nothing much going on at all really


We've been for a walk, and I have a pork and pineapple curry in the slow cooker, first time I've tried that particular recipe.


A couple of tops sold on eBay, so the de-cluttering total has inched up to 189.


PS - thanks KC, garlic might be something to try. I want to grow things we'll use, and garlic seems to be in most recipes that I try