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My biggest bargain......ever!!
Hello Dear Reader,Today has definitely been the case of putting the cart before the horse. I know I should decorate the living room before I put up curtains and make upholstery but I found these...
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Never mistake contentment with boredom!
Hello Dear Reader, Never mistake my life for boring. I'm very much in the middle of my working career, which forms the mainstay and most important part of my life. I look forward to my working days and...
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Can quilt making be affordable?
Hello Dear Reader,I've had a rummaging through my fabric night. It's been sorted, graded and the box storage system has been juggled about. I have a box or random 2" strips that will all become tiny...
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£1000 giveaway competition
Hello Dear Reader,Keep reading and I will tell you how to enter a competition where you could win £1000 to renovate your home. So far, we've double glazed which was a huge expense but the house will be...
View ArticleFroogs has a rant!
Hello Dear Reader,If you don't like swearing then stop reading.You've been warned!!!!When things happen to us or right in front of us, we can often think we were in the wrong place at the wrong time. I...
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Another day but less eventful
Hello Dear Reader,Thanks so much for your kind comments yesterday.I didn't give everything away yesterday.I knew exactly where the collapsed young lady was heading.I rang the aforementioned...
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What to do with savings?
Hello Dear Reader,I managed not to shop this week as we've made do with what we have. I will be eating out of the store and the freezer until we've used up what we have.I will be going shopping...
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This week's bargain shopping
Hello Dear Reader,This week, I took my week's shopping budget to Tesco. I had my shopping list and made sure I spent my entire budget on everything on the list. I was told not to buy tea bags, pasta or...
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Weekend frugal feeding
Hello Dear Reader,Firstly, hello to the lovely lady and her husband who introduced themselves to me in Morrisons today. It was lovely to meet you xxxxx Thanks for reading my blog xxWe've had a very...
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Crumb Quilting.
Hello Dear Reader,This may all look like a dreadful mess but it's actually part of the creative process of crumb quilting and using up all the bits of old projects. I keep all the spare bits and...
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The, almost, perfect Quiche Lorraine
Hello Dear Reader,A perfect Quiche Lorraine has lardons, cream, eggs and Gruyere. Did you imagine I went to that expense? I bought cream for 25p and I froze it, then just defrosted when I needed it,...
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Shattered
Hello Dear Reader,We all have days like this.I managed to get to the gym and home but I'm now at the point where I would like to just take my bra off, put my feet off and catch up on the Tour de...
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Nasi Goreng
Hello Dear Reader,DB has been away today and came home late. I missed him so wanted to make him something special. Well, it's not really that special, Nasi Goreng is Malay or Indonesian for fried rice....
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Eat, sleep, sew repeat.
Hello Dear Reader,Every year, I make July a no-spend month. I don't buy anything to wear, any make up, anything for the house and just make do with what I have. I also have 'Stoptober', where some...
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DIY quilt giveaway
Hello Dear Reader,I've sewn all day and have finished the top of my scrappy quilt. I still have enough fabric to make another but I'm going to give it away to you instead.Please use the Rafflecopter...
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Planning for a frugal future
a Rafflecopter giveawayHello Dear Reader,Take a look at yesterday's post and you will see my giveaway of fabric so you can make your own quilt. I'm digging out lots of other goodies too that will be...
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Are small savings worth the bother?
Hello Dear Reader,Every Sunday, we eat a 'Sunday roast' of some sort or another. We ate an odd meal yesterday, 'mock roast'. I wrap a strip of bacon around each sausages, of the eight in the pack and...
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Giveaway and competition
a Rafflecopter giveawayHello Dear Reader,I promised that I would dig around and find more to add to the giveaway. The prize is a large box of pre cut fabric in squares and various shapes. There are...
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vintage giveaway
a Rafflecopter giveawayHello Dear Reader,As promised, I've dug around and found some more goodies to add to the giveaway.I found some vintage 70's pillowcase fabric and cut it into 5" and 4" squares.I...
View ArticleTime for us
Hello Dear Reader, I'm home alone.All is quiet.DB is getting to the RUH in Bath as quickly as he legally can to see his mum.He's such a good son.We might be quiet for a few days xxxLove Froogs
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