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How to save time and money in the kitchen
Hello Dear Reader,I'm off to France tomorrow. No beach and lazing this time but a bit of a French bucket list trip to visit places I've always wanted to see. We're staying in a...
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Celebrating another year together
We're off.It's wonderfully quiet on the ferry and we're having a bottle of wine to celebrate our anniversary. I used to dislike the journey but I've done it so often that I relax the moment I'm on the...
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Concarneau
Hello Dear Reader,It's been ten years since we've been to Concarneau. It's an old walled town on the southern coast of Finistere. I've avoided it as its so full of...
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Sweden, Pont Aven and armed police.
Hello Dear Reader,We set off this morning, at a leisurely late pace and went to Brest. We were there and back within four hours and our destination? Ikea! It might sound bizarre...
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Quimper and Pont L'Abbe
Hello Dear Reader,We visited Quimper today, pronounced camp-air, as usual the emphasis is on the last syllable, not the first. We mooched about to get our bearings and found the...
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Thrifty Renovations and preparations
Hello Dear Reader,Back home until next year. It's left me really determined to squeeze every pound until it cries. I shall be meal planning, having as many no spend weeks as...
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I've polished my shoes
Hello Dear Reader,I've popped to the shops today. Additions to my working wardrobe, I think teachers should look professional so some new smart trousers and tops. I get a couple of years of...
View ArticleZero Waste Week
Hello Dear Reader,Next week is zero waste week. That's a challenge for anyone.I'm going to have a go.We don't throw much away any way. Most containers are recycled in the recycling bins in the car...
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Wonderful weekends
Hello Dear Reader,Back to work and back to the rhythm of house work at the weekends. The dogs make the most of us at the weekend. Dolly Knockers loves a lap. The washing has...
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Do we have to stick to a menu plan?
Hello Dear Reader,My menu plans are not written in stone. I check out what we have and make a mental note of what it can become. Then, I make my shopping list. I make a menu plan...
View ArticleWaste diary
Hello Dear Reader,It's very difficult to have no waste. We buy UHT. Milk in tetra packs, they can't be recycled. Our solution is to buy fresh milk in plastic containers that can be recycled. We can...
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Thrifty flooring?
Hello Dear Reader,House is upside down. Dining room furniture is in the living room and we're balancing on the tiles within the taped zone whilst the others are 'going off'. My...
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Saving money on floor covering
Hello Dear Reader,Promise I'll catch up on my waste week as soon as I can. I've so much to do to this house and a squeaky tight budget. Tomorrow, we get the quote for carpets. The...
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Daffodils and Daydreams.
Hello Dear Reader,The weather has been lovely this weekend. A warm breeze dried all our laundry outside. I've experimented on washing as many clothes as possible in cold water....
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Kedgeree, not just for breakfast
Hello Dear Reader,Kedgeree should also be called, how to make one small piece of smoked haddock with a half price sticker feed two people. Here's the recipe.150g of smoked...
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Retirement plans
Hello Dear Reader,Imagine this, you sadly lose a family member who kindly leaves a sum of money and you can do what you like with it. A posh car? A mobile home on a site in your...
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Saving money all week!
Hello Dear Reader,I can so easily recall what it's like to have no financial goals except get through the week, with the lights on and the children fed. I know full...
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Baking for Macmillan Coffee Morning
Hello Dear Reader,I'm going to a Coffee Morning on Friday to raise money for Macmillan. I'm going to take gluten free cake, so I can buy some back and enjoy a coffee and slice of...
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What a lovely surprise
Hello Dear Reader,Saturday saw the first 'Show-mos' awarding bloggers who write in some way or other about money. A massive well done to Skint Dad, the lovely Ricky who won Money Blogger of the year....
View ArticleHow do you change from being a spender to a saver?
Hello Dear Reader,It was only five years ago that we lived pay day to pay day. There was just enough but everything was paid for. The bills were paid, there was always food and we got by. What we...
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