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Food Heaven
Hello Dear Reader,We've had another productive day. We met with the local bank and opened an account then and there. Full bank services for a €8 a month fee, about £5 a...
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Before, after and inside a Breton renovation.
Hello Dear Reader,Here's the first 'before' and 'after'. The above is the house when we arrived. Weeds, ivy and wisteria trying to eat the house. Shut up and hidden at the end of a long...
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Cheap holiday review
Hello Dear Reader,We're back. An eventful journey, the gendarmes were in the backs of lorries at the port and we were late leaving. Then, there was a medical emergency on board and the ferry...
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Ready in time for Christmas!!!
Hello Dear Reader,It's flippin' well started. Buy a sofa, oak furniture, new cooker or what ever in time for Christmas. You know how it goes, the world will stop revolving if...
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Skip diving
Hello Dear Reader.Blimey, my dining room is starting to resemble Steptoe's yard! In fact, my yard does look like Steptoe's yard. I remember one reader called my house 'a whole...
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Cauliflower cheese with crispy bacon
Hello Dear Reader,Everything is better with a bit of bacon. Here's my twist on cauliflower cheese topped with a bit of bacon.In one pan, I used my...
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That was the week that went tits up!
Hello Dear Reader,Mouldy carrots just about sums up my week. The menu plan was put on hold and the food is still here in some form or another, even if in a sad state. It was one...
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Why a weekly menu plan?
Hello Dear Reader,Not my wood pile but it'll make sense as I go on. Here's my thought for tonight. None of us should wait until we're skint to be thrifty. In the future, as a pensioner, I'm going to be...
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Eating my veggies!
Hello Dear Reader,Off we popped to the supermarket to pick up a few supplies and the only meat I needed to buy was a shoulder joint of pork for Sunday lunch. It's gone into the...
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Do Christmas your way
Hello Dear Reader,Christmas is a wonderful time when the winter gloom is blown away with a Christian festival. Well, that's what it means to us. It isn't about spending...
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You can't have what you can't afford!
Hello Dear Reader,We live in a topsy turvy world where everyone, whether they earn enough or not enough expect to be able to buy or pay for what ever they like. Some...
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Hand to mouth?
Hello Dear Reader,I've spent the day with a family member and we talked about times gone by. We talked about how we got by so well on so little. I had a really good...
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Give it a good scrub
Hello Dear Reader,I'm just popping in and out. I've given the kitchen and dining room a good scrub!I've always had a good housework routine but I must admit, it's not been great...
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Hips don't lie!
Hello Dear Reader,Oh heck! Weighed myself.....2lbs off target! It can and does easily slip back on. Carbs just stick to my arse! I've been so good for so long and then a spud...
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Get that slow cooker going!
Hello Dear Reader,I totally rely on my slow cooker at this time of year. We have a twenty mile journey home along twisty country roads, in the wet and dark and somewhere along the...
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I fancied a takeaway and a bottle of wine!
Hello Dear Reader,It's Friday night, the weather has turned cold and wet and we drove home in the pouring rain. When we're tired and we've done a week's work it's easy to...
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Winter on a budget
Hello Dear Reader,Winter is expensive but we keep on top of the bills by being well prepared. Those scruffy old rubble sacks next to the corner of the photo have plenty of...
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How can you eat well for less?
Hello Dear Reader,When I left home, I had a few cookery skills. I could peel and prep veggies, I could grill meat, make basic cakes but I'm wasn't and I'm not a gourmet. I worked in catering as...
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Simple tip, substantial savings
Hello Dear Reader,Quick in and out tonight. I'm cold, having a shower and going to bed to read. Simple tip is to make sure your curtains are lined and closed to save heat. I'm...
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Sharing good news
Hello Dear Reader,I received this joyous email and asked if I could share it with you. Knowing people are working their way out of debt and towards saving literally has me doing a happy dance.Here's...
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