Parsimonious

[...] (down from £76 to £22.80), but they are much easier to handle as my beloved set of Le Creuset pans were sooooooooo heavy! So, in true frugal style the old pans must go, and so they have [...]

[...] some more, or a loaf cake tomorrow while the oven is on. While I was at work today my Le Creuset saucepans auction ended, and very disappointingly I must add. The set ended up on just & [...]

[...] ok, but not compared to other years. However, the roses are loving the rain, but the wind the last couple of days not so much! This is one of the first blooms from my birthday rose, its a Crown [...]

[...] there. The other plus point is it is a huge excuse to get growing a lot more than I have the last couple of years. I won the planters a few years ago and have used quite a few, but this uses them all [...]

[...] seeds gone in, early ones, cauliflowers, daisies, hellebores and cosmos. I am dreaming of warmer weather! I also have a lot of broad bean seeds to go directly in the tubs, but I fear they will just [...]

[...] , and it look fantastic! It is slowly being filled, but there is a long way to go! Once the warmer weather comes I will have a go at sorting out the garage and when there is room for the suitcases in [...]

[...] days, a smoked sausage pasta bake last night, and pea and ham soup for lunch today. Then for dinner tonight I have very fancy fish fingers, oven chips and beans. Never look a gift horse in the mouth, [...]

[...] and making his puppet frog nibble at his tummy. A wonderful day, plus he loved his dinner tonight which is great progress. He had a puree of cauliflower, sweet potato, carrot and [...]

[...] : Roast lamb/beef/gammon depending on what we fancy I made a big pot of vegetable soup for lunch today, with enough for tomorrow at least. It was very frugal being made out of home grown pumpkin, a [...]

[...] pot in the last few days, a smoked sausage pasta bake last night, and pea and ham soup for lunch today. Then for dinner tonight I have very fancy fish fingers, oven chips and beans. Never look a [...]

[...] : tuna Pasta made with homemade tomato sauce Friday: belly pork & bean stew Saturday: Cooked Breakfast (as the main meal at lunchtime) Sunday: Roast lamb/beef/gammon depending on what we fancy I [...]

[...] : Chilli con carne Thursday: Fish cakes Friday: Black pudding & Beef Stew Saturday: Cooked Breakfast I have just sat down with the last two buns and a cup of tea while writing this post, so I [...]

[...] ice cream while admiring the morris minor car. We did see a few gardening celebs, Joe Swift, Toby Buckland, the lovely Alan Titchmarsh, plus we were there in the crowd when Cleve West was presented [...]

[...] egg noodles today, so we can have some hot chicken noodle soup for lunch tomorrow. I bought a big bag of beetroots a good week or so ago that was going cheap, well over a kilo for just 39p, so I [...]

[...] my little man to a couple of tshirts and a pair of shorts. I also found some garden bargains, a big bag of rose feed for a pound in the pound shop, and 2L of tomato feed for £2 so both at very [...]

[...] Its time to tighten those purse strings once more. The new year has brought new dilemas. Hubby's business is not doing so great, and [...]

[...] resources, you lose them. Its very true, also of our high streets I suppose. Not that our purse strings would be able to cope with many trips! I treated myself to a new cardigan and a pair of [...]

[...] I go on holiday in two weeks time it is will power that it the order of the day! No more homemade scones with jam and butter! What? How am I meant to survive?!  Also on the treat list was a [...]