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Untitled 18 Mar 2013 | 09:44 pm
I am quite a stressy person! I have now been put on high blood pressure tablets by my doctor, which is not good! Ideally of course I should be losing weight, and I am cutting down on the nasty, but o...
Untitled 12 Mar 2013 | 10:16 pm
Typical! I say how lovely the weather is becoming and it does an about turn right back into winter and snow! Snow! In March! Its very pretty, but no thanks! Besides, I nearly skidded across a busy ro...
Untitled 5 Mar 2013 | 05:15 pm
What a beautiful day! The sun is shining and we are in double figures! Wooohooo! I am sitting in the dining room with the french doors wide open and the dogs are loving having the freedom to wander in...
Untitled 18 Feb 2013 | 05:54 pm
Today is my last day off work. Usually you can say time off flies by, but not so much this time. Not that I am looking forward to going back! Yesterday was probably the best day weather wise, I was fi...
Untitled 10 Feb 2013 | 10:33 pm
Despite the thoroughly depressing weather outside, I persuaded Hubby to come with me to the garden centre to buy some growbags. I bought three, on offer for 3 for £12, though I may need some more late...
Untitled 4 Feb 2013 | 06:02 pm
Late last night I decided to finally have a go at a bread recipe from the Hairy Bikers Bakation book I got from hubby for Christmas. After a failed attempt to get the yeast going from a new tub of yea...
Untitled 3 Feb 2013 | 10:27 pm
I have just done my first shop of the week, mostly meat, which is usual for Sundays. My receipt: 2 x Large Chicken £1.49 each Beef Braising Steak £1.15 Pork Belly £1.11 Pork Leg Escalopes 99p 2 x twi...
Untitled 28 Jan 2013 | 11:42 pm
I said it was time to get back to the budget, and now I have been paid its full steam ahead! I keep a piece of paper in my purse (or in this case the back of a Christmas card - free notepaper!) with m...
Untitled 23 Jan 2013 | 08:43 pm
Last week I bought myself a new set of saucepans, lovely stainless steel ones with copper bottoms, though what difference the copper bottom makes I have no idea. They were very frugal not only only pr...
Untitled 21 Jan 2013 | 11:23 pm
The snow did arrive eventually, but praise where praise is due, the folks at Essex County Council have been doing a fantastic job in keeping the roads clear. I went to work yesterday, and they were wo...
