Frugal friends follow each other frugally through Hallowe'en, COVID all welcome

[Happierwithouthim]

Here you go life

Hope the teachers on here get some R&R over half term. You are my unsung heroes at the moment.

Camden I started to chrochet recently and the wool I bought said on it to use a size 4 hook. I am making a scarf and finding it a bit grim think it's going to take me about 10 years to complete it 😜

Had a frugal win today as noticed that some big bags of Lindor chocolates that I'd bought on Prime Day to put past for Christmas were best before 30/11/20 so phoned them up and they refunded me plus I get to keep the chocolates.

north I meant to say earlier that I am sorry to hear about your friends mum. Life is so uncertain at the moment it's heartbreaking to see what some families have gone through.

Tayto onions carrots red lentils stock pot yum
Sauté first onion then add diced carrots add stock when half cooked add lentils cook and blend

for those learning to crochet... I found really helpful.

North second that teacher love.

I have had a run around day today - DM to hospital £3, supermarket £36. Then off to the food bank to pack 31 family week packs to give to the people who look after the kids on fsm in our area. Our MP wanted to come up for a photo op..... earlier this week he voted against fsm vouchers for half term and Christmas. Brass necked or what? We told him that he wasn't really welcome. These new Blue Wall Tories are not bright.

I third the teacher love too. Dsis is a teacher and I know how hard it’s been for her.

Teaching and healthcare. Two sectors I could not work in. Nope. No thanks.

We have a charity here called “caring cooks” who have started doing school meals. They were trialled at three primaries (three of the biggest and most deprived here - one being the one dsis works at). From all accounts the food is ace. This coming from dsis who is v fussy.

Over lockdown they managed to rope in a load of chefs from hotels and got them cooking and delivering meals to families. I believe they’re doing it over half term and also Christmas too. So so good.

Lots of teacher love here too. And emergency/healthcare worker love

Thanks for the teacher love, we don't often get that! Going to get the dcs to bed and watch Strictly - hooray!

Evening everyone
So much for me to catch up on you have all been so busy
Spent £7 in Brecon B&M on essentials , kitchen towels, scouring pads & an oven glove, washing up liquid . Nothing else because we are not allowed non essential shopping here in Wales. All the aisles of non essential stock were cordoned off !
Em fingers crossed for the all clear for your tests yesterday
Well spotted over the fuel !
Pumpkin have a lovely time with your DC , had to lol at your Spaghetti smeared Dog bless him
Unescorted thank you for doing that for the local Kids, bless you for doing that
Tayto busy week ahead for you but a lovely one
Born now that is a win and a delicious win at that!
North l know they (teachers) are doing such a great job
Camden that pie sounds delish! Well done to your Dh for boarding the loft he is a good un!
Snuggly my mouth is drooling you have wonderful Dc & Dh to make Brownies ....Corr!
Wolf that sounds like the perfect Saturday enjoy yourself
Life Sorry to hear about house and work stress hope it is soon sorted for you . Fingers crossed re your Dd Bubble
Love YAY! To your Ds toothbrushing
Happier your Lidl is obv different to ours but still sounds very impressive
The Dh & Dd2 are going to watch the rugby l am on here catching up with you all
Accidental have you any pics to share re the decorating please? l love seeing new rooms & the colours no probs if you would rather not l realise l am a nosy cow
Have a lovely Sat evening everyone

Thanks guys for the crochet advice, size four hook has been ordered along with some yarn, and the YouTube video has been watched and book marked!

Watched strictly with catface. Yay. And a bottle of red wine (shared with dh). It was from coop. And was a Romanian pinot noir. It cost me £5 maybe. Or £4 something. It was one of those bottom shelf wines. I bought it because dh remembered going to a Romanian restaurant here ages ago and having yum wine.

It was delicious. So yummy. And absolutely not what a wine of that price should taste like. I’m going back and buying bottles of the stuff tomorrow

Enhanced flavour of my bowl of wotsits too. 😂

Hello all, sorry I haven’t been on it was grandads farewell today. I’m a bit emotional so will be back in a few days when I’m feeling a bit more positive!.

Ah pumpkin take care

Hope you are ok Pumpkin, take it easy.

Did Catface enjoy Strictly, Em? She looks very content!

We will still be here. Pumpkin

Morning everyone 😀
Pumpkin AHH bless you sweetheart you take as long as you need we will all still be here 🤗
Em Catface looks very happy 😀
Isn't it fab when you find a little steal like the red Romanian wine 🤗😀 great stuff ! Talking of Wotsits , has anyone tried the giant ones ? I am wondering if they are really cheesy? I always buy the cheese savours from Mark's but can't ATM of course . Not that l need them ahem 😂
Off to Mums soon have a lovely day everyone 😀

mrs these were the giant ones. So yum!!

Catface enjoyed strictly. She likes tv and cuddles. She especially enjoys when the kiddos have gone to bed and she can have my lap all to her self. she might be my favourite baby because she’s not too demanding and she sleeps

Morning all 👋 - I'm emerging from end of term + house selling craziness. We've had one asking price offer already and still have a few viewings on Monday and Tuesday so hopefully someone else will bid and nudge the final offer a bit higher! Unfortunately we now can't find anything we want to move to 😫. I'm making myself have a break from Rightmove this week as we've made it to the south coast for a family visit/holiday and can't view anything anyway and it's been driving me crazy!

I need to plan some ways to keep half term relatively low cost. I've spent a lot this month, mainly on food and wine (it's the stress!!!!)

Morning everyone. Wet and windy here think a cosy Sunday of watching TV and maybe some intermittent crocheting is called for.

Mrs I am shocked to the core! Are you not even allowed to go to Marks and Spencer's to buy cheese tasters? That is a step too far 😱
We are bumbling along here in a state of mad crazy restrictions (but not as bad as yours or Ireland's) waiting for the axe to fall. I thought Nicola Sturgeon seemed very chirpy at her daily briefing on Friday even though she had nothing positive to say. Maybe she was relieved that someone else was giving out worse rules than she was for a change.

Madden great news about the house and I hope that the next viewers like it even more. Enjoy your break.

Life I forgot to say, that's a shame your dd has to isolate during her holidays. I do wonder what will happen with the schools. I suspect that many of the children will have asymptomatically had it by now.
A boy in ds2's college class tested positive and they were told that they didn't need to isolate as long as they hadn't been within 2 metres of him for more than 15 mins or 1 metre at all. I was a bit skeptical that none of them appeared to have breached this...

Haha I say the same about our cat Em!

Not allowed to buy anything except the essentials in the supermarket Born , we are not allowed to travel anywhere only local, it's very restrictive here. I popped to B & M yeterday in Brecon and there was a police car at the entrance to the car park the whole time l was there !! There is no Marks anywhere near us so yep no cheese savours!
Madden good luck with the house . Enjoy your stay with your family
Em you know what l need to get now don't you.... l need a Catface and giant Wotsits!

Nsd today
€12 in local shop on milk flour and bolognese sauce. I'll need a cow soon for ds
Got 2.5 litre and will need more tomo

£58 Sainsbury's but some of that thermal for DD to try and £9 back from D's.
£15 from selling clutter back thought

Hi all! I’ve spent today and yesterday resting and being kind to myself. I am struggling saying goodbye to grandad, but I feel better and am focusing on remembering him as the brilliant man he was and being happy I was able to have so many years with him. Thank you for being so kind and not judging me for being on and off the past week or so. I’m back now and hopefully will be okay. I haven’t caught up yet but will catch up from tomorrow. I hope you’re all well.

mrs and a nice red wine!

I bought 6 bottles of red. At £5 each I couldn’t let it just sit there. 🐈

£3.40 on bread.