Hi everyone,
enjoying my week off although the weather is awful. It's been really windy and wet.
Yesterday I dropped Dad home after his weekend here. On the way back, I stopped off at a big garden centre/lifestyle store. I may have spent €€ on plants and a container and cute hedgehog and bird decorative poles. I was hoping to plant the new plants today but that's not going to happen. They're sitting in the sink in my utility room and I'm keeping them well watered until the rain eases off.
Brought DCats to the vet this morning for their annual vaccinations and to stock up on flea/worm treatments/eyedrops etc. That was €178 iirc. Then I met a retired colleague for lunch. I had garlic bread, lasagne and a cappuccino. No alcohol and we asked for tap water instead of bottled water.
Tomorrow we're going to the castle/llamas place (weather permitting). It will be €8 entry. DD can pay for herself. I'll bring baguettes and a flask. Last time I brought a flask, I brought the flask and milk but left the coffee granules at home! I'll double check I have everything packed this time around. I'm low on petrol also, so I'll need to top up.
I just checked and SUSI (college grants scheme) opens for applications tomorrow, so I might sit down with DD tomorrow and put in an application. Hopefully the process isn't too onerous. I'm not sure to what extent I'll be eligible for funding (the fact that I'm separated is a complication) but it's worth a try. They can only say no.
Half that's really disappointing about the building tenders. There's a very popular TV programme here called 'Room to Improve' (families or couples who embark on home renovation projects). One series featured projects which started before Covid but then had to be put on hold due to Covid (must have been an absolute nightmare for the families concerned). When the projects recommenced, the building costs had increased significantly and the families had to increase their budgets. To be fair, that seems to happen irrespective of Covid - all of the families seem to have access to a magic pot of money that they can draw from when the inevitable problems/delays emerge. It's a difficult decision to make.
Weight well done on the frugal museum trip.
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Happier that sounds like a very unpleasant shopping experience.
Curls glad you had a fun night out for your friend's 40th.
Coffee sorry to hear about your Mum's foot. What does she like to do? Would she do a jigsaw puzzle? Is she a member of a library - could you pick up some books for her? A cheap bunch of supermarket flowers?