Hello all. Hope workplace rumbles settle down satisfactorily, martha. Food while out and about can really drain the old wallet, can't it? (thinking cake and toasties here). I consider even park cafe food as a huge treat these days, to be indulged in very, very occasionally.
That said, I did splurge yesterday on what might be a frugal win or frugal fail. I saw a Ganni seersucker checked dress online earlier in the season, but at £240 it was a bit of a wincing no from me. However, I stumbled across it yesterday at £90, so I've ordered it. If it is what I think, it will be one of those perfect, cotton, classic dresses you can just pull on and feel fab in. I picture myself walking along the sands at Dinard in it.
Loving your jaunts to Paris for exhibitions, Rum. What are you going to see? The garden plans (DH ordered corten edging and paving slabs last night) include building a seating area, moving/creating a brick path, putting in corten edging and raised beds. And that's probably the limit of what we can manage to do ourselves this year. There's some more complicated work but we'll save up and get a builder for that next year.
Roofing fella should be with us next week. £850, all in. Pleasantly surprised, but there will be some replastering and decorating inside, so the job's not complete yet. And we won't know for another year or so if we've solved the right problem. The joys of house maintenance. I love our house, and have enjoyed finding our taste and learning new skills over the past 25 years or so of DIY in this and other properties. But I don't think I want to spend our sixties and seventies doing this stuff, so the next property will need to be more...I dunno. Modern? Aluminium windows, no fireplaces, underfloor heating, porcelain flooring.
I have a yen for a big pot of dahl, but suspect DH will look gloomy if that's dinner. So will pick up some eggs and make a summery frittata (there weren't any in Aldi again, wonder if that's what sparked the punch-up?? Shouldn't laugh) with asparagus and peas and stuff.