Moving through life's seasons
We have had a few debates about this over the years and every now and then, I wonder if Rachel is substituting some of our foods in a crafty, money saving manner. So which is best, the upmarket brand or own label? Continue reading “Upmarket brand or own label?”
“I missed your blog!” said Anthony. I quickly explained we have had my mother come to stay for a few days and being the dutiful son, I had neglected my blog. Rest assured, we still have a few things going on.
Things have not, for various reasons, gone to plan with our cars. In the run up to retirement we reckoned we could drop down to just one car in the interests of being thrifty, saving the planet etc. Instead we have been running THREE cars. Continue reading “Rationalising the cars (at last!)”
I haven’t blogged lately. Everything is okay. It’s not that there haven’t been things to talk about, it’s just that I’ve been a bit busy lately. Although this is a gardening update, in my mind I have a post brewing about why Boris Johnson is unfit to become Prime Minister. Regardless of that, back to the garden update…. Continue reading “A gardening update”
Rachel keeps a close eye on our cash flows and there are a few surprising things coming up. This is mostly the cost of food and petrol but thankfully we are okay with this; but definitely not complacent. Continue reading “The cost of food and petrol”
We are feeling rather weary after being count assistants in the local elections today. Quite a serious matter but actually quite a bit of fun leading to these confessions of an election count assistant. Continue reading “Confessions of an election count assistant”
While I quite like a nice pizza, I have come to loathe the supermarket pizzas with their overpriced, soggy cardboard structure and dubious toppings. Being a frugal kind of bloke, I won’t buy a pizza in any of the dodgy looking pizza places in town either. No other options left apart from home made pizza! Continue reading “Home made pizza!”