tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post642810064733752635..comments2024-03-19T08:35:01.699+00:00Comments on Love my life: Start as I mean to go on.Meanqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-28655951605852211592014-01-05T00:08:41.338+00:002014-01-05T00:08:41.338+00:00I agree completely about having frozen soups and s...I agree completely about having frozen soups and stews. Especially if you find yourself often cooking for one... I'll make a big pot of soup and freeze it in all kinds of little saved containers and then I can just thaw as needed and get a nice variety of home made foods. SheilaPCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199520378468357446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-46791825829143769482014-01-04T19:10:52.967+00:002014-01-04T19:10:52.967+00:00I've done really well on the yellow sticker fr...I've done really well on the yellow sticker front recently too and also have sprouts left over. We've had steamed sprouts, bubble and squeak and I'm going to chop some up and put them in my homemade soup along with the 10p parsnips and yellow sticker spuds and broccoli stalk, then whizz it all up. The dogs are also enjoying some of the sprouts raw! Also got a beautiful trifle £3 down to 75p (pudding a rare treat here) for New Year's day, and reduced eggs and loaves. Today we got half price apples on yellow sticker and still have lots of fruit we were given as a Christmas present. Home hairdresser at our house too for the entire family!!SusanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622557936441532144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-51712370392929179492014-01-04T17:54:31.684+00:002014-01-04T17:54:31.684+00:00They are good bargains - I never find them that ch...They are good bargains - I never find them that cheap in my local supermarket! I need to start popping a bit later maybe.<br /><br />Jane<br />shoestringcottage.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-7445282962171803452014-01-04T14:26:31.983+00:002014-01-04T14:26:31.983+00:00Lol. I had to look up mangetout peas too. I couldn...Lol. I had to look up mangetout peas too. I couldn't imagine cutting peas with scissors. (I just woke up and the coffee pot isn't finished brewing yet. hee!)<br />Glad you ended up finding more than just the peas and bread. <br />I do color my own hair, but I'm too afraid to cut it. I think the last time I tried It, I was five and as punishment I had to go around like that for a few days.<br />Thanks again for this blog. It's a nice start to my morning. Montridge2uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056671557737774614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-89304095968814673592014-01-04T10:28:46.542+00:002014-01-04T10:28:46.542+00:00You do a good job MQ. No need to pay someone to d...You do a good job MQ. No need to pay someone to do it unless you enjoy having it 'done'. I have cut/coloured my own hair for years and have never been happier. I like being in control of how I look. Well done on the bargains. My supermarket seems to have stopped doing the big reductions (just a few pence off now even when I go really late). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-89703736127441963892014-01-04T10:01:42.940+00:002014-01-04T10:01:42.940+00:00Hi Elaine. I get bored with housework, can only do...Hi Elaine. I get bored with housework, can only do it in short bursts, then have to move on to something more interesting. Writing this blog spurs me on to keep busy. If I did nothing I would have nothing to write about, so it is good for my physical and mental well being to keep on blogging.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-58307807587691898862014-01-04T09:56:18.643+00:002014-01-04T09:56:18.643+00:00Hi Campfire. I don't make real chips either, n...Hi Campfire. I don't make real chips either, no pan. I don't use the oven, so my chips come from a chip shop two or three times a year. Yes, I've started buying cartons of soya milk in bulk, I only use it on my branflakes. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-59215135915943814452014-01-04T09:53:02.748+00:002014-01-04T09:53:02.748+00:00Thank you, you're very kind.Thank you, you're very kind.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-27303801028042808652014-01-04T03:27:52.785+00:002014-01-04T03:27:52.785+00:00We have a Buffet " All you Care to Eat" ...We have a Buffet " All you Care to Eat" in our town where there is a notice posted that there is a fine for leaving too much uneaten food on the plate. I really doubt that they would or could reinforce it but it does serve to make the Greedies think a bit.JanFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-49476959826778085442014-01-04T03:14:38.745+00:002014-01-04T03:14:38.745+00:00I enjoy reading your blog. What a delightful lady...I enjoy reading your blog. What a delightful lady you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-39203531864350441552014-01-04T02:58:44.005+00:002014-01-04T02:58:44.005+00:00Fantastic haul, good on you. I cant believe those...Fantastic haul, good on you. I cant believe those savings. No such discount where I live...Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176661940614462611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-53355739101861215702014-01-03T23:52:46.496+00:002014-01-03T23:52:46.496+00:00I won't shop at tesco, but we get loads of red...I won't shop at tesco, but we get loads of reductions in the Co OP - most of the great stuff goes to people living in Ledbury but sometimes I get lucky ( like last night!) and it is great :) <br /><br />I bet your hair looks great :) <br /><br />sarah xxxCompostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-33326417243867284012014-01-03T23:27:01.012+00:002014-01-03T23:27:01.012+00:00Those bargains are amazing !! We'll worth the ...Those bargains are amazing !! We'll worth the stalk. Love it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-52049326395935682002014-01-03T23:25:50.854+00:002014-01-03T23:25:50.854+00:00Well done, all those stickers. I love sprouts too,...Well done, all those stickers. I love sprouts too, lightly steamed, can't stand them soggy. I am still using stuff up I bought over Christmas, just for us as we had dinner at Son's. At least I've not had to buy anything other than £1.00 for oven chips, as I promised husband he could have sausage and chips one day, and I don't have any way of doing 'real' chips, and they're too oily, anyway. I'm seeing how long I can go before buying. It helps to have a load of UHT milk in and I make my own bread.Campfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573797205145907726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-76802271304092594512014-01-03T23:14:43.744+00:002014-01-03T23:14:43.744+00:00Right place right time for the bargains. I try to ...Right place right time for the bargains. I try to check the receipt before i leave the store. It makes a good day even better if you get the overcharged money back on the way out.<br />We've got some hair clippers but last time my wife didn't put the attachment on first and i ended up with a bald stripe. They say theres only a couple of days between a good and bad haircut but that took a few weeks.<br />Dave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-16000833934489352112014-01-03T22:49:40.863+00:002014-01-03T22:49:40.863+00:00Thanks for getting back to me - I might experiment...Thanks for getting back to me - I might experiment with the local supermarkets and see if I can get things any cheaper.<br />The nearest 24 hour supermarket to us is 35 minutes away so with fuel costs not very economical. Will try the large morrisons in our town.<br />Looking forward to having a read through your archives :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740918048697011795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-22301147798370592402014-01-03T22:38:54.648+00:002014-01-03T22:38:54.648+00:00My hair looks the same as when I last cut it, that...My hair looks the same as when I last cut it, that's why I didn't take a photo. I hated it when I came out of the hairdressers, they could never do it how I wanted it. Much better now I can tidy it up myself.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-51414279408370577802014-01-03T22:35:01.164+00:002014-01-03T22:35:01.164+00:00Hi Elaine. I think I would have been tempted to sa...Hi Elaine. I think I would have been tempted to say something if I saw food wasted like that. It's disgraceful, don't they know people are starving. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-75901442234395819172014-01-03T22:33:17.350+00:002014-01-03T22:33:17.350+00:00Hi Natalie. I washed my hair in the kitchen sink t...Hi Natalie. I washed my hair in the kitchen sink today, with two kettles of hot water, and one pan heated on the gas stove. I needed to rinse it several times because of the colour I put on. Normally it's two kettles, one for washing and one for rinsing. I didn't have a usable boiler for over three years and washed myself in the kitchen with a kettle of hot water. Now it's working but I only put it on for a bath.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-80818202965689658062014-01-03T22:28:37.188+00:002014-01-03T22:28:37.188+00:00Hi Stacey. I shop at Tesco, it's the nearest s...Hi Stacey. I shop at Tesco, it's the nearest supermarket to me. The other supermarkets do something similar. They start marking down in the afternoon, but the later you go the cheaper it gets. Usually three markdowns. I go at 8pm. It is pot luck whether there is anything left at that time, as some people are happy with 50% off. I take a chance and wait for the 90%.There doesn't seem to be one day which is better, it could be any day. It depends how busy the shop has been and if they have over ordered. My Tesco is a 24 hour one, others might get rid of their reductions one hour before the shop closes. You have to keep going to check which time is best.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-18040498198352645442014-01-03T22:23:25.384+00:002014-01-03T22:23:25.384+00:00Elaine/Philly here: I enjoy noticing how you make...Elaine/Philly here: I enjoy noticing how you make entertainment out of chores, Ilona, and adventures out of food combination experiments. I wish they'd mark down fruit and veg here in Pennsylvania the way they do in your neck of the woods. We never see such reductions. I'm jealous (ha-ha). I think that you don't often feel bored. Or, if you do, you use your creativity to make something, visit somewhere, or give some of your time to your animals inside and outside your home. Congratulations on your positive mental attitude. Happy and Healthy New Year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-66251135877330708442014-01-03T22:20:03.021+00:002014-01-03T22:20:03.021+00:00Hi. Yes most of them do know me. Some of them reme...Hi. Yes most of them do know me. Some of them remember me from when I was filmed there. I have a laugh with them. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-38660208173651665732014-01-03T21:46:19.366+00:002014-01-03T21:46:19.366+00:00I can't believe how cheap the reductions are. ...I can't believe how cheap the reductions are. Here in Tasmania, they take 20 cents off something costing ten dollars and stick an ornage label on it. I am sooooooooooo envious.Winterfell Mixed Mediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05085237973862858567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-21058034264314214792014-01-03T21:34:02.606+00:002014-01-03T21:34:02.606+00:00You are a super shopper, Ilona!!! Do the checkout ...You are a super shopper, Ilona!!! Do the checkout girls know you?cthey must think you are world's kanniest customer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-41319569728923856162014-01-03T21:11:35.953+00:002014-01-03T21:11:35.953+00:00Great post today Ilona. My one thing that I budget...Great post today Ilona. My one thing that I budget for is my haircut and colour at the hairdressers, because I've done it at home and it was disastrous. I made pea and ham soup using the rest of the Christmas ham and bone, and put it in the freezer. You're inspiring me to think more about how to use everything we have. Thank you !<br /><br />Aussie Cheryl xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com