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Feet.

I've been up & about early this morning.  I went for a lovely long walk with the dog, posting my ebay parcels on the way and then getting soaked with rain! So much for being organized and getting the washing pegged out early.

On my to do list today

• make a curry for tonight.  (I am trying to cut down on getting a takeaway every Saturday! So I am going to make a Special Chinese Style Curry with boiled rice.  Much healthier.
• plan menu for the week, make a shopping list & go do the weekly shop.
• Dig out some pretty papers from my stash to make some of Cherry's gorgeous soaps.
• Give my poor neglected feet (I'm ashamed) a soothing footsoak, pedicure & polish.
• List some items on ebay.

Here is my pedicure kit....do you think I have enough? LOL.  I even have a magazine to read while my nail polish dries.

As I've mentioned before, we are really lucky to have both my Father-in-law and my parents who are keen veg growers and allotments owners.  They keep us supplied with a delightful selection of fresh produce all summer long.  Lettuce, cucumbers, peppers, sweetcorn, beetroot, rhubharb, green beens, runner beans, broad beans, potatoes, cabbages, cauliflowers, onions, carrots, courgettes, bucket loads of tomatoes and lots of other goodies. We also get a dozen free range eggs from one of the other allotment owners every week for a £1! 

Last week we visited the allotment to collect the first veg of the season and I took some pictures to share with you all.

This chair made me smile...so grand in the middle of all the mud and tomato plants.

I'm really looking forward to all the lovely salads and tasty soups to come!

Saturday morning and I have the whole weekend off!  I am planning on getting my housework done this morning and then finishing the book I'm reading at the moment....

The Mistresses Daughter by A. M. Homes.

Tomorrow I am going to tackle my huge ironing pile and then do some baking for the week.  I have been thinking a lot lately about the rising cost of my grocery bill.  With four adults to feed I spend quite a bit. Although I do cook most of our meals from scratch which is cheaper and more healthy than buying ready made food, I am interested to see how much more I can do.  Last week I made pizzas for the first time and my family have been begging me to make more.  It was so much cheaper than buying them.  I am going to experiment with freezing some to see how they are when cooked from frozen.  I am also thinking about making my own yogurt and flavouring it with fruit.  This should cost a lot less than buying  yogurts and they will be better for us, shop bought yogurts are full of sugar & additives. I have a recipe to try for banana cookies which uses up over ripe bananas.  I already make a banana cake every week so this will be a nice change. Good for the four lunch boxes I pack up every day.  I have lots of other ideas. I have recently dicovered these blogs which have given my lots of ideas on how to save money at the supermarket checkout, along with the inspiration to try out some new ideas.  There also seems to be loads of programmes and magazine articles around at the moment on this subject so it seems many people are feeling the pinch.

It's back......

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