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Disaster bread

On Monday night, I was angry, very very angry. Anyone who saw my post last week can guess what the issue is. It was the builder, he didn’t show on Monday. This is the frustrating thing about renting, I don’t … Continue reading

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Spinach and Mushroom Eggcups

During the week, I mostly eat vegetarian food. As I’ve said before, it’s partly budget and it’s partly my choice of trying to buy locally, which means I use the butchers rather than the supermarket, which means that the meat … Continue reading

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The Weekend

Hello Monday! How was your weekend? Mine was lovely, I’m back home, although the bedroom window is no-where near finished, I decided that I’d tough it out at home because it’s not as bad as I thought and I just … Continue reading

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Sunday Music

Let’s talk about Sting. He wrote a musical, called The Last Ship and released the album of the songs. It’s about the world he grew up in and it’s worth pointing out that he’s 2 years younger than my parents … Continue reading

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Saturday – Eating this week

One of the disadvantages of living alone and on a budget is that my eating isn’t exactly exciting. I like how I eat but it’s very rarely spontaneous, I have a menu plan, I stick to the menu plan, which … Continue reading

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Builder woes or why I am more than usually grumpy..

Remember how last Sunday, I moved out of the house so the builder could fix my bedroom window and re-plaster that wall? Originally, I was planning on being back on Thursday but that didn’t happen because the work wasn’t finished … Continue reading

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Friday Links

Happy Friday. Today was my last night at Ma’s. Tonight we are in Watford and tomorrow, I will finally be at home although apparently the builder is having personal issues and the work may not be finished. I’m not at … Continue reading

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Living with mother

I was at hoping to be at home today, but I’m still at Ma’s and will be until Friday. On Friday night we are staying in Watford and I will finally be back in my house on Saturday! Living with … Continue reading

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An old cup and the importance and unimportance of things

Can you remember what you used to eat for breakfast when you were a child? I was thinking about this on Monday and I remember, boiled egg and soldiers, cheese on toast and toast a lot (I didn’t like milk … Continue reading

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Weekend Baking – Breads

This weekend I made all the bread! Fair enough it wasn’t quite all the bread but it was a couple of weeks worth! There is something very comforting about baking bread, it’s comforting to know that there’s enough, if you … Continue reading

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