Our dog Charlie has a real thing about licking the sofa. And not just the parts you would expect sticky fingers to have been either !

We tried it and like tez paz's friend our sweetcorn didn't get tall enough to support the beans so it all ended up a bit tangled. I think we also had the sweetcorn too close together, it's something we would try again though.

What a dreadful thing to have happened, I am so sorry for your friend .I hope you and your Alfie have recovered from the shock .

Goodness Lynn, the weather just keeps beating up on you guys! I can only imagine just how tired and frustrated you must all be . Well I can tell you that the Daffodils in our garden are looking like they might bloom soon, and the frogs in the pond must be feeling spring in the air because it's defin...

Wow LL, you really do seem to have Frugal Feb sorted out, despite unexpected expenses, and be well on the way to carrying on the motion!

I was just catching up with this thread and wondering how the knitting is going. Don't you let anyone put you off, lift your knitting when you feel in the mood to do it and don't worry when it doesn't go well we all have those days! You will soon get into a rhythm with it and next winter have a love...

Everyone is doing so well, I admire anyone who will have a figure of how much they have saved over the month. I know I won't be able to claim a Frugal Feb, maybe I will need to carry the motion over and have a Must do better March!

Blimey, why is it that when you are trying to watch your spend something always breaksdown, and it's never a small thing is it! I hope they get it back to you as soon as possible it sounds like you might need it for a while yet.

That sounds like a nice bargain with the beef it's always good when offers crop up like that.

Some good tips there Earlybird, thanks. Lynn, I think its a good idea to try to pay more and build up a bit of extra. I want to do that with the electricity as we use it for everything but the heating. We have gas for that and I think we can get that low enough to pay for straight out, there is only...

That has got to be one of the cutest things ever. What a wee sweetie!

Just catching up with this thread, it's great. I remember Whirlybirds, it was on during the summer holidays and we wouldn't go out until we had watched it! And Follyfoot and all the ones from when I was little, Andy pandy, the Wooden tops and I used to love Tales of the Riverbank.

I must give barley a try, I tend to think of it as a soup ingredient and I have stuffed a chicken with it so I must see what else I can do. Our food spend is improving , now I would like to make sure we are paying our bills in the best way for us.The energy companies seem to think they can just deci...

No Helen , I,ve been using hot water as well!

Lynn , I hope you are feeling better. Your storm certainly puts our weather into perspective. The snow looks so beautiful, until you have to go out in it! Take care