For the 2 of us, £30, and that does include everything; household, personal, clothing, garden....I can say we lack nothing~ We do only have beef when we are lucky enough to find steaks marked down at night to 20p. I buy fish the same; marked down to an unbelievable price. I've bought milk for 3p but...

I found a beautiful, round, vintage tablecloth at the charity shop, white with red cherries. It fits my table perfectly. It didn't have one tear or stain on it and I got it for 50p. That was money well spent.

One thing I will not economise on is my coffee but I do stock up when it is on offer. I used to be a real "brand" person but will now buy supermarkets own brand. Don't buy expensive/fancy cleaning cloths use old towels/sheets/"t" shirts etc. Don't buy fancy window cleaner, wasin...

Know the price of things that you never want to compromise on, and try to stock up when they're on offer. I try to only buy fair trade coffee, tea and hot chocolate, which are obviously more expensive, but are on offer reasonably often, so I stock up. I go without tea or hot chocolate if we run out...

LittleBrownFrog wrote:They will grow out of the drainage holes at the bottom
I think that nasturtiums are the cockroaches of the plant world.

So....you're saying you don't like them?

RuthG wrote:How does it compare with savoy cabbage? That can be tough and chewy too. Is kale similar?

It's from the cabbage family and yes, similar in toughness, I think..personally, I think cabbage is milder in taste~

I can 2nd LL on the black fly and caterpillar comments. One year I had them growing in a flower border just by my front door, I went out to do my weekly shop and on returning about 2 hours later the plants (or what was left of them) were covered in cabbage white caterpillar, that had gorged so much...

I'm always looking for ways to save as much money as possible, in the kitchen. Any great tips and ideas? Not just food, but anything to do with the kitchen. Here is one of mine. I love the price of (oh by the way, are we not suppose to actually say the name of the store?) A$da's coffee but the taste...

Wow! This is fabulous! Great work!!!

I don't think there is one diet out there that is suitable for everyone. I believe you have to figure out what works best for you. We aren't against it but rarely eat red meat...we do eat fish and chicken alot. I know if I don't get enough protein I feel lethargic. Not enough milk and cheese and I g...

4 french hens wrote:Stayed for a week with vegetarian friends in Poitou-Charente, France, (Sara land), and ate everything provided.

Some very tasty receipies, but they all seemed to have something missing......

Mike

Hee hee hee.....

No, never did it before but it sounds like a fantastic idea!

Now THAT's the life! Such peace.......
Thank you for that!

If it does the job and the price certainly was right, then I like it!

Beautiful ~~ one day, I will have chickens