Does anyone go camping?We've never been before but are seriously considering trying it this year in the Summer holidays. I was hoping we might be able to have a more exotoc holiday, or at least one that involves an aeroplane but unless we win the lotter it doesn't look like that's going to happen so we thought camping in the UK might be a good alternative.To practice, we've bought a little 2 man tent from B&Q (complete bargain at £11) and set it up in the garden. It was a loads easier than I thought to set up although to be fair we do appear to have a few spare ropes and pegs … [Read more...]
Who wears the trousers in your house….
When I was younger I had a really simple view of what life was going to be like when I grew up, I was going to meet the man of my dreams, have a huge white wedding, produce several very well behaved children and give up work while my well paid husband supported me. However, as with lots of childhood dreams, it didn't quite turn out that way, although I was lucky enough to find the almost perfect man!Mr Frugal works really hard, often starting at 4am but he's far from being well paid bless him. I have a pretty well paid job and earn almost double what he does, I work full time hours over … [Read more...]
Free Family and Friends Railcard….
There's a fantastic offer on at the moment for a free two month Family and Friends Railcard.To claim your free Railcard you simply need to complete the application form and your Family and Friends Railcard will be sent to you in the post.When your free 2 months are up, you can get 50% off a 12 month Railcard by ordering online between 5th July and 1st August, 2010 using the special code you will get with your Railcard. … [Read more...]
Cupcakes….
Anyone who knows me knows how much of a cookbook freak I am, I have loads but hardly ever use them for recipes - I just like to look at the pictures and dream.... I have had the occasional go though and one particular memory of chilli and chorizo scallops springs to mind - I won't go into it but it's safe to say that we haven't had scallops since ;-) I've also had more than one disaster with chocolate mousses and it's probably best if I don't even mention my previous risotto issues! Anyway, my various disasters haven't put me off buying cookbooks and when I went shopping yesterday I heard … [Read more...]
Dear Blogger….
Dear BloggerI've thought long and hard about this and I really don't know how to say this to you but.... I'm leaving you.We really can't be together anymore - It's just not working out for me and to be perfectly honest, I've found someone else, someone who I think I can have a long and satisfying relationship with.Please don't me too upset, there's plenty of other bloggers out there for you.It's not me, it's you.Yours excitedlyThe blogger about to move to Wordpress ****************************** Dear WordpressI've finally done it, after months of deliberating and … [Read more...]
Another Frugal Hospital Visit…. The Lost Post
What a nightmare few days we've had. Poor Miss Frugal's feet haven't got any better and I couldn't get her in to any of the chiropodists round here as they all said while she was on antibiotics they couldn't do anything!I kept her off school yesterday and as I was at work, my dad took her back to the doctors for me. As it was an emergency appointment they had to sit and wait for over an hour until she could be seen! When she finally got in it was a different doctor to the one I saw last week, he took one look at her feet and said she had to go straight to the paediatric ward at the … [Read more...]
