Are you planning a family holiday abroad this year?We were planning a week in August (the only time off we all have together this year) but the prices were sky high so we ended up booking to go away in this country instead but Miss Frugal and I are having a cheeky long weekend away in the sun in April instead. It was only us who wanted to go away really as the men of the house aren't fans of the heat or the travelling involved so we decided to get away for some girly time together - I told you I was going to do things that made me happy this year, didn't I?We got an AMAZING deal when … [Read more...]
Siblings {February 2016}….
It's been a while since I've written a siblings post so after yesterday's slightly miserable post, I thought I'd share some happy moments with you today. ;-)I used to join in with the Siblings project every month and it was always one of my favourite posts to write because it reminded me how close Miss and Master Frugal were, despite the inevitable petty squabbles they used to have. I stopped joining in because the abundance of photos I used to have to choose from dwindled away and I only had the odd one or two photos of them together each month.The reason for the decline in photos … [Read more...]
What happens when a hero dies….
This wasn't the post I had in mind for today but yesterday something happened that affected me much more than I would have expected it to - a local radio commentator died after a short battle with cancer. His name was Ali Brownlee although it's highly unlikely that you'll have heard of him unless you live in the North East but he was a legend.He was one half of a team who commentated on the Boro matches on the local radio and despite never meeting him, his voice is just as familiar to me as any other voice I know. Commentators are supposed to be unbiased and neutral but he was far from … [Read more...]
Beautiful love quotes to print out and give to the person you love….
Do you and your partner 'do' Valentines Day?We don't and haven't for the last few years to be honest - not because we can't be bothered or because we don't love each other but because we don't think that a card and a bunch of flowers on one day of the year really means as much as showing each other how much we care all year round.Don't get me wrong, I love a bunch of flowers every now and again but honestly, I'd rather spend the money on something else and so would Mr Frugal. If you add it up, the cost of a card each, a small but nice bunch of flowers and a box of chocolates would cost … [Read more...]
Have fun next week with these half term family fun ideas….
I don't know about you but I'm finding that keeping the kids occupied (and off their electronics) is becoming a bit of a challenge lately. I think it's a mixture of the miserable weather, the dark nights and the fact that we've all been ill over the last few week that's left us with very little energy to anything other than the essential stuff (school, work, social media - you know the stuff ;-)).But next week is half term and for the first time in about a month none of us are poorly (touch wood) so I'm hopeful that we can have lots of family fun together. We don't have much money though … [Read more...]
Soothing chamomile, lemon and honey ice lollies….
Last year when Miss Frugal had a sore throat, I made her some throat soothing chamomile, lemon and honey ice lollies which she declared were like 'yummy medicine' as they were just about the only thing that seemed to help soothe the pain.Last Sunday was the first time I'd had a sore throat myself since making these for Miss Frugal so I sent Mr Frugal to the shot for some honey and set about making myself a batch in the hope that they would help make me all better. Here's how I make my soothing chamomile, lemon and honey ice lollies 2 Chamomile tea bags 2 tbsp honey (more or less … [Read more...]
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