I am still using items from my craft stash, the extra balls of yarn for my brothers blanket are not on here, that was taken from our Christmas gift total, not much in the garden, which is often the case at this time of year. I have purchased a few Christmas bits, and being lazy I've not recorded my spend, nothing expensive, just small bits, even the poinsettia blooms were only £6 each.
Household spending was OK, we had to replace our kettle, the lid was sticking and we did purchase a bigger speaker for Alexa, we both love music and our current model would not stay paired with our sound-bar, which meant switching on the TV every time we wanted music. I think we have all we need for Christmas, other than fresh bits. I paid daughter £50 for Lilly towards her vet bills.
No waste again, we even made pumpkin soup with the real pumpkin I had in my display, not many harvest from the garden, just leeks and parsnips, both are smaller.
I've been without my fitbit, so I am trying to move as much as I can, my weight is much the same, I did have my pre diabetic and cholesterol blood test this month, both results came back the same as last year, which was very pleasing.
Supermarkets often charge more for small veg, labelling them as 'baby' and doubling the price. They're supposedly harvested before they're mature so they're sweeter but I'm not so sure.
ReplyDeleteChristmas seems to have suddenly crept up on me, leaving me unprepared. I need to get a move on!
ReplyDeleteIt all sounds organised and cheerful in your neighbourhood. I'm sure the children are getting excited and tired. By the end of term they will have 'done' Christmas dozens of times.
ReplyDeleteThere are some good leek recipes online.
ReplyDeleteI do like your Christmas header mix of pictures :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thank you, full of special things to me.
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