Its Time For A Sack of Spuds ....! Thrifty Snippets....

Hello there ....

bit of a wet and dreary day here on Anglesey.

Even the chickens are looking a bit fed up ...a bit too wet to play outside.

Well .. its that time of year again folks .... cold weather .. 

extra heating .. 

Christmas ..

and the pressure to buy glitzy glittery stuff we don't really need .. 

Oh ... I do sound miserable don't I ...

Its just my way of reaffirming to myself  'the priorities' ... 

a roof over our heads ..

 warmth .. 

and some good dinners to get us through the bleak spell.

With that in mind I bought my first sack of spuds this winter..

 they were £6.. . is that cheap ..?

 I thought it quite reasonable.

 As my Gran would say ...

'with a sack of spuds and a tray of eggs you can eat like a king' .... good wholesome food ... 

and good value for your money.

And I won't even begin listing the dishes you can make from these simple ingredients ..

throw in a few bits from your store cupboard and it will keep you going for weeks.

 Of course I am very fortunate and have 'my Girls' giving me two or three fresh eggs everyday at the moment ...

 I truly value these lovely fresh eggs .. 

and make the most of them.

Hubby P has been doing his Thrifty bit ... this morning before the rain...

 He chopped/sawed up a load of the free wood and stacked some up in the inglenook ...

 nice and handy .. 

so we don't have to keep going out in the rain for more wood .. especially in the dark .. 

I tend to trip over the slightest thing these days.

It maybe doesn't look as pretty as 'proper logs' ...

 but boy..

its just as warm ..

 and free.

So ... nice and toasty warm .. 

and yes you can see Hubby P's work shirts drying above the wood burner ..

I have metal rails inside the inglenook on which I can hang wooden coat hangers to dry washing.. 

it works well...

 and its free ... 

no tumble dryer here .. and no central heating .. 

and so no radiator's.

Now Remembrance Day is over ..

 its time to start again with the poppies for next year.

I sold so many of the poppies this year .. 
and still people wanted more ...
 I made £72 for the British Legion Poppy Appeal ...

I am in a fortunate position doing what we do ... 

I pick up wool quite cheaply ....

and any that is the right weight and colour I keep and use for the poppies. 

And buttons .... anyone who has visited our stall will know ..

 I have rather a lot of buttons .... 

 so any interesting .. pretty .. black ones I keep for the poppies.

I shall just keep plodding away and then next year I will have a good stock of them ..

and hopefully more funds for the Legion.

So thats me today ...

 rabbit stew in the oven for tea ... 

Hubby P ensconsed in his shed .. doing 'sort-y out' things

and awful rain ...

 whats a Girl to do but sit by the fire and make poppies!

Bye for now x