Horrible Jobs
We've been painting in the new loft conversion for a couple of weeks. There is much to do still, what with wardrobes, multiple shelving and architraves. I loath painting with a passion! I would much rather get someone else to do it, but my husband didn't want anyone in the house, understandable. But we have moved on a little since we started and he would now, but too late! Arrgh! I feel like we have made considerable progress now, but boy, I'll be glad when we're done.
I've also done our tax returns which is another job I hate. They're a little complicated and they take me forever to compile everything and gather the mountain of paperwork needed. I emailed the accountant that everything is ready, but haven't heard back yet. No matter, it's all ready when they want it
Now workmen are able to enter houses to work, we can book the chap to lay the flooring downstairs. It means more utter chaos as everything is moved around so he can get at the floors. I'm not looking forward to that part, but it will make a big difference once its done. I feel like I've been living in a shed forever now!
All these horrible jobs mean that I haven't been able to keep on top of the garden, but then a garden is never finished is it, there is always lots of things you want to do. This year I want to move the 2 blackcurrant bushes to a big water tank that came out of the loft. It means I'll be able to net them. At the moment they are in a mixed bed where they look lovely, but the blasted pigeons have been raiding them and taken far too many
The Blog Update
I'm ploughing my way through 800+ posts updating things as I go for the lovely fresh new look. An inexperienced person did a lot of work helping me, but I have to check everything as mistakes were made due to said inexperience plus I'm improving posts when they are especially bad, and the early ones often are! It means I've had to put to one side writing many new posts, a meal plan I'm developing and the last recipes from Cheap Family Recipes. The end is in sight for that, but I need to finish the update first. There is always blogmin to do, a bit of a Forth Bridge job!
Lockdown
I've been enjoying our enforced isolation and am in no hurry to go out into society again. I am in a privileged position as I don't have to worry about our income, I don't have children at home and I live with my husband, so I'm not on my own. But it's been nice, just him and me, nowhere to go, all the usual busyness falling away, just pootling around doing this and that. I don't seem to have any more time mind! I hope you've been surviving it all ok and that it hasn't been too stressful
In the meantime, here's a couple of recent posts from Thrifty Lesley
Savoury Baked Oats
For brunch recently, I had an absolutely delicious savoury baked oats dish and I give that version in the recipe card. I was sure savoury baked oats would work just as well as the sweet version, and indeed they do. I have had a little ponder and come up with lots of other flavour possibilities too.
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Puchka Tart
When making puchkas, I was pretty sure it would work as a main course in a pastry case. And let me tell you, it worked beautifully!
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Home Made Popcorn
Was poking about in the Armageddon cupboard whilst writing a meal plan for the following week and trying to use some existing stocks. While poking about and mentally constructing meals, I decided to use some popcorn. Idly reading the instructions, I noticed that it could be done in the microwave, so gave that a go, having previously always done it on the hob.
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With all best wishes, until next time
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