tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703817848238285099.post3708625598236599969..comments2024-03-29T10:26:57.115+00:00Comments on TARRAGON & THYME: Keeping things stocked upPattypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533048669555871726noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703817848238285099.post-43465549349762318212016-02-14T16:29:32.411+00:002016-02-14T16:29:32.411+00:00Hi Sarah
Money was very tight when we were growin...Hi Sarah<br /><br />Money was very tight when we were growing up too and my parents also did very well considering that for the best part it was only my dad's wage coming in. My parents also used to grow veg my Dad had an allotment as well. Because we lived in villages without a chance of coming into town once a month mum used to do a big shop for the whole month on basic things so that we never ran out and I think this is where I get a lot of my base rules from. Once the pantry is pretty well stocked up then for a few months we can live out of it and then take genuine advantage of bargains with meat and things like sauces etc. I always for the best part just buy ingredients as you can do so much more with them yourself far more cheaply. I have been told by the Doctors that I should not buy prepaid meals as there is so much stodge in them which only blocks up my system and causes so many more problems. That is why I buy a lot of veg and freeze it myself yes a bit more work but I know where it came from and it makes my life a lot easier during the week as I just fish things out o the freezer and can get on quite qickly with tea when I get home from work. I work full time as a Legal Secretary. Give it time you will start to do more and more. I am very keen on learning more about canning and growing my own and meat preserving i.e making own salamis etc. Just wish I had the house with the land to do it as I would wish. Have all sorts of plans bubbling under the surface it is just a matter of opportunity. One day.<br />Take care Pattypan x<br />Pattypanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10533048669555871726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703817848238285099.post-362087228090339642016-02-14T16:21:41.305+00:002016-02-14T16:21:41.305+00:00Hi Hart
It was at the time and the worrying thing...Hi Hart<br /><br />It was at the time and the worrying thing was we oould not see any end to it. In the end I followed my father's advice. Take each day as it comes, enjoy the good days and deal with the not so good. Everything is relevant and part of the whole at the end of the day and gradually things do get better, but these days none of us are immune from such situations and you have to deal with the deck life has dished out as best as you can. I am a lot luckier than most.<br /><br />Take care and thanks for popping by.<br /><br />Tricia (aka pattypan0<br /><br />xPattypanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10533048669555871726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703817848238285099.post-85687586036852509422016-02-14T16:19:00.475+00:002016-02-14T16:19:00.475+00:00Hi Maria
None of us can take anything for granted...Hi Maria<br /><br />None of us can take anything for granted these days and each person has a different story and a different take on things. The most important thing is to make the best our journey whatever that may be- it becomes part of us an innate part of what you actually become. So we have to embrace the good and the not so good as they ultimately form the whole. Each day I think how lucky I am - but it does not stop me from aiming high or from ending up being taffled up in the corner. Such is life. Hope you and yours are keeping well.<br /><br />Take care<br /><br />Pattypan<br /><br />xPattypanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10533048669555871726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703817848238285099.post-59371501686214475652016-02-10T21:39:38.778+00:002016-02-10T21:39:38.778+00:00I read this post and it touched me so...so easy to...I read this post and it touched me so...so easy to take things for granted until a time come when things change and we re assess our lives..I too know this feeling, maybe in other ways but that feeling once it arrives and hopefully things change and things approve you never forget. A beautiful post , thank you for sharingDotty's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019055605512883183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703817848238285099.post-79543772914100485112016-02-09T15:52:32.329+00:002016-02-09T15:52:32.329+00:00Must have been a very scary time. Glad things are ...Must have been a very scary time. Glad things are better.harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429442912701353172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703817848238285099.post-36628892469138794382016-02-09T12:26:20.344+00:002016-02-09T12:26:20.344+00:00A very interesting post of how to survive in the f...A very interesting post of how to survive in the face of adversity. When I was growing up money was very tight and it always felt as though there was enough of everything but nothing to spare. My parents did an amazing job of managing on a small budget and grew lots of their own fruit and veg to supplement the bought food but when I moved out of home it mean that I bought a lot of everything to keep well stocked up. I still do it now but have educated myself to buy those things we need when there is a good offer on and not to be tempted by a load of stuff that we don't need and isn't good for us. I've recently got in to buying ingredients to make things from scratch and am enjoying the experimentation althoug I am not as adventurous as you yet :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746644216540661109noreply@blogger.com