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I'm 57 years old, working full time, wife, mother and grand mother, wishing that I wasn't working full time! I love and enjoy our children and grandchildren, our dogs and cat, our garden and allotment. I love crafts - knitting, sewing, crocheting, patchwork and restoring old furniture. I love to go to country auctions and love thinking that I've got my self a bargain!

Sunday 13 January 2013

Sunday




Afternoon All,

Well the sewing didn't get done, but all the niggly little tasks are done around the house ready for another week of work and commuting.

I was reading somewhere that a lot of veg's are not sold because they don't suit the supermarkets idea of a perfect size and form of veg.

Well today I have peeled and chopped one of my Dad's large parsnip's - it wasn't uniform in size and had mud on it but you know what,  it smelt beautiful as it was being prepared and I  know that it will taste brilliant when it's cooked and best of all it will feed 3 of us, as part of 2 dinners and it was free!!

(I always plate up Monday nights tea with Sundays - saves time when I get in as well as gas and electric)

I also read today that food prices have risen by a minimum of 7%  over the last year - who are they kidding - I would have said closer to double that amount.

Oh well roll on the spring and we can  start growing the seeds ready for the allotment - lets hope it's a better year, weather wise, than last year - The log burner's lit I'm off to do some knitting and toast my toes!

Have a good week

Byeee.

13 comments:

  1. Hi Trudie, like you, we were brought up to eat home grown produce, so odd shaped fruit and veg has always been perfectly natural to us. I think it's odd that people would only eat "perfect" specimens. I blame it on the supermarkets for not giving people the chance to buy it in the first place.
    We get a veg box with muddy odd shaped veg and occasionally, spotty apples and "That's life" saucy roots :-D

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    1. Hi Kath
      That veg box sounds brilliant especially if it's from local suppliers - I can't find anyone round here that do something similar I much prefer proper home grown veg too xxx

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  2. I totally agree about your estimate of price rises for foods. I`ve also heard about this nonsense that some veggies never even reach the supermarkets as they are not up to the required standards. That`s a propper waste of food resources, if you ask me. There should be a law to prevent this type of rejection by the supermarkets. Let`s hope we can grow our own over this coming year. By the look of the weather and soil conditions at this moment I don`t hold much hope for an early start. We might also be battling with the dreaded slugs again this year due to the sodden soils. Oh, what I would give to have the luxury of a polytunnel or good sized greenhouse!

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    1. Sarina
      I too would love a polytunnel - but there's just not enough room in the garden - we'll both have to keep dreaming of having a polytunnel one day xxx

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  3. I don't care if veg are pretty or not,it's the taste that matters. Food costs up by 7%? I'd say it's more than that here. Sticking to a grocery budget is nigh on impossible,and with the crazy weather we've all been having, I'm sure it will only get worse.
    How will you get close to the fire with a cat in the house?!!
    Jane x

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    1. Hi Jane,

      Lottie's not too bad with getting close to the fire - she likes to sit on the back of hubby's chair but when she stretches out she keeps parting his hair for him - I've told him that's when the shine from his bald spot is too much for her!!! xxx

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  4. Who cares what size and shape the fruit and veg are? They all eat . Food prices certainly are rocketing, I notice every week that prices are increasing, rarely do they come down.

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    1. Anne
      I doubt very much that even when the growing seasons improve that the prices will come down - the supermarket suppliers will hang onto every little bit of profit they can xxx

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  5. I agree, I feel for those who are struggling from week to week. I'm going to try to grow more this year, I just hope it will be a better year for growing.

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    1. Anne,
      Lets all hope that this year has a much better growing season - it was a complete washout for us! xxx

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  6. I took Mum shopping last week and was horrified at the price of things, particularly bread and meat.It's a good job I make my own bread and that we stopped eating meat as I definitely couldn't afford to buy it now.I'm hoping for better weather this year so that more stuff at the allotment actually grows.

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    1. Scarlet
      The prices are terrible arent they - Hubby went and had a look at our allotment a couple of weeks ago and it's not looking too bad - I don't think that even the weeds can compete with the sodden muddy ground up there - lets just hope that the ground improves after this cold snap has done with us xxx

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