01 August 2026

The Last Week of July from the 25th

 After the church tour last Sunday..............

Pink Dots on a map!

The last week of July was HOT again, Wednesday was exceptionally steamy, not encouraging for going far at all........

First of all a catch up with food shop photos.

This was the 4th food shop of July on the 25th

 

Cherries 65p(were still on offer); coleslaw 79p; 1Kg nectarines £2.39; peanuts 59p;  2 x Prunes @£2.49 = £5.58; pack 2 Naans 69p (I cut these in half before freezing); 4 pints milk £1.65; Melon £1.49.

Total £13.83

Then I had to go into town on a market day for sunflower hearts for the birds, as the goldfinches had been feeding their babies like crazy, so needed to spend £5 at Asda to get my £1 car park fee back and called at Aldi on the way in for a couple of things that are cheaper there.

Pack 2 little gem lettuce 95p;6 mini apples 99p;pesto £1.49; 6 large eggs £2.29; 2 peanuts @ 59p = £1.18; pine nuts £1.69. Quickly into the freezer went ice cream £1.62 and pack of 2 Linda McCartney vegetarian ¼lb mozzarella burgers £2

Total £12.21 
 
 As mentioned in yesterdays July financial round up - food for home including above was around about £128, but there were also  meals out with and without family and one coffee out to add to that so it turned into a very expensive food month. 

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Garden bin was emptied so I started filling it again with all of  this years old  raspberry canes. I thought about  getting rid of the raspberry bed if summers are going to be so dry making the seeds so hard that I can't eat them, but they went into the freezer for jelly making so not really wasted.

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Good Grief - Balsam Hill are advertising their very posh, very expensive artificial Christmas trees on TV in JULY - it shouldn't be allowed!

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Despite holidays and grandparent duties there were still enough people at the over 60's Keep Moving Group to cover costs which is good.



This week I'm grateful for

  • Still being able to use hose to fill water butts for watering food crops
  • Plenty of good reading
  • Vegetables from the garden and greenhouse
  • Finding things to fill blog posts this week - not sure about next week!


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  1. Anonymous1 August 2026 at 08:01

    As mentioned here eating out has become expensive and even takeaway fish and chips are not the reasonable treat they used to be. We have been cutting down progressively over the years and eat out much less often now. If we want an occasional treat it's coffee and cake, not a meal.
    Penny

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  2. Sue1 August 2026 at 08:34

    Okay ... so I think that you are the first in our gang of regular bloggers to mention Christmas!! 😄

    Buying a Christmas tree in July would seem weird for anyone, well except if they were half price I suppose. I guess they want the seed of their name planted in everyone's minds ready for when it might actually be time to buy one.

    Have you got a notebook that you can jot down ideas for blog posts in? Note things down when inspiration strikes. I should do this, but I don't ... I have a waiting list all up in my head. 😄

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