Yesterday evening was fondue night. Salads made, out come the pickles, the baguettes cut, the heater lit and we are off. We are in the process of eating our way through the 8 fondues and then similar amount of raclette cheeses, that Lidl seems to stock at Xmas and my daughter always buys.
Yesterday I left my purse, a favourite tapestry Welsh one, at Lidl, My daughter and Andrew went for their evening walk and picked it up, someone had handed it in. People are always losing their credit cards round here but by the same token they will be advertised on the Tod group and mostly restored to owner.
I bought myself a coat last week, typed tweed in Google and came upon 'Seasalt', down in Cornwall. Pretty dresses and a sale, a coat reduced from £159 to £69 pounds. A bargain. They do 'petite' as well which was a great find. So I am happy with this new coat, it makes me look smart for a change!!
I see everyone is putting prices on how food is going up. Our Lidl is yet to go down that particular road, plenty of vegetables at normal price, picked up baking margarine for 69p. We do the 'big' shop at Morrisons, delivered with its £4 extra charge but as everything is done on the phone I have very little to judge the prices by.
Money, which reminds me. I read one of Benzosia's blog the other day and forgot to put the link on to this interesting article here. Do you think your money is safe having watched the strict sanctions put on Russia. Think again
Thank goodness your purse was handed in
ReplyDeleteYes on the whole people in Tod are very honest. I had said that there was only a couple of pounds in it to my daughter, when I counted it last night there was £10 in change in it. She reckoned they had had a whip round ;)
DeleteWhat honest people live in Todmorden.
ReplyDeleteSeasalt have some beautiful clothes, and you did well in their sale. My one indulgence this year has been £12.50 on a new (purple!) sweatshirt from Cotton Traders, which was half price.
Judging by the online lists from Morrisons, their small tub Stork is £1.50 (£1.80 at Co-op) and their 500g Lurpak is £4 (£5.85 at Co-op). Co-op shops are the only supermarkets in most Welsh towns. Only the bigger ones in Powys (Llandod, Newtown, Welshpool) offer alternatives.
I only buy what is necessary Jennie as far as clothes are concerned and was getting a bit tired of my anorak. Never come across Seasalt before, and really don't need the dresses but I gave them a sparkling revue. Lurpak is a delicious butter but always expensive. As a mixed household, meat is very rarely on the menu, a chicken once a fortnight, roast and then plucked clean for another meal, chicken pie a couple of days ago which was very good.
DeleteLucky you coming across Seasalt - I buy a lot of my clothes from there - always good value.
ReplyDeleteLucky you too with the purse - does the heart good when someone does this.
I am glad that I came across them Pat, but they are a bit more expensive than other shops. As for Tod inmates they are honest, though I can't speak for everyone.
DeleteDoes everybody round there call the town "Tod"? I guess that Todmorden is a bit of a mouthful - like Birmingham or Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch! Shortening is understandable. Will you be posting a photograph of you modelling your new coat?
ReplyDeleteSo clever. How do you remember that long Welsh word, twice now. Yes you are quite right Todmorden is difficult to say and Tod is the preferred name. No I won't be modelling anything yet!
DeleteThe first and last time I ate fondue was at 2.30 in the morning after a 23 hour drive to Switzerland (literally) and it was cooked by a Slovenian woman who was not scared of chucking in several bottles of wine - enough to get everyone drunk by eating it. The cheese settled into an insoluble ball in my stomach and I have not touched it since.
ReplyDeleteTea, tea, tea or wine of course ;) Any experienced Swiss would tell you. Mind you eating so late at night would not have helped Tom.
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