Hello Dear Reader,

These days, I keep this blog to food, craft, walks, saving money and days out……I don’t tell you much any more. Here’s a brief synopsis of what’s going on without any great details. Son and daughter are fine, both grown and flown and doing well. Both gainfully employed, in relationships, no intentions of marriage or children for many years and both really happy. The rest of my family are fine too.

All is well in Thrift cottage, we continue to knock £800 off the balance of the capital every month and it’s the main reason we remain thrifty and we have five more years left to pay and it will be ours. We are still really happy and it’s very much an evenly yoked team pulling at the same strength and in the same direction. We have a simple life of keeping ourselves busy with our hobbies, meeting up with friends as often as we can, keeping in touch with our families and getting out and about and keeping active and healthy.

I still hold quilting and sewing workshops for people who contact me and ask to come along, I still support people online who get in touch.

But here is some news I’m happy to share. We’ve got living with less down to an everyday occurrence to the point that DB was able to reduce his working year and now works term time only. This means we are both off work at the same time and have more time together. More time together is always more important than money! We’ll still continue to pay off the mortgage capital, save and as the house is cheap to run, it’s not money we’re going to miss.

What will we do with our time? Live simply, the simpler the better. Food will continue to be homemade as will entertainment. We are very lucky to be able to make these adjustments and we know how fortunate we are.

Tomorrow, it will be back to thrifty recipes, money saving and sewing……..xxxxx

Until then,

Love Froogs xxxxx