1) Last weekend when it was ridiculously hot I bought some cheap reduced price lemons and lovely Miss Frugal made me some homemade lemonade as she knows how much I enjoy her lemonade. She usually makes mint lemonade but we didn't have any mint so she just made it plain and it was so refreshing.Not sure it was worth the clean up in the kitchen that she left me though!Also, you can tell she's grown up with me blogging as she made the lemonade, took a photo of it worthy of Instagram and remembered to tell me what she used to make it! Then she told me I owed her £5 which is our … [Read more...]
10 tips for a perfect picnic….
Did you know tomorrow is National Picnic Day?Picnics are so much fun and whether they're at the beach, or the park or even in your own back garden they're a fun way to spend time together as a family.When the kids were younger, they used to have back garden and living room floor picnics as often as they could get away with and for fussy eating Master Frugal, a picnic was often the way to get him to try new foods as he's saw picnics as a bit of an adventure. This is a picture of a Teddy Bears picnic that we had in our back garden way back in 2011....Now that the kids are older … [Read more...]
Super Refreshing Homemade Lemonade….
I've just come across some photos on my phone from a few weeks ago when Miss Frugal made some homemade lemonade with some lemons we got reduced at the shop. They're not great photos as they all have a bit of a blue-ish tinge to them for some reason but I decided to share them with you anyway because the lemonade itself was amazing! How to make Miss Frugal's Super Refreshing Homemade Lemonade What you need: 5 lemons 4-5 tablespoons sugar 1.5 litres cold water (we actually used sparkling water today)Squeeze as much juice out of the lemons as you can and pour the strained liquid into … [Read more...]
Easyjet Vs British Airways….
I'm all for saving money when we travel but I must admit that I was very reluctant to book a trip with Easyjet because I've heard such bad reports about them in the past. In the end we booked through them for our trip to Milan because the price was literally unbeatable.I was very pleasantly surprised with our Easyjet experience and having traveled with British Airways recently, I thought I'd share my experience with you so you can decide whether to book your flights with Easyjet who are known as a 'budget' airline or their more premium competitors, British Airways. Cost First of all, … [Read more...]
The great bacon vs sausage sandwich debate….
Saturday mornings are my 'me time' mornings!Thanks to the fact that the kids don't surface before lunch on a Saturday and Mr Frugal is usually at work, I get to have a relaxed morning all to myself. I make the most of it too - waking up whenever I wake up with no alarms (it's still usually early though), taking the time to have a nice soak in the bath before I get dressed and then having a bacon sandwich with my cup of tea while reading my Kindle. Bliss!I look forward to my Saturday mornings on my own so when Mr Frugal was at home with me one morning, I tried to carry on regardless … [Read more...]
How fast broadband improved my blogging (and my life)….
I often think about what's an 'essential' to our family life and what we could easily do without and I've come to the conclusion that we could do without our holidays, our days out, our little treats here and there and we could even go without our TV if we really had to cut down on our outgoings.One thing I don't think we could do without anymore would be our super-fast broadband and if you're rolling your eyes and shaking your head at this point (I bet you are) thinking that broadband is a luxury that we could easily do without then I'm going to tell you why it's an essential and … [Read more...]
