tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post312127733134528207..comments2023-12-27T17:26:35.546+00:00Comments on A Smaller and Simpler Life: Why, why, whySue http://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-5195711946553182912019-12-04T17:15:17.292+00:002019-12-04T17:15:17.292+00:00When I visit people, nowadays I often take a home ...When I visit people, nowadays I often take a home made cake. Eloisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065981592063612493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-17117161804545135852019-12-01T08:35:18.902+00:002019-12-01T08:35:18.902+00:00It sounds like you've managed a happy compromi...It sounds like you've managed a happy compromise 😃Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-66699269542657662782019-12-01T08:34:30.727+00:002019-12-01T08:34:30.727+00:00Purrrfect 😃Purrrfect 😃Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-52978668007900453552019-12-01T08:33:59.180+00:002019-12-01T08:33:59.180+00:00Ooh ... I guess that makes sense if she's not ...Ooh ... I guess that makes sense if she's not breaking the rules of her tenancy!!<br /><br />When I lived in Oxfordshire the local Indian restaurant guy used to bulk buy in Asda for the same reason.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-79349198709027645392019-12-01T08:31:20.753+00:002019-12-01T08:31:20.753+00:00I haven't seen the image, I bet it's very ...I haven't seen the image, I bet it's very poignant. It should be made viral ☹️Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-15052441899402104412019-12-01T04:14:49.611+00:002019-12-01T04:14:49.611+00:00I'm so totally on your page. I ask my friends...I'm so totally on your page. I ask my friends not to bring me gifts, but let them pay for a meal out or agree to shout them to a concert for each others birthdays. One of my best friends insists on presents, so each year I ask that she just buy me some potted spring flowers to have on my deck (about $10 each) for a bit of color. I no longer want any presents or to spend any time trying to find them anything.Poppy Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-34082812501117560732019-11-30T17:48:51.737+00:002019-11-30T17:48:51.737+00:00I filled up my shopping trolley with cat food, yes...I filled up my shopping trolley with cat food, yesterday. That's all I needed. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-38780881910480436882019-11-30T15:56:23.724+00:002019-11-30T15:56:23.724+00:00I did the weekly shop yesterday in Tesco. At the c...I did the weekly shop yesterday in Tesco. At the checkout I was behind a lady who had at least 30 bottles of spirits layed out on the conveyor belt. Jokingly I asked if she was having a party. She said no party, but she worked in a pub and was stocking up while good offers were on as it was cheaper than buying from the wholesaler. Fancy Tesco being cheaper! Mrs LHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070413740231580278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-15000965345085406722019-11-30T12:29:26.798+00:002019-11-30T12:29:26.798+00:00I spent the grand sum of £8.99 on a DVD yesterday ...I spent the grand sum of £8.99 on a DVD yesterday and only then because it is on youngest wish list and has been since June. The reason I got it yesterday was there was a £1 off and that is better in my pocket than the large retailers. Hubby works in retail and said that I wouldn't believe the amount of money people were spending on Beers, Win and Spirits, there is a good sale on currently, but the sale doesn't end until next Thursday, still each to their own. Don't know if you have seen the photo of H of F flagship store in Londond, festooned in Lights ready for Christmas and homeless people sleeping rough under the overheang, it says it all. Helen S.nahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870316180757743402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-41883661777269737942019-11-30T12:08:43.307+00:002019-11-30T12:08:43.307+00:00I do understand that some people just don't li...I do understand that some people just don't like to visit empty handed, and that choosing 'the perfect gift' for someone can be a nice excuse for shopping. But those that know me best turn up with a smile ... and nothing else 😃Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-69977740639899914662019-11-30T08:42:08.431+00:002019-11-30T08:42:08.431+00:00No shopping here yesterday, although I confess tha...No shopping here yesterday, although I confess that at some point over the weekend I will take advantage of the current discounts: my phone is now so old that it struggles to install updates and the touch screen only works when it feels like it, it's going to have to be replaced before it stops working. But at least I can ensure that it is recycled, and feel slightly smug that it has lasted me 7 years when the average 'lifespan' of a phone is 2-3 years.<br /><br />The 'friends' who bring you gifts when you clearly do not want/need them - hmm, are they doing the gifting for themselves or for you? Clearly they don't know you as well as they claim to.Bag End Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190496929132717769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-82107562864527536942019-11-29T23:38:53.139+00:002019-11-29T23:38:53.139+00:00He speaks a lot of sense does Martin Lewis, if onl...He speaks a lot of sense does Martin Lewis, if only more people would take notice.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-31820414616264524172019-11-29T23:37:37.196+00:002019-11-29T23:37:37.196+00:00Sounds just perfect ♥️Sounds just perfect ♥️Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-3230137309953380852019-11-29T21:43:42.262+00:002019-11-29T21:43:42.262+00:00The friend I don't have anymore used to quiz m...The friend I don't have anymore used to quiz me every Christmas about what I was buying and what I received. Everything in her life was measured by money. She would look down her nose when I'd say we haven't bought for each other as there is nothing I need. The same person in the next breath says she can't afford this or that. Martin Lewis said it all. Don't spend beyond your means, don't be pressured by people, it can only lead to trouble. Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-35871878251287541942019-11-29T19:57:21.845+00:002019-11-29T19:57:21.845+00:00Not shopping here either. The gifts we give are th...Not shopping here either. The gifts we give are things we need, or things I make.<br /><br />God bless.<br />Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-57184806287870985822019-11-29T19:04:08.570+00:002019-11-29T19:04:08.570+00:00They sound like thoughtful and considered items.They sound like thoughtful and considered items.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-65313563237343824252019-11-29T19:03:09.167+00:002019-11-29T19:03:09.167+00:00Sounds like a sensible spend, and for a good cause...Sounds like a sensible spend, and for a good cause 🙂Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-23393527600145137292019-11-29T19:01:55.106+00:002019-11-29T19:01:55.106+00:00Haha ... I don't know what sort of gifts you t...Haha ... I don't know what sort of gifts you think I get given, or how old you think I am, but the sort of things I get would not be suitable for nursing homes!!<br /><br />The people that know me know my opinion on unwanted manufacture of things, waste, landfill etc etc. yet still they buy me stuff. This was the point I was making.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-730277808929293292019-11-29T18:56:07.749+00:002019-11-29T18:56:07.749+00:00I've stayed at home - but I have done some onl...I've stayed at home - but I have done some online shopping of things which were on my (4) children's lists for Xmas and 2 birthdays of theirs - nothing which I wouldn't have bought on a different day anyway and all things I've been checking prices on. Includes a pair of shoes (needed for student child), some books and 2 pre-owned (and therefore much cheaper anyway) ps4 games. Ooh - and am just about to order some old photo prints for my Nan who has dementia and threw away all of her photos, so I want to get her some re-done of times she may remember (eg her 40th wedding anniversary meal with all the family) to take into the care home for herMrs Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10107429545245947483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-42764958082541318172019-11-29T18:55:08.411+00:002019-11-29T18:55:08.411+00:00I have no one to pass things on to!!I have no one to pass things on to!!Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-42727848100565626072019-11-29T18:54:42.008+00:002019-11-29T18:54:42.008+00:00Nice and quiet here, if anything it was the charit...Nice and quiet here, if anything it was the charity shops that were the busiest 😃Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-1186024717999066822019-11-29T18:49:03.525+00:002019-11-29T18:49:03.525+00:00My Black Friday spend was £5.50 at a fundraiser co...My Black Friday spend was £5.50 at a fundraiser coffee morning/sale for the doctors surgery.<br /><br />I love giving and receiving presents and now everyone knows what I don't like it's getting better by the year!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-5342208612165479062019-11-29T18:02:47.670+00:002019-11-29T18:02:47.670+00:00Sally has a good idea, pass the gifts on to others...Sally has a good idea, pass the gifts on to others. If the gift is appropriate, a retirement/nursing home, etc. Black Friday is a great day to stay home, which is my plan.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-38522480242816310382019-11-29T17:46:54.551+00:002019-11-29T17:46:54.551+00:00Unwanted gifts? I would be gracious, kind and happ...Unwanted gifts? I would be gracious, kind and happily pass the gift on to others. Simple.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976986212821218735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-23804299568940923532019-11-29T17:12:17.411+00:002019-11-29T17:12:17.411+00:00I do share your feelings on presents - struggle to... I do share your feelings on presents - struggle to receive them, and struggle even more to find suitable ones for others. <br />Shopping for me today was 2 bags of sunflower hearts for the birds and fudge and choccie for us - but we only got the treats because we were there anyway. But oh the traffic - I think everyone else in Preston was out 'bargain' hunting.<br />xxxxBeaceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705130860177002122noreply@blogger.com