tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post6441549150829877364..comments2023-12-27T17:26:35.546+00:00Comments on A Smaller and Simpler Life: The Preparations for the Ration Challenge 2022Sue http://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-52860684710221664402022-06-20T11:59:18.728+01:002022-06-20T11:59:18.728+01:00Thank you Vix. xxThank you Vix. xxSue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-12150156092581338752022-06-20T11:59:01.822+01:002022-06-20T11:59:01.822+01:00Ooh fruit ... I remember that!!Ooh fruit ... I remember that!!Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-50820043073873578312022-06-20T11:57:48.726+01:002022-06-20T11:57:48.726+01:00Don't forget I am only doing this for a week.
...Don't forget I am only doing this for a week.<br /><br />I had dark times too in the past, with a childhood where food was there but not excessive at all, and what you were given HAD to be eaten, with no snacks. And when my boys were small I raised them on a pittance, with the cupboards being empty more than they were stocked. But obviously I can cope with doing this sort of Challenge because at the back of my mind I know that I have a larder full of tins and packets of food. At a guess I would say that I have enough food to last me two months if used sensibly.<br /><br />And that is why I do these Challenges to remind myself, and because for so many there is not that back up and highlighting that, and doing something in a small way to help out both for the refugees AND for the local Foodbank which will once again be benefiting from my unused housekeeping money.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-43173689223149435932022-06-20T08:16:24.383+01:002022-06-20T08:16:24.383+01:00Perhaps it's because I grew up in a household ...Perhaps it's because I grew up in a household where my mum shopped daily and there was NO store cupboard - snacks were a handful of cornflakes, a piece of toast or as a special treat, dried mixed fruit. I still remember our early days in Wales when we lived very hand to mouth and again, treats were made with what I could rustle up from the hedgerow. No food in a fridge or cupboard makes me panic!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-40578930758154073482022-06-19T19:04:37.007+01:002022-06-19T19:04:37.007+01:00It's just a flavour I have never really gotten...It's just a flavour I have never really gotten on with, maybe after the challenge I will experiment with it a bit more. Some challengers have said it's good in curries, but none of my curry powders have it in as an ingredient so I doubt I have tasted it that way yet.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-63663648865182309142022-06-19T19:03:05.383+01:002022-06-19T19:03:05.383+01:00Thank you for realising the work involved in blogg...Thank you for realising the work involved in blogging everything, especially when you are trying to do it as things are happening. But I do love to share things with all my readers and something this important is well worth sharing. Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-23462723501723060532022-06-19T19:02:05.339+01:002022-06-19T19:02:05.339+01:00She seems a lovely lady doesn't she, and to th...She seems a lovely lady doesn't she, and to think that she has been in the same camp both as a refugee herself and helping all the new arrivals since 2015 is astonishing and very humbling. It's actually quite nice to have the worktop so clear. I will have to find a way of storing my food processor and toaster away all the time.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-87525491361451856312022-06-19T19:00:20.947+01:002022-06-19T19:00:20.947+01:00Thank you so much. xxThank you so much. xxSue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-2733074535418199172022-06-19T19:00:01.325+01:002022-06-19T19:00:01.325+01:00Thank you so much Jayne. There is so much going o...Thank you so much Jayne. There is so much going on in this world that we just don't seem to hear about isn't there. Or things are in the news briefly and then not ... and we assume the problem has gone away. This challenge is always a real eye-opener for me.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-16659416904337577642022-06-19T18:58:39.063+01:002022-06-19T18:58:39.063+01:00It's strange but I don't see it as dauntin...It's strange but I don't see it as daunting at all, quite invigorating and challenging. Maybe if I had someone else to feed as well as myself there would be more pressure. Thank you. Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-85605329082823875402022-06-19T17:37:42.971+01:002022-06-19T17:37:42.971+01:00I just saw a video on TV the other day where the c...I just saw a video on TV the other day where the cook added cinnamon to a pasta soup and she said it added a bit of zip to the taste. Best of luck - you know what you are doing.Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-84133632492295931982022-06-19T16:12:32.104+01:002022-06-19T16:12:32.104+01:00Your challenges are always interesting and inspiri...Your challenges are always interesting and inspiring for me to follow. Thank you for the time and effort you put into them and the documenting of them.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671446238805535547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-4981580847179956772022-06-19T15:26:48.807+01:002022-06-19T15:26:48.807+01:00Fatima expresses herself well and brings it home t...Fatima expresses herself well and brings it home to us why we should be helping as many people in her situation as possible. I hope you're having a lovely restful day Sue. Your streamlined kitchen top looks great and ready for action!<br />Very well done on reaching such an amazing total for the challenge xPensive Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753467730053378848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-36424217581050348252022-06-19T14:38:05.818+01:002022-06-19T14:38:05.818+01:00Amazing effort. Really looking forward to seeing y...Amazing effort. Really looking forward to seeing your posts this week.<br />Alison in Wales xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-72893030512056248032022-06-19T13:29:51.604+01:002022-06-19T13:29:51.604+01:00All the best, Sue! You're an inspiration! xxxAll the best, Sue! You're an inspiration! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-34717507506466080972022-06-19T07:17:52.561+01:002022-06-19T07:17:52.561+01:00"Respect".
Sue, even if you do nothing e..."Respect".<br />Sue, even if you do nothing else, even if you were to consume additional food items that are not currently on your worksurface, you would still have achieved something amazing. Not just the amount of money you've raised (which is incredible), but the increased awareness many of us have thanks to your efforts. Well done, xBag End Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190496929132717769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-71712086720732080992022-06-19T07:08:39.630+01:002022-06-19T07:08:39.630+01:00I find that not only very daunting but also utterl...I find that not only very daunting but also utterly shocking. Also challenging as I dither between which fruits to add to today's fruit salad. Oh, my goodness . . .<br />xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-35356332876681763552022-06-19T06:32:41.235+01:002022-06-19T06:32:41.235+01:00I have to say, having that little to exist on woul...I have to say, having that little to exist on would be daunting. Having an empty fridge terrifying. The choice of garlic and spring onions is a good one as they give lots of flavour. Well done with your impressive fundraising.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.com