6th - Aldi £11.42
This weeks shopping was from Aldi at the weekend, again I was just buying the things that I either really needed or really wanted. I'm just keeping it simple while I slowly eat my way through the things in the freezer, buying just the few fresh things that I need to compliment what I already have.
The receipt for posterity.
I wonder if one day I will look back on this and marvel at how cheap everything was. 😄
6th - Booths £6.65
While we were in Booths having some breakfast I bought a couple of things that I needed. I bought two cartons of milk as it was on special offer again. One carton lasts me about ten days as I only have it on my Weetabix.
9th Booths - £6.65
That confused me briefly looking at the photos, as the total for these two small shops was exactly the same.
I called into Booths yesterday as Alan asked me to get him some bread, and also a sandwich and drink for his lunch while he was at the bungalow. He takes a flask of coffee and a banana every day, but as he was staying longer he wanted something else.
The new front door had been installed the day before so this was the first time I was seeing it.
Sadly although it is the right front door, it has all the wrong door furniture on it. It was supposed to be in black so that it ties in with the anthracite grey window frames a bit better. It looked relatively okay on the photos Alan had shown me the day before, but in person the chrome was a bit insipid.
The French doors in the main room look fantastic though.
The room is now flooded with light, which is exactly what you what you need when it's the main living area in such a small property. These door handles are right as they need to match the chrome and steel elements of the kitchen.
The main jobs of this week are having the outside of the bungalow rendered in brilliant white, and Alan is indoors stripping off remnants of wallpaper from the walls and the ceilings, ready for the plasterers to come in later this month.
Sue xx
It all seems to be coming together so quickly now. The light that is flooding in looks lovely :)
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It was lovely stepping into the now bright room. It gets the sun ... when it shines ... all day. 🌞😀
DeleteIt is strange how "door furniture" can make a difference. In our bungalow, we found 7 internal doors, and 4 different sorts of handles. We have recently changed them so they match. It looks much neater and coherent now. You can stand by the dining table and see all these doors (and now admire the handles)
ReplyDeleteI agree, it's the little details that matter isn't it. We definitely need a slightly bigger door knocker as we chose, that one is tiddly and barely makes a sound. 🙂
DeleteSue, you're making me antsy for the finished product! When do you hope to be done and moving in?
ReplyDeleteHaha, I thought I would be too, but it seems that I am very happy just plodding along. We are hoping to be in just before Christmas as everything is going so well.
Delete‘ knobs and knockers ‘ make all the difference don’t they. Hopefully you’ll get that sorted out to your liking. Those little Lotus biscuits are very moreish aren’t they 😀
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
Alan was a bit put out that the 'knobs and knockers' were the wrong colour. Yes, the Lotus biscuits are really nice. I have to carry them all the time now for hunger emergencies.
DeleteYou asked " one day I will look back on this and marvel at how cheap everything was"
ReplyDeleteI often think back to the first time I lived in a home of my own. The weekly budget for everything (food, cleaning stuff, toiletries) was £30. My then MIL used to pick me up and we would go the greengrocer, and then the supermarket every Saturday morning. I remember actually looking around on occasions wondering if there was anything else I "just fancied" because I had so much money left over.
I was feeding two of us, and we were eating extremely well.
That makes me feel very old, 😂
You've got some great sun in that room! I don't think the door looks bad, but then, I don't have to live with it. Aldi really IS cheap -- much cheaper than our local Waitrose.
ReplyDeleteIts going to be a lovely room. And the color you chose for the door is beautiful. As always, I am interested in your groceries - are stotties buns?
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