Monthly Archives: November 2007

TalkTalk to the hand

Posted on November 29, 2007 by piperterrett

AAAAGHHH! Ah…that’s a bit better. Apologies for the blood curdling screams, but I am filled to the brim with inner rage after receiving the latest letter from my new penpals from hell at TalkTalk. At least this one was actually … Continue reading →

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Hobby horses

Posted on November 28, 2007 by piperterrett

DJ has been enjoying a few days off work– stupidly we didn’t arrange our holiday at the same time. Perhaps this is some peculiar brand of schadenfreude in which we can only enjoy it if our partner has to work. … Continue reading →

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Frugal failure

Posted on November 26, 2007 by piperterrett

Apparently this blog is interfering with my ability to surprise my parents, who live in Ireland, with tales of my thrilling adventures in exciting Billericay. About to launch into one such saga on the phone to my mother last night, … Continue reading →

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Cabin fever

Posted on November 22, 2007 by piperterrett

I’m not sure our friends are talking to me anymore after I shamed them by putting up the photos from the murder mystery evening we had in the Cotswolds a little while ago. They’d been sitting in my inbox for … Continue reading →

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Baby blues

Posted on November 21, 2007 by piperterrett

Recently I blogged – in a rather mercenary fashion– about the financial benefits of getting hitchedand bitterly concluded it was probably only worth it if you were marrying money! Alas DJ won’t tell me where the millions are buried (I … Continue reading →

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Frugal on holiday

Posted on November 20, 2007 by piperterrett

Here I am, back at the frugal chalk face after a week off. I didn’t go away as DJ has run out of holiday time and was at work (ah…poor chap! How I pitied him when he rushed off to … Continue reading →

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Nice day for a frugal wedding

Posted on November 8, 2007 by piperterrett

  Friends of mine who’ve been together for years have got engaged, which is very exciting. Congratulations! Especially as – as far as I know – they hadn’t really planned it before. He is divorced, and she is a modern … Continue reading →

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No Butts

Posted on November 7, 2007 by piperterrett

  It may sound a bit worthy but it’s dawning on me just how much I take fresh running water for granted. I met an old contact recently who used to live in Africa and he was complaining how the … Continue reading →

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Mushroomed out

Posted on November 6, 2007 by piperterrett

The bad news is the pumpkin & chocolate brownies are no more – they’ve all been scoffed by DJ (my other half) or yours truly, I am ashamed to say. But they’ve gone to a good home. I am tempted … Continue reading →

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Brownie shame

Posted on November 1, 2007 by piperterrett

OK – all I can say is that if you haven’t tried Nina’s pumpkin & chocolate brownie recipe your life as you know it is merely a shell of what it could be, and if you may never know true … Continue reading →

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