Monthly Archives: July 2010

Since when did shopping become a ‘hobby’?

Posted on July 29, 2010 by piperterrett

Someone got in touch with me this week to ask my advice on a financial matter. They wanted me to look at the case study of a graduate who is heavily in debt but can’t stop spending and suggest some … Continue reading →

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Gardening triumph!

Posted on July 27, 2010 by piperterrett

You might remember a few weeks ago that I told you DJ and the vegetable garden were in for a local gardening competition – er, well, actually that I had entered him into it. After months of hard graft and … Continue reading →

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Cheap and cheerful barbecue food

Posted on July 22, 2010 by piperterrett

Go outside on a Saturday afternoon in the sunshine (or even the rain) this time of year and you are bound to smell the scent of someone’s barbecue wafting through the summer air. Smelling somebody else’s barbie or ‘bri’ as … Continue reading →

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Tips for a frugal summer

Posted on July 20, 2010 by piperterrett

How was your weekend? I spent part of mine with our god-daughter Phoebe and her sister Clara. We held a barbecue in our back garden for some friends and the kids enjoyed running free, picking the blueberries and ‘helping’ uncle … Continue reading →

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Saving money in the vegetable garden

Posted on July 15, 2010 by piperterrett

Yesterday I had some very special visitors. BBC Radio Essex rolled up here with their outside broadcast van to broadcast live from our back garden on the Dave Monk Show, which was very exciting. A local pick-your-own-fruit outlet in Brentwood … Continue reading →

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Summer home-grown veg recipes

Posted on July 13, 2010 by piperterrett

What are your favourite ways to prepare your home-grown vegetables? We’re not quite at the glut stage yet, so we’re not onto pickling, freezing and jam-making , but we are beginning to reap what we’ve sown in the vegetable garden. … Continue reading →

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Competitive vegetable growing

Posted on July 8, 2010 by piperterrett

While I’ve been busy with my recent challenge, DJ has been even busier in our vegetable garden. You might remember me telling you I’d put him and the vegetable patch in for a local gardening competition. At the time I … Continue reading →

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Best things in life are free challenge: Looking back

Posted on July 6, 2010 by piperterrett

It’s three weeks now since I began my quest to find out if the best things in life really do come for free, and I’ve finally come to the end of my challenge. I’ve had great fun over the past … Continue reading →

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Best things in life are free challenge: No free lunch?

Posted on July 1, 2010 by piperterrett

I’ve been reading your comments this week and those of other people who follow the blog via Twitter, and I’ve found them very thought-provoking. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and leave them. I’m really impressed by how … Continue reading →

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