Sometimes, life has a habit of getting in the way doesn't it?
No excuses, just busy trying to keep body and soul together whilst on a Debt Management Plan. I still believe it was the best thing to have happened to me - having my credit cards taken away and finally facing up to the fact that I had financial problems.
A year on, and things are still plodding along steadily. The debt continues to come down, I am managing to stick to my strict budget and the odd 'wallet wobbler' hasn't thrown me too much (thanks to the Bank of Mum and Dad helping out with an unexpected - and very sad - vet's bill).
My beloved Jessie, the middle springer, was put to sleep about a month ago. Age 10, she was suffering from kidney failure and in the later stages of heart failure so I had to make the incredibly painful decision to say goodbye.
At Springfield Cottage, I am busy sowing and growing - FINALLY, after a very cold and wet start to the growing season. My potatoes only went in two weeks ago - almost a month late - but they are already putting on strong growth. I have also planted chard, kale, leeks, pak choi, lettuce, french beans, red and white onions, cabbage and carrots. The greenhouse protects tomatoes, chilli peppers and sweet potatoes. If that lot all grow we should be OK for winter veg. The herb garden is also coming along a treat. I use a lot of herbs in my cooking and it saves a fortune by not buying imported herbs from the supermarket.
With a 16-year old teenager in the house, we are in the middle of GCSE's. I can remember revising for my O'levels during a long, hot, drought-ridden 1977. The stress is just the same, just different topics!! All talk right now is about 'THE PROM' .... dresses, hair, make-up, nails, transport. We never even had a school disco! After my last exam, I walked down the school drive and out into my future and never saw any of my school friends again.
But that's because I went to work on cruise ships for the next 7 years - but I'll keep that story for another time!!!
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