by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 29, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners, My Diary
Had an ordinary day yesterday, neither slothful nor very active. No chocolate or any other caffiene. Went to bed at 10pm, as usual, read until 11pm, as usual, laid down to go to sleep, and stared at the ceiling for the next two and a half hours. At that point, I got...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 22, 2016 | My Diary
Went to U3A book group yesterday. I sort of enjoyed the book we read, but it was a bit of a ghost story and I’m not too keen on those. I did, however, buy a new science fantasy book in Waterstones when we were in Newcastle and am enjoying it hugely. It’s a new author...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 17, 2016 | My Diary
Didn’t go to the gym this evening. Didn’t go yesterday either! Yesterday I went down to Bexhill and spent most of the day with my daughter, which was lovely. Got back in time to go to the gym, but had to do other things. So thought I’d go tomorrow (which is today)....
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 23, 2015 | My Diary
Heathfield was heaving today, hardly surprising being Christmas Eve Eve. It was so nice to get out and about in some light and sunshine. I decided to have a wander in the town, partly for the sheer joy of it, partly to get a bit of exercise- so easy to vegetate this...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 28, 2015 | My Diary
Took myself off for a 4 mile walk this morning. Just me, myself and I. I fancied some time on my own, just walking, so off I went. It was lovely. A good day for walking, sunny and warm, not too hot. It was the same one I did with DP a few weeks ago. Saw some lovely...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 24, 2015 | My Diary
I’ve bought a hat In actual fact….. I bought two This week has been extra manic, with lots going on, too much really, but in a good way. Monday saw me trying to catch up with paperwork, so much has piled up during the six weeks I have been more or less out of action....
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 12, 2015 | My Diary
I read two books about dementia recently, one after the other. I didn’t plan it that way. It just came about. The first was Elizabeth Is Missing. We see things through the interpretation of Maud and she is the person with dementia. Maud is convinced that her friend...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 31, 2015 | Live Below The Line UK (LBLUK), My Diary
Aren’t antibiotics wonderful! I have had 5 tablets so far and I’m feeling so much better. I’m hoping for a decent nights sleep tonight. In bed, not sitting up in a chair. In fact , I think I shall go and lay down in bed and read some of my latest book and see if I can...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 30, 2015 | My Diary
Went to a U3A committee meeting this morning and hacked away all the way through, goodness only knows what they thought. And one of them is an ex-GP! After that I went off to an appointment at my own GP. He had a listen to my wheezy, bubbly, chest and announced that I...
by Thrifty Lesley | Mar 1, 2015 | My Diary
Saturday Have you ever heard of the Grimke sisters? I hadn’t, and I consider myself a feminist. I have just finished reading The Invention of Wings, by Sue Monk Kidd. It is the story of Sarah Grimke, a rich plantation owners daughter, and Hetty Handful, an enslaved...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 21, 2015 | My Diary
The diet is going well. I’m going to the gym on Mon/Tues and Thurs/Fri. Yesterday, I procrastinated all day until 7pm, when I finally found the impetus to get my bum out of the door and up the road to the gym. Of course, I felt better once I was there and working...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jun 20, 2014 | My Diary
I feel really unfit at the moment, I think I’ve mentioned before. So after getting back from Dorset, proper efforts must be made. I put a step counter on this morning to help motivate me. A regular Friday date is coffee with the girls. You may remember that I...
