by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 25, 2014 | My Diary
Portsonachan is very peaceful and lovely, but we wanted to have a look around at something today, so we went off to Inveraray. We had a look around the Jail there and learned all about jails in the 19th century. It is a great attraction, and if you are ever up there,...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 24, 2014 | My Diary
What a lot I have seen today. We drove up from Kendal to Portsonachan. On the way I saw thousands of sheep and miles and miles of lovely old dry stone walling all set in the most glorious rolling fells. Very dramatic. We are now at the hotel set right on the banks of...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 23, 2014 | My Diary
Had a really lovely day today in Kendal. Yesterday, I had an email from Cumbrian radio to say they were talking about thrifty meals all this week, and would I come on and talk about it. So at 10:30 this morning, that is what I did. They are doing a feature all week on...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 22, 2014 | My Diary
It’s funny isn’t it, how tiring sitting down all day can be. We left at 9am, broke the journey a couple of times to stretch our legs and walk around for a bit, and arrived here in Kendall about 5pm. I have been sitting down all day and I’m really tired! Have had a...
by Thrifty Lesley | Apr 19, 2014 | My Diary
Got on really well with the quilt today. I planned to lay it out on the kitchen floor where there is just enough room so I could stick the layers together with temporary sticking spray. I got it all ready, cleared everything out of the way, swept and washed it and...
by Thrifty Lesley | Dec 23, 2013 | My Diary
Had a wonderful day yesterday. We had a total of 13 people in our small house. I cooked a traditional turkey lunch. Of all the possible options, we like to have a turkey, and as far as I can remember, have always had. Started the turkey the previous evening as I have...
