
I’ve read a lot about garden parties and barbecues just lately. We haven’t exactly had the weather for them in England, but there are breaks in the rain sometimes. I’m told that delicate little cucumber sandwiches are served at Royal garden parties and so it doesn’t have to cost a fortune. I would prefer a bit more salad on the sandwiches and maybe a bit of pink salmon. I had a iceberg lettuce for 39p and a tin of pink salmon is only about 99p, so if you get some cheap bread, it doesn’t have to be too expensive to do salad sandwiches. Those are ideal for a picnic or a garden party. A barbecue might be a little more expensive.
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3, August 2012 | Categories: Finance Friday, Frugal Food | Tags: Aldi, barbecue, beef bugers, chicken drumsticks, cucumber sandwiches, garden party, garden party or picnic, Lidl, nature reserves, oven chips, picnic, Poundland, royal garden party, Zillion ideas | 3 Comments

I took photos in the park the other day. We used to go there as children during the summer holidays and take jam sandwiches and a bottle of water. There was a water fountain and paddling pools. The paddling pools have gone and replaced with those skateboard ramps. They protect the kids around here with speed humps and then encourage them to skateboard on those ramps. Many of the kids can’t afford skateboards round there. The council puts stuff in for themselves and their kids. The leisure centre used to be for swimming, now it’s for getting a sun tan.
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26, July 2012 | Categories: Finance, photography, Thrifty Thursday | Tags: blogging, days out, Frugal, holidays, Matalan, museums, nature reserves, photography, places for picnics, Poundland, Sandwell Valley, summer vacation, Thrifty, vacations, West Bromwich | 9 Comments