The wonderful girls at SITS have made me today's featured blogger. Woohoo! Better tidy up....where's that duster...? Thank you sitstas! I'm one happy lass.
SITS is a wonderful online community; it's all about sharing the bloggy love and giving support to each other in the form of reading and commenting on each other's blogs. I've met some amazing and downright funny, crazy, all over inspirational people through SITS and made some great bloggy friends; if you haven't already, please go check it out...you won't be sorry!
I'm a mum of three lovely children and live in a suburb of Glasgow in Scotland. Och aye! I started this blog after waxing lyrical in the pub one day this is what we do in Scotland: think Women's Institute but with cocktails; my friends remember it differently but we agree we were all talking about my plan to see if I could live off £50 per week having at times spent three times that amount....hey, everyone needs a hobby...and gin...I was managing quite well, much to their very supportive but incredulous surprise. They asked for proof, they wanted recipes...I gladly obliged. And a blog was born. Now as every blogger knows, blog topics tend to wander, growing arms and legs in the process so don't be surprised if you come across the odd scary story or pointless tune. You have been warned.Thank you for taking the time to come visit me, I really do appreciate it and can't wait to return the favour. Now...anyone for afternoon tea? Or hearthbread?
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1 – 200 of 279 Newer› Newest»Congrats!! You the second blog in two days that I read that have been sits gals!! LOVE THAT!!
YAY!
Yes, me too...that's two of you now!
How wonderful! I am so happy for you. Couldn't have happened to a nicer blogger!
hello helen and its lovely to meet you ...and thanks for your very kind comments.., the tea cosy went to a worthy winner indeed...looking forward to having a proper look around here....
Oh, I couldn't be happier for you! Yay!!!
Congratulations Helen! I know this is an honor! Well from one SITS girl to another, Happy SITS Day!
I am thrilled that one of my blog friends (and fellow brit) is a featured sits gal. Congratulations
Happy SITS Day! I am already a follower of yours and love your recipes!
Hi from SITS and Happy SITS DAY!! Love your adorable, retro-feel site! Super cute! I am joining now and can't wait to keep up with my new friend from Scotland!
Come and visit me sometime over at The Pursuit of Mommyness
http://thepursuitofmommyness.com/
Happy SITS day! Nice recipes.. yummy.
Happy SITS Day! It is not deserved by a more caring person! Enjoy your special day!
Happy SITS day!
Happy SITS day! I've always wanted to visit Scotland. I'll live vicariously through you!
Off to read and follow you!
Happy SITS Day!!!
yummy recipes!!
Happy SITS day! You're blog is super cute! I am off to read more!! Enjoy your day!!
You go girl!!!! ahh so excited for you!! : )
love to you!
xo-
Stopping in from sits. So fun to be your day. What a fun, retro feel to your blog.
-Heather @ www.saivngmoneylivinglife.com
Congrats on your SITS feature today! Your blog is wonderful. :)
Man, I am glad you are FB on SITS. We miss Scotland so much. We spent time in Glasgow and Edinburgh a year-and-a-half ago (too long ago). Definitely following along, love your writing style.
Happy SITS day! Fantastic blog!
Happy SITS Day...enjoy it!
Happy Sits Day.
Cute Cute blog.
Oh Helen .....happy day! You're my first official bloggy-friend who gets a SITS day! And it is SO well-deserved.
Now lots of other nice bloggers can see what all the fuss is about :-)
Enjoy your day in the sun (well at least online) Helen!
This is a great blog! I look forward to coming back to read more :)
Congrats on your SITS day! I love visiting blogs that are new to me!
Congrats on your feature!
Can't wait to get reading; your post it making me hungry!!
Happy SITS girl enjoy it and thanks for the recipes!
Happy SITS day ..SITSA.....stopping by for a visit, but I must go now...recipes has my mouth watering and I am hungry!
Happy SITS Day to you!!
Happy SITS day! Can't wait to read more! Scary story will be where I'll be heading right. now!
How exciting for you!
What a great blog. It all looks so yummy!
congrats on your big SITS day :)
stopping over from SITS-
i lived in st. andrews for 4 years (try living there on a budget!), so it's great to read the blog of a scot!
your recipes look absolutely delicious and when i saw the photo of the fry-up, i almost died! how i miss them...
Happy SITS day, Madame Queen! ;)
HELEN...yay...I'm so happy for you!! You definitely deserve it. Now your day is going to be extra busy trying to answer all your new fans.
Don't worry about me, I've been a fan for a while, just glad others will get to read your awesome blog!
CONGRATS!!
Congrats on your day! Wonderful blog you have here! :)
HAPPY SITS DAY!!
Really excited about reading your posts... We are having NO FUN January in our house (yes.. over indulged Christmas).
Congratulations on your turn in the spotlight. Have fun today.
Popped over from SITAs
Stopping by from SITS and wishing you a Happy Wendesday!!!! :)
Happy SITS day and great to meet you. Greetings from Africa.
Wow, look at all those comments! Looks like am a bit late; but better late than never: congratulations dear Helen, I am so not surprised!
xoxo
Zuzana
Congrats on your sits day! I feel your need to shop sensibly - I am trying to do for a family of four on $40 a week... following you now :)
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Happy SITS day! I'm always in favour of afternoon tea :)
Happy SITS day!
Congrats on your SITS day! Eager to read your posts! I don't know anyone in Scotland so I'm sure I'll enjoy my visit here.
Oh, I get soooooooo excited when someone I KNOW is the FB! Enjoy your SITS Day in the SUN...
Happy SITS day! love your rag doll!
Enjoy your SITS day - what a cute blog!
Many congrats on your sepcial day. Love your blog, looking forward to reading more. It's always extra special when the FB is a fellow Brit ;O)
Have a great week, B x
I'm so glad it's your SITS day! You deserve it!!!
Happy SITS Day! What a cute blog. Enjoy your special day!
Congratulations on your SITS day! Hope it's a great one!
Happy SITS day! I am just starting to grocery shop on a budget so hopefully i can learn a few things from you.
Congrats on your SITS day!
Congrats on being FB! Enjoy the attention.
Yikes 50 pounds I think is about $80u. If you can feed your family on that, you're my hero!
Happy SITS Day!
Ok
Firstly CONGRATS on your SITS day...Well deserved !!
Second : You must let me know your receipe for that HUMONGOUS toad in the hole...mine always turns out YUCK... I suck at the yorshire Pudding side...tried so many different receipes...feel free to stop by my blog
In the meantime gonna check out your blog to see if i can find the receipe...
Have a great day !!
CONGRATS on being the featured blogger! I loved the scary story! completely spooked me out.
Good Morning Helen!! A big congrats to you; hope you enjoy your day full of visitors:)
Happy SITS Day!
Happy Day! great family you have (and lovely recipes too)
Congrats on your sits day!!!!!
I just happened on the SITS site and yours is the first blog I've participated in. I just spent a year in Scotland at St. Andrews. Scotland is so easy to miss!
Enjoy your FB day :)
Congrats on your SITS day!
Have the best SITS Day ever!
Congrats on your SITS day! Off to read your posts. :)
congrats on your SITS day Helen :) hope your days are nice in Scotland....
Looks like you have a very fun blog here! I'll be snooping around:)
Congratulations on your SITS day!
Have a great one!
FANTASTIC! I am sooo hungry now! Enjoy your day in the sunshine!
Have a happy day and thanks for sharing your blog with the SITSters!
Happy SITS day!!! Your blog is fantastic :) I cannot wait to read more!
My husband's family is from Scotland :)
I hope you are having a very lovely and blessed day!
xo,
KA
Happy SITS day to you! I've always wanted to visit Scotland and now I feel like I have (almost) :)
Happy SITS! Can't wait to read your budget ideas. I also have 5 to feed and it is getting expensive!! :)
After baking for 25 years I finially figured it out... Bread!! please check out my blog... love your site...
http://thewondersofdoing.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-finially-figured-out-how-to-make-good.html
Yay! It's your SITS day! I love it when bloggers I already "know" get featured :)
~Elizabeth
Confessions From A Working Mom
Congrats on SITS day! For any blogger coming to your blog for the first time, she posts amazing recipes.
Scotland...how exciting. That's one place I've always wanted to visit. Happy SITS day!
Helen, I'm SO excited for you!! Yea for FB today:)
Happy SITS day!
Going to check out your posts :)
Congrats on your SITS day. I'm off to check out your scary story!
great to meet you! love your accent. :D
Hi Helen! I'm "over the pond" in the US, and I'm so glad to discover you via SITS. I, too, struggle with keeping the food bill under control. I guess your 50/week is equivalent to about my $80/week, and there's no way I could do that! (And I only have 2 kids and a very tall husband.) I'm going to follow you to be inspired by your ideas!
Happy SITS day!
Congrats on your SITs day!! ooh a fellow UK blogger yay! I'm not orginally from the UK, I'm American, but I've lived here over 10 years now and pretty much call it home. Great blog and what a great idea!! I'll be here checking out your ideas! x
Happy SITS day! I'm fascinated by your blog. I have 3 kids, who eat A LOT, and my grocery bills are scary. I must see how you do this! Going to follow you now.
Enjoy your SITS day - off to check out the blog!
Happy SITS day! I can't wait to read more of your posts :)
Congrats on the SITS award! I am so glad I joined as that means I have found your blog. I am COMPLETELY in love with Scotland (ask anyone within earshot lol). Its the only place I travel and I have several friends there. LOVED the scary story, though it was a bit unnerving. lol......am also following your blog now! Have a great day!
Oh, and Ill take some Tattie Scones with that afternoon tea! YUM! lol
what an interesting concept...living off of 50. I'm going to follow you.
Mary
Happy SITS day to you!
So happy when I saw it was you! Congrats and enjoy your SITS spotlight day Helen. Cheers.
Happy SITS day. We're trying to feed 5 here too!
Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner?
www.MaWhats4Dinner.com
Congrats on your SITS day. I'm new to blogland and have been making the rounds. You're a true inspiration. In financial times like this, the tips to eat on the cheap are wonderful. BTW thanks for making me hungry!
Very cool...can't wait to see how you do it...although I'll have to convert to see how much US $ that is!! Happy SITS day!
Congrats on being the FB! I love your blog, but the story on Monday Memories was pretty scary and then cut short by bread. What happened? What was it? :)
Also, I love the many many pictures of cookies and breads. Yum!
Happy SITS day!
Happy SITS day!!! I will start following your blog! You have great tips and ideas here ;)
http://love4coffee.blogspot.com
Paloma.
Happy SITS DAY! !!!I look forward to reading the posts you chose! I love the poster things on the side! lol I am on the Gin and Tonic Diet too!! Well to be more specific its the wine diet!
Your blog was born in a PUB! Awesome! Happy SITS day!
Happy SITS day!
Happy SITS Day! I have always wanted to visit Scotland. My mom's relatives are from the northern highlands.
Happy SITS day. Congrats!!! Off to look around.
Sheri
http://miraclemomas.net (new blog)
Happy SITS day! After reading all the hype on the scary story, I'm intrepidously eager to read it!
Happy Happy Sits Day1!
Happy SITS day, and they weren't kidding about that scary story! Thankfully I read it in the bright light of morning!
Loved reading you blog today. Happy SITS day to you!
Happy SITS day-congratulations and enjoy!! Can't wait to check out your blog-I'd love to spend less on groceries!
Congrats on your SITS day.
I just read your scary story and I had chills!!
Happy SITS day! I'm so happy to have found your blog as I long to live in Scotland! I will be checking in with you often!
Gayle
http://www.kafkassister.blogspot.com
Fantastic! Well done for being chosen by sits!
Absolutely love the blog. First time I've come across it. I had a go at feeding my lot on £20 one week....well I didn't have a choice! I wrote a post about it too! www.andreadaly.com
I love your recipes and look forward to trying them. The bread looks amazing!
Good morning! I can't read the scary story...we just watched Shan of the Dead and it's too fresh in my mind. :-) I've been to Keith. Loved it there! And now your dinner has me craving red meat. Yum! Happy SITS day!
Congratulations Sweetie on your SITS Day!!!! Kathi
Happy SITS day, looking forward to reading more. :)
Happy happy SITS day!! Your blog is fab! You have so much personality. :) I can't wait to poke around a bit more in here!
Happy happy SITS day!! Your blog is fab! You have so much personality. :) I can't wait to poke around a bit more in here!
I agree with Salt above! Happy SITS Day and I just love your style!
CONGRATS on your SITS day!! Great blog you've got here ;)
~WM
Wow. You're definitely a champion -this is no small feat!
Happy SITS Day!
I'm impressed! It's expensive living in Scotland! Congrats on being saucy today...enjoy the love and thanks for the inspiration. Maybe we can do it too!
Congrats on your SITS day! Great blog!
You guys rock! Happily reading all the comments; will be round to visit soon! xx
Happy SITS day!
The fact that you are Scottish really does shine through in your blog. It is WONDERFUL! So glad to be here!
Hello and happy SITS day lady! I love your blog, it's so super cute!
Happy SITS day! Your blog is cute and fun. I'm glad I stopped by.
Happy SITS Day! I love your blog, it's so cute!
Enjoy your day in the spotlight! I love your blog...gotta' go read some of your posts!
Congratulations! The pictures on your blog are awesome. Making me very hungry! Interesting reading blogs from other countries!
happy sits day!!!!!!
I love it when the blogs I know and love are featured on SITS!
Happy SITS day.
So I had to use Google, because well Math is not my strong suit. You feed a family of 5 for $80 dollars (see I'm in the US) a week!!!!!!!! Sigh, you are my new inspiration, I'm assuming you do it without a Wal-mart too!
Happy SITS day, I now need to go explore and figure out how you do it!
You are a wonderful writer! Congrats on your SITS day. Enjoy
congrats on your sits day!
Congrats and Happy SITS day! How cool to meet a Scot!
http://atticgirl.blogspot.com
Happy SITS Day! I hope your day is wonderful!
Happy SITS Day! I love your blog. Off to read more.
Congratulations on your SITS Day! I'm curious as to how you save that much money too....can't wait to take a look around your blog. I hope you have a wonderful day!
Stopping in from SITS. This is a great bloga nd you now have a new follower.!!
I am so happy you are featured today! Such an honor my friend.
Happy SITS day! I am off to nose around!
Hey hey, congrats on your SITS day! :)
happy sits day!
Yay... I found the blog of another mother of 3 struggling to keep the food bill under control! (And you live in Scotland, too- that's a fun bonus!) Can't wait to see our similarities and differences! :)
Happy SITS Day!!!
Yes, please! I'd love some afternoon tea. Your blog is adorable. Love it! I could use some advice on cutting down ye old grocery bill. And I heart Scotland--lived in Edinburgh for a semester back in my school days. Cheers!
Happy Feature Day!! Your blog is lovely you def have a new follower! Have a wonderful day filled with lots of bloggy comment lovin :) Now off to browse some more!
Happy SITS day!
I LOVE your blog! Will be following - I really enjoy your writing style!
My Grandma was born just outside of Glasgow, she emigrated to Pennsylvania when she was very young. Sadly, she passed away when I was 13.
I traveled to Scotland in the mid 90's. and have very fond memories of the country - felt like coming home :-)
Happy SITS Day!!! Loved reading your post!
What a fetching blog!
Witty content, practicality and quite eye catching to boot!
Enjoy your special day of being today's featured SITS blogger. Well deserved.
Meal do naidheachd!
~Jo
'The End Of The Rainbow: Life After Bankruptcy'
Happy SITS day!
Happy SITSday!!
How wonderful I'm happy for you.
Congrats , enjoy your day!
Happy SITS Day to you! I was born in England, and live in the US now. I LOVE the toad in the hole picture! Precious! Have a great day!
Joanne @ Ready, Set, Craft!
http://www.readysetcraft.blogspot.com
Happy SITS Day! Wow $50 a week for 5 people...that is incredible! Good for you!
Good for you for eating on a budget wow!! And your recipes! I've been looking for recipe blogs cause eh.. I'm not much of a cook! hehe.
Congrats on your SITS day!! Happy Happy Day!
Happy SITS day! It is so great to find great blocks like yours through SITS!Oh and I`m in for a nice afternoon tea..mhhmm ;)
Congratulations on you SITS day! I looked around your blog with pleasure and I truly enjoyed your "scary story". I would love to know what you think of the whole adventure now. I, too, bake bread. Come and visit, we could trade some of the recipes?
Have a wonderful SITS day today!!!
Congratlations on your SITS day! It's so wonderful to see someone I already know, follow, and adore get this great honor! I can't wait to catch up with your posts. The New Year has given me little time online, and I miss my bloggy friends dearly.
Hello, Helen! This is why I am liking SITS (I'm brand new!): I am getting to meet some incredible ladies! I love your blog. I am very fond of Scotland-- I am of Scottish descent and have one fierce burr when I talk in the accent! ;)
I will greatly enjoy visiting your blog in the future. Your meals look wonderful!
Congratulations! I love your blog and am very glad it's your SITS day!
How cute! I love this!
Happy SITS day to you! Love your blog! I'm following you now and off to check out how to bake some bread!! You have a lovely family:)
Happy SITS day! I can't wait to read more of your awesome meals!
I like your idea of waxing lyrical in the pub. Much better than an American Women's institute! :-) Happy Sits day!
Happy SITS day!
This blog is a brilliant idea. I guess the equivalent to 50 pounds is 100 dollars in Canadian funds... I spend between 75 and 100 each week for just the two of us. We obviously live a life of excess.
Happy SITS day!! Your blog is very enjoyable to read.. off to browse around a little more. I am following you now!
Congratulations on your featured blog! I can't wait to try some of these recipes.
This is awesome in so many ways! We are thinking of moving to Poland, so I can't wait to keep up on your blog!
happy SITS day. I always am inspired when I come across a blog that got started like yours. (mine got started from a desire to whine publicly ;)
Love your photos!
Yes please to the afternoon tea!
Scotland is one of my favourite places! I've loved my visits there.
I'm loving your blog. I became a follower.
happy SITS day! I love your blog, it's beautiful, fun to read, and I love that you write so conversationally...I feel as though I'm in the pub with you :)
HAPPY SITS DAY! I'm loving your wonderful blog...off to read more! :)
Congratulatios on your SITS day!
I love your blog and I am going to follow you in my reader. The recipes look wonderful.
"Found" you (see how I take the credit?) via SITS! You're a girl after my own heart, scary stories then baking! Following you and can't wait to read blogs of your past!!
Happy SITS Day! I love the British Isles!
~Amanda
http://jayhawkgirlskitchen.blogspot.com
I hope to travel to Scotland someday. Love the accents.
Happy SITS Day!
Happy SITS day!
Congrats and happy SITS day!
Happy SITS day!!! I love your design.
So glad you're the feature today! My husband and I were just talking about where we'd like to travel to next. He said he'd like to take me to Ireland (I've never been) and I said I'd like to take him to England and Scotland (he's never been). I LOVED Glasgow and Edinburgh when some of my family visited there several years ago. Such a gorgeous place.
Jesslyn
Liberating modest dressers from their frumpy wardrobes.
www.imageinterpreters.com
Congrats on your feature at SITS! About to go read your scary story...:)
Reading your blog has made me very hungry...your bread looks divine! Happy happy SITS day!
Peggy
Congrats on your SITS day! I'm totally impressed that you can manage to live off of only $50/week. I'll have to keep tabs on how you do it!!
Congrats on your SITS Day! Enjoy your day in the spotlight.
Congrats! Great site! Love your week in pictures!
Happy SITS Day! I'm excited to get to know you through your blog. I've never known someone from Scotland before! That is so cool!
Your food pictures look yummy. My stomach is growling...
Congrats and happy SITS day to you!!!
Congrats on the sits day! :D
Happy SITS day!
Love the look!
Happy SITS Day! Looking forward to nosing about in your recipes!
HAPPY SITS DAY! I absolutely love love love the blog!
Nice blog and I love your style
Hello! I left a longer comment on your scary story, but I just wanted to stop here too and say congrats on your SITS day. I'm following now, and very much looking forward to catching up on your posts--you're a great storyteller!
Feel free to come by and visit me too, I'm at: http://www.bustedplumbing.com
HAPPY SITS DAY!!!
I really enjoyed your 'scary' story, had goosebumps all the way over here in Texas.
enjoy your sits day. I have 5 kids, so I will definitely be looking into your money saving ideas.
Your blog is fantastic. I am working on a similar goal. Feeding a family of 5 in the US for under a $100 a week.
I also enjoy yoga, wine, and good food. So happy the girls in SITS shared your with us today! I am now following your blog.
Thank goodness you meant pounds, not dollars. I was seriously intimidated. Over from the SITSstahood and anxious to begin reading. Oh, I'm the 200th commenter, and I don't want you to get carpal tunnel syndrome, so you don't have to reply to this. Make me work for it...
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