Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Always the Pun Queen, @Former-Member!!! LOVE IT! Yes - I love getting someone a gift they really love and seeing their face light up when you give it to them - one of the best feelings!

@Former-Member, hard to say... The problem was that we weren't "needy" at all. We had a well stocked pantry, fridge and freezer, plus the food growing in the garden. It was actually a bit of a headache trying to find space to store the extra. The well meaning lady who delivered it may have thought we were reluctant to accept charity, but we really really didn't need it. We were actually out of the house when the second year's hamper arrived, and our teenaged son knew we didn't need it, but she insisted. If we'd been home, I might have taken her on a food stockpile tour???

I buy up when things are on special, and I make jams, pickles, sauces etc. when suitable fruit and vegs are either glutting in our garden, being given away by other people who have them glutting in their gardens, or cheap at the shops. If we had some sort of "crash" or disaster, either personal or more widespread, we could live off what we have stored or growing for at least a few weeks, maybe longer. 9/10ths of eating well is knowing when to buy and how to cook.

The things in the hamper would probably be well appreciated by someone who really did have empty shelves. I remember years ago helping to source a food parcel for a neighbour who literally had a bag of onions and a bag of potatoes in her cupboards. That was all.

@Smc we are also far from needy, in fact we are quite well off in many ways, I explained that but they felt that because we had had such a tough year they just wanted to do something nice for us. I can think of at least one other family who could have used it more than us but who knows, maby they recieved one also. Very humbling and didn't want to seem ungrateful by rejecting it.

We have received other food parcel's and meals during the year when my darling has been in hospital, at the time while we were not needy as such it meant that I didn't have to go shopping so was very much appreciated.

I think, for us anyway @Former-Member, the thought that has gone into putting together a food parcel means far more than the contents. As peoples tastes vary so much it would be so hard to get it 100% right all of the time.

Hello @Leglessfrog078, @Faith-and-Hope, @Determined, @Former-Member, @Smc , @Former-Member

Coffe time

Morning everyone 💕

Good morning everyone. @Faith-and-Hope @Shaz51 @Determined @Former-Member @Leglessfrog078.

Its a beautiful morning here today. Sunny and warm, not too hot thankfully.

A perfect day to go out on our deck and have a cuppa and biscuit for morning tea I reckon.

I dont have any plans for today, just a day at home. Hubby remains unwell, so he takes up a fair amount of my time and energy. But I did manage to get out for an hour yesterday to visit the local nursing home where I do my volunteer work. So that was a nice little interlude.

For now though ..... I think a lovely hot spiced chai latte would be perfect for this morning. And I have made some double chocolate brownies, so I will have one of those with it. They are a particular favourite of hubby's so I hope he feels up to some as well. Anyone else care to join me? Most welcome.

Have a nice day everyone.

Sherry xx