@Faith-and-Hope, I'm travelling with a backpack and a handbag, so am limited for space. I've got a few changes of clothes that I leave here to free up a bit of room, and I keep the pantry stocked with basic non-perishables. Some tinned vegs, flour, sugar, tuna, pasta, noodles, rice, dried fruit and nuts, snacks, coffee/choc drink. I brought with a small amount each of butter, cream and cheese in a very small freezer bag, enough English Muffins to cover brekky, and a few fresh vegs. I've got parsley and a few other herbs in the garden here, the orange tree is in fruit; the peas I planted last time aren't ready yet, so they'll be my green vegs on a later visit.
So far this time, bought perishables are; milk, small tub icecream, a pack of fresh tortellini, a piece of chuch steak and a sweet potato. Tortellini was last night's dinner and today's lunch, beef and veg stew for tonight's dinner. There's one meal's worth of tortellini left, and two meals of beef stew.That leaves me two meals short, so I'll use one of the mini tins of tuna in the cupboard with the remaining vegs and cheese. That should see me through neatly.
On the return trip, I find a travel bag or suitcase around the house and fill it with things I want to take home. Mum and Dad did a few bus tour holidays before their health went downhill, so there's a small stockpile of complimentary travel bags with the bus company's logo clearly visible.;)
