Well He is Going!

Wednesday, 27 June 2007
I began my blog, and Gordon brown had just become Prime Minister. It has been a roller coaster ride for him and it seems it is now at an end. He has stepped down to make way for possibly a Lib Dem pact..but it is still unsure what is really going to happen in the end. The last Election has been a shambles with the hung parliament, and I fear poor Gordon has been forced to go by what has happened.
It is a beautiful sunny day today, but very cold. I sat out a bit this morning and there was quite a chilly breeze. Jane rang up and said it was raining in Manchester,and was very cold there too. She has just come back from the Drs and has had her tablets changed so she has something else to try.Her shoulder still hasn't been sorted from the accident, and the dealings with her solicitor have been going on for years now.
The doorbell went this morning and VT went to answer it, no one there..it was the radio! However a little later it really did go and VT came back with one enormous parcel. It had been delivered by courier and had cost £20 to post! Anyway, he said it's very whiffy..wonder what it is..what have you been ordering now? So we opened it,and we have won a prize. There was a note inside which read..Congratulations you have won a recent cheese and wine competition in Full House Magazine!
Inside was..a basket, one of those wickjer ones..I said you can use that for your shopping to VT...3 very decent bottles of wine from Brown Brothers. A cool bag containing 6 packs of Couer de Lion cheeses..2 brie, 2 Camambert in boxes and the whiffy culprit..2 others in smaller boxes. Not a bad prize really. better than nothing.
Anyway, we had a very nice Brie and Cranberry sandwich for lunch with a Rustic Pain bread VT had bought from Morrisons.Very tasty, thankyou Full House.
VT is in the garden this afternoon trying to cut the hedge back a bit and get on top of the weeds. A lot of our problems come from things that creep over from next door, like the hedge, and some ivy that is getting away with itself on our fence. Bit of a pain those. Why is it always the things you don't want to grow that grow the most?
Sent a parcel off to Australia this morning with birthday presents for Ann, whose birthday is later in the month. That cost £8, isn't postage dear, and they weren't heavy either.And, VT used a recycled padded bag too. I got her a card, a book to write things in and a very pretty necklace. I hope she likes them.
Tonight we are having:
Lamb grill Quorn
redcurrant jelly,
Gravy with mushrooms,
Mashed potatoes,
Peas and green beans.