Red Noses...

Absolutely gorgeous sunny Spring day today, with blue skies and not a sign of greyness. Yet we watched the news at lunchtime and the reporters standing outside Downing Street had scarves and umbrellas. What a funny country.
The news from Japan is still dire, with great worries about the Nuclear reactor. I was struck during the news reports by the calm dignity with which the japanese people were queuing for hours patiently in a line for a ball of rice between two people. Just so dignified, no shoving, or barging in just patience. your heart goes out to them. The little Japanese children are just gorgeous, sweet little faces, and we could learn a lot from the way they respect their elders.
The same news shows the men of libya out on their streets in revolt and completely different. I personally only hope Britain doesn't get involved in that too..we seem to have our fingers in every pie going!
We took ourselves and my money over to Sainsbury's in Walton this morning. VT got some petrol for his car..£40 !!!, he had just over a quarter of a tank, and that just about went over the three quarters measure!! Good grief..it is certainly becoming an item these days.£1.30 a Litre!!, I can remember when I first started driving in an old A30, petrol was 3/6 a gallon !!!Mind you my first wage was £8 a week..
Red noses everywhere, the staff there really get into the spirit of it all. Quite quiet, and we got most of the things that we wanted for the weekend. Lovely coffee sitting in the sunshine in their car park away over in the furthest reaches.Massive car park, only about a third used, we could do with that in Formby and crosby.and Aintree hospital for that matter!
Phone call from them at lunchtime to remind me of the appointment on Monday..that's new..reminders. Better than people not turning up I suppose.
Our neighbour with the little ginger girl rang at lunchtime to ask VT to look after the cat for a few days. He came back in saying he was on Cat duty again..I think he is quite pleased , he loves that cat.It is presently sitting in their garden sunbathing on their table, looks lovely. She is going to an engagement party in London, that will do her good and she will probably see her children there as well.
Tonight we are having:
Vegetable pasties from Waitrose..
Rice puddings for a treat too..

VT was saying that there was a piece in the Daily Mail about the boss of Waitrose being worried that people were thinking that Waitrose is too "Posh". Well it is. Sorry Mr Waitrose, we go there for an occasional trat, but rarely do a bigger shop there. too expensive. I miss the Morrisons that used to be there prior to it being a Waitrose.