Bargains..

I love a bargain. I got a leaflet from a shop that I frequent the other day..Bon Marche. It was proclaiming that it was offering %25 off everything and as VT wanted to get a few things from Maghull we went over there this morning.
I bought quite a few things in the end. Another pair of black trousers, a set of Sloggis, two new bras..they have really pretty bras and extremely good value. Then went back and bought a David Emmanuel top and another bra. So I have plenty of really pretty bras now. So they got all my money this morning.
Walked past Sommerfield which has a big notice on the store saying it is closing on the 5th of May. Doesn't say whether it is reopening as anything else though. But, they have been bought out by the Co-operative Society so maybe it is going to be one of those.Hope so, I quite like the Co-op.
Home in time for the gorgeous coffee that VT makes, then a nice lunch of my Sourdough bread sandwiches with Quorn ham today and salad for me not for VT. He only has salad on a Sunday!
Tonight we are having:
Meatless meatballs in a Swedish style sauce,
Potatoes boiled new ones,
Carrots and green beans and Broccoli.

Quick Monday Mooch..

Went into Formby for a very quick trip to get the weekly veggies. The car park was surprisingly quiet, we were expecting it to be a lot busier with it being the Easter Holidays.There were plenty of spaces. Left the car and walked over to M&S to get our vegetables. Their veggies were quite expensive but they do have a few offers, and they are good quality. So, you tend to get less but they last longer.
I have a bunch of asparagus to use up tonight so will have to think of something to go with that.Don't want to waste those.
No post today,just one letter for me which was one of VT's anyway. Nothing doing in the road either, everywhere is very quiet really.
Cats are asleep on the various beds, they are staying in out of the cold because it is surprisingly cold today with a nasty breeze.
Tonight we are having:
Quorn Fillets with Asparagus and mushroom sauce. Might concoct a sauce with 1/2 a packet of sauce and the asparagus mushroom etc.
Small squashed potatoes
Carrots and beans.

Tired!!

Tired today..never really woke up. Had a good night's sleep too..just one of those days.
Made a lovely Sourdough loaf again today, and followed that with our pizza dough. Then did the roasted vegetables for said pizza so all organised.
Presently listening to the new Paul O'Grady show on Radio Two..and a good selection of music too. Just playing Josh Grogan You wake me up..very nice.
I like my music tuneful with someone with a decent voice. I like Neil Diamond, Andy Williams and even a bit of Amy Winehouse! she is a silly girl with the drugs and all but her music is good. We listen to Radio Two mostly, Ken Bruce in the morning and Steve Wright in the afternoon. Desmond Carrington on a Tuesday night VT records and we listen to that at the weekend with our lunch. He used to be on a Sunday and we still miss him.His selection of music is such a mixture..you never know what you are going to get.
VT went out this morning for his mooch and came back with guess what..Cat Food!as ever. They're funny our cats..we (I) buy Whiskas and Felix and other expensive makes but he puts doen some he gets from the cheap shop and they wolf it down. They definitely have their preferences..som,e of the you put down and they sniff it and turmn away!! Fussy little beggars. We get some chicken breasts for their daily treat and sometimes that costs more than our food! Stupid really especially since we are confirmed vegetarians!
Tonight we are having:
Pizza with tomato sauce
Roasted Vegetables,
Goats cheese and mushroom
Salad with egg and potato avocado pear and baby plum tomatoes.
Potato salad and a rice salad for VT.

It was a Grand National..

The Aintree Grand National today. We do always have a little bet on that. VT picks five horses and I pick five horses. Last year I had the winner..this year most of my horses fell over or refused the fences. One finishes 16th out of 17 and one of VT's ones finished 17th. But he did have the second..Comply or Die which won for me last year!So, we shouldn't be a huge ammount out of pocket..hopefully. I wish I had the winner..100/1!! MonMone what a good bet that would have been.
Next door have suddenly sprouted a big tent in the garden I wonder what that's all about? It is a fetching deep rose colour..very girly.
VT went out for a bit this morning cme back with..cat food! it's all he ever comes back with!
Saturday papers today rubbish..hardly anything worth reading in them, and nothing on the television much either. Boring day really.
I think the kids will have broken up for Easter yesterday or at the latest early next week. So we tend to stop in. Everywhere is so much busier when the holidays are on, we go out later when they are back.
Tonight we are having:
Chinese..Spring Rolls from Waitrose..(Twice as expensive as everyone else)
Egg fried rice 4oz
Stir fry vegetables
Honey and coriander sauce

Jumpers!!

National jumpers? No Fleas. VT was brushing our Bobby just after lunch and found a flea on her. Then he found another..so out came the Frontline flea treatment. We haven't noticed any for a long time actually that stuff works very well. Bobby is a lot of a white cat though so you see them on her. You don't see them on Rusty with her being darker. Lets hope that sees them off.
Went into Formby this morning to get the weekend things. Ended up in Waitrose today. Didn't want to go over to Aintree because of the racing sand we did ASDA last week so went to the Waitrose. It is a nice shop really but it is expensive. £54 pounds later and we didn't buy a huge ammount of things but we do buy luxury items like VT's smoked oatcakes. Don't begrudge him those though.Sunny this afternoon but I wouldn't say it was warm..the ladies in their flimsy frocks at Aintree will be frozen.
Tonight we are having:
Fishless fishy fingers,
Chips!!
Mushy peas for VT and green beans for me.
Baked tomato. Tartare sauce.

Physio!

Well that's a first..went to Waterloo hospital for a physiotherapy appointment. Took plenty of details then asked to do a number of different movements. The problem is a sore neck which has been bothering me since christmas. I now have some exercises to do involving the neck twists and turns so I will do those then return next week. Same time (almost) same place.
Quite warmish today and it is the first day of the National racing at Aintree.Some of the women on the News at lunchtime were dressed in very flimsy outfits so it is a good job the sun is out.
Didn't do much today really generally tidied up and did normal things.
Tonight we are having:
Cheese and leek escallopes.BOGOF at Morrisons..
Cauliflower cheese with little potatoes.

Up early..G20 Summit..Hair Do's..

Busy today, up with the lark this morning. I rang up for a hair cut and blow yesterday and got a 9-15 appointment. So we had to get moving, and were out by five past nine on our way to Formby.
Had a nice girl do my hair, Louise, she is having a baby in 6 weeks time so we were chatting about that. She did my hair beautifully actually, a really good cut,and I have gone back to my fringe again. I've been fringeless for a while now but don't really feel comfortable without one so have gone back to a half one now. Looks much better.
Went from there at about ten-ish to Ormskirk and had a mooch round there. very quiet actually,but coolish. Till we were coming home and the sun came out.Nothing to buy today, saw nothing that took my fancy except a pack of fishless fingers!!
Television is full of the G20 Summit,lots of protestors in London and Barak Obama with his 500 strong entourage! That can't be good for the state of the climate change!
Tonight we are having:
Pasta 4oz with
Watercress sauce, asparagus and green beans and peas. thought of doing a sort of prima verde mix.
A tiny bit of garlic bread to go with and a very small ammount of grated parmesan.