Beige As Far As The Eye Can See!!

Went out to Dobbies this morning, for a bit of fresh air, and a look round, but mainly because Vin had spotted a voucher for free coffee for there in our free newspapers. So you can't beat that, free paper and free coffee. he is never one to turn down a free coffee so off we went.
When we arrived so had a coach of ladies, don't think there were any men..why aren't there any men? and they were all lined up in a sort of group outside the entrance having a photo taken. It was a sea of beige jackets and anoraks, and grey perms. Somebody must be making a fortune out of beige coats and grey perms, mind you they all looked very chatty and friendly. I wonder what the little men from Mars would make of it all!
Trouble was they filled up the coffee area, so Vin wasn't best pleased, anyway we wandered round a bit and the queue went down. Very sunny in Dobbies, I found a table that was quite shaded, but there was one at the side of us that was in full sunshine, and three people came and sat down then moved. really funny watching people in cafe areas.
I bought a hat!! I very very rarely buy hats , don't think I have a hat face..but this was a large brimmed straw type with a row of beads round the brim part. Vin said it looked stylish!!!! so I got it, only £8.99 and it fits beautifully. Could even wear it to go out in when the weather is sunny. I do have trouble with the sunshine, and bright lights so might help.
We have been wondering how our little ginger friend has been getting on, I hope he is settling in, and maybe has found a warm spot to sit in the sunshine.


I so deserves a nice home...
Vin has just been talking to one of our neighbours the other side who have been on a cruise up the Norwegian Fjords. He said it was very nice. but they wouldn't go again, he said it was very cold there. The ship they were on was the one where they dropped a woman earlier in the year, while tranferring her to hospital. She was dropped in the sea water, and later sadly died in hospital. Anyhow, they are fine, and no doubt had a good time.
Tonight we are having:
Fillet in a sauce with mushrooms
1/2 a packet of rice
Carrots and beans.

Postscript..to last post...

just to add that it is now a quarter to five, and the little cat has just fone. Vin and the owner of the house got it into the basket and he has gone off with his little bag and anote about it.
Vin had two goes at getting it into the basket because it isn't used to cat baskets but he had strong gloves on and it went in with a bit of hissing. Who can blame hime really..

Enjoy the rest of your life little ginger (Boy)

Every Day Begins with a Small Step...

So the saying goes. Today our little ginger boy is going to a new home. Vin has packed his bowls which our neighbour gave us, and has written a page or two about his likes and dislimes and general information. We know it will be the very best thing for him, but we will still miss him nevertheless.


The chap from over the line who owns the house is coming at about a quarter to five with a cat basket to take it to where the new owner works.Then it will be quite a long journey through the Mersey tunnel to his new home. Don't envy her that..he will probably miaow all the way if it is anything like ours!

Just behind where he is sitting there in our front garden there is a hole in the shrubbery where it used to spend hours curled up asleep. loves it in there. I expect he will find new places where he is going.
Mundane morning otherwise, I did a pile of ironing which i quite enjoy doing, Vin did a bit of his money management, trying to get a better interest rate on his money..very difficult these days.
Started the new blood pressure tablet that the good doctor prescribed yesterday, and so far (touch wood) no side effects. Not like the last ones, they knocked me out by lunchtime!
News of the day today, was the closure of Bombardier a firm which makes trains in Derby. A huge cntract has been given to a German firm so 1400 jobs will go. Yet another iconic transport firm going, dreadful news for their families to. Some of the Victorian engineers must be turning over in their gravves!!
Our little house from where the ginger boy would come to greet our car..I don't know how it does that, it doesn't do it to anyone elses car just ours. I will appear as our car drives up, and run to our path...Aaaah1
God Speed little cat.


Tonight we are having:
freezer fodder, what ever takes our fancy,
Baby new potatoes sliced and fried
carrots and beans.

Good News!!!

Very good news actually..An eleventh hour reprieve for our little Ginger (boy) from next door. Vin got a phone call last night from our (ex) neighbours landlord to say that they had got someone to give the cat a home. His daughters wanted it but they have two already, but his wife got in touch with a friend of theirs over on The Wirral who as soon as she heard the story wanted him. She has a farm apparently on a quiet road and has two othert cats already so sounds absolutely ideal. We had been telling ourselves that a place in the rescue centre would have been good, but in reality it would have hated that. it is very much an outdoor cat and just loves sitting in our front garden watching people go by to the shop. So Vin was thrilled with that. I know he would have been really upset taking it to the Rescue centre as good as they are there.
Gorgeous day today, bright and sunny almost too warm. it is odd to think that only a few months ago we weresort of up to our necks in snow. Mind you both of the weather firls at lunchtime were saying that it won't last and we will have rain tomorrow. Doesn't look like it now though.
Went quickly to Sainsburys this morning for our weekly veggies etc, and were back very quick, it was too warm to wander round much. Nice to see everyone in summer dresses and T-shirts.
Got a phone call when I got back from our new surgery, 9the one we had to change to after sixty years with the old one!) They wanted me to go for a medication review, and offered me an appointment with a Dr, Albert Doerr at 3.30. he turned out to be very pleasant german I think, with excellent English so a good experience. He went over my medicatins of which |I have loads, and I told him that I had stopped taking one particular one because it made me very lkight headed and I couldn't cope with it. He didn't tell me off and said that we would try another one instead. So yet another name to put on the list.
Blip in the light when we got home. and next doors burglar alarm started going off. Horrible noise, piercing, so Vin rang the landlord and left a message. He said it had gone off but would start again shortoly. i can see why it drives people mad when they go off all the time.
Looking forward to a new series pf new tricks tonight, we really enjoy those, such good acting. And. a new serioes of Nurse jackie tomorrow night on Sky Atlantic too. We got into watching those on BBC2 but obviously Sky have jumped in. The ASky Atlantic channel have been showing some terrific shows, their Boeardwalk Empire series was very good, and there is a wonderful series at the moment with Kate Winslett called Mildred Pierce. Definitely worth watching.

Tonight we are having:
Escalope of some sort,
Little new potatoes
mixed vegetableswith a white sauce.

Hotting Up!

Definitely getting warmer today. The skies are blue and the sun is shining, really a very nice July day.
Our neighbour next door is finally getting herself up and out today, and has family with her helping her move. What an upheaval for her. we went in to say a final goodbye, quite emotional really everything that has happened. I hope she finds some rest time next week and in her new life.
Vin is taking the cat tomorrow, so at least she doesn't have to worry about that.

Wimbledon men's finals proved to be a bit of an anticlimax again, at least I thought so. nadal I was rooting for but he was well outclassed today. he did pull back from two sets down to take the third but that was it, the other bloke, Djokivic was by far the better player. So that's it for another year.
Crosswords were quite easy today and we got them done fairly quickly, not much of a challenge today.
Tonight we are having:
Pizza with our tomato sauce,
Salad with avocado
Potato salad for moi and cous cous for Vin

Moving On...

Not us but our neighbour who has moved house today. The removal firm was here quite early this morning about half past eight, David halsall and Son and Daughter..isn't that nice! They seemed to pack up quite quickly and were all gone by about elevenish.
She came wwith the paperwork for Ginger Girl who surprise surprise turns out to be a ginger BOY..we got that wrong. i would have sworn it was a girl, and here's me saying hello pretty every time I saw it!!
Vin rang the Animal rescue where it came from this morning and they said they would ring back which they did in the afternoon. They said there was no problem since it had come from there originally and we had the adoption paperwork. Seems a terrible shame butat least it will stand a chance of being rehomed. Vin and I will really miss it..it is always in our garden, in fact it is there now, and he has looked after it a lot especially at Christmas when they were away, and for nine weeks last christmas when her husband was so ill when on holiday down south.
What a time that poor woman has had, I hope she gets a bit of rest and peace on her new journey in life.
She was too upset to deal with the cat, so Vin will take it to them on Monday, for the next few days it is ok outside the front, it is used to being out so it isn't a hardship.
Ladies singles finals this afternoon, a bit of an anticlimax I thought, everyone was expecting Sharapova to win, but she lost in straight sets to petra kvitova, a relatively unknown player so far. Wonder if Nadal will win tomorrow? Hope so.
Tonight we are having:
green Thai curry with quorn pieces and mushrooms
1/2 a packet of rice
Stir fry vegetables.

To The Coast...

Southport way today to the ASDA store there. Very busy today too the car park was quite full. Vin wanted to go to the Range shop to get some plumbing stuff..he has really been bitten by the bug! but apparently they have stopped selling plumbing gear, so I expect it will be Homebase.he seems to be spending a lot of time up in the l9oft..i wonder what he is doing up there? Probably sitting reading old motor cycling magazines, not that there are any really. We have never used the loft for storing stuff in, not like other people do. So, apart from the things that have been obviously used for lagging purposes there isn't anything up there. maybe Vin has got his eye on the flat surfaces up there HaHa..
Got all our weekend things at ASDA when we eventually found things, they have a tendency to move things around which is a bit of a pain and time consumiing, but we get there in the end.I had a bit of a look round at the clothing but not impressed at all, very flimsy and not made to last. I do buy clothing that I wear for a short time maybe round the house and then get rid, but their clothing isn't even good for that really I don't think anyway. I don't mind so much what I wear around the house but I am picky when i go out anywhere.
Our neighbour next door is moving tomorrow. We will miss them, they have been good neighbours, and we have had plenty of neighbours over the years, some good some not so good. they were lovely quiet people, and i feel so sorry for her over what has happened since before Christmas. Vin was talking to her last night and she says she is mostly sorted, but can't bring herself to do anything about the cat. so Vin offered to take it to the Animal rescue for her. He is very attached to it, and it will be a wrench when it goes. It has a lovely little life in the front of our houses, and it won't understand. Terrible shame. But it is the circumstance nothing anyone can do. We did put a card in the window of our shop. but no phone calls.
We called in at Waitrose on the way home because I wanted some of their egg salads and Vin was keen to get their pasties for tea. guess what they didn't have, any egg salads so I had a crummy cheese sandwich for lunch while he had potato cakes and beans. Hmmm!!
Tonight we are having:
Vegetable pasties from Waitrose, with some gravy
Rice puddings from Waitrose..at least I'll have one treat today!