Well he did! We weren't doing anything in particular this morning, so Vin decided he would go and have a look at glasses at Specsavers in Formby. We are both in Medicash which is a wonderful thing to be in, and you can get an allowance of £80 for glasses each year. This runs out at the end of march so he wanted to use his up.So, on the spur of the moment he took himself off to their shop. he had spotted some in their magazine for £25..cheapskate..but when he got there he found that the lenses would be on top of that, making them a lot more expensive since he has varifocals. The lad showed him a couple of pairs, then said he had some in the back of the shop and came back with a pair he really liked. What is more, they were a discontinued line and should have been £99 ! but the lad said he could have them for the £80...So with the additions, they would have come to another £49..
Vin is well pleased as they say here!. he does love a bargain!
he was back in record time, and the glasses will be ready in a weekk.
I had a ver exciting morning too. I did the brasses at the fronmt of the house. Been meaning to do those for ages. So he filled out his Meddicash form, trotted along to the Post Office, and no doubt he will have the money in his bank account before he gets the glasses.
I ordered the DVD of Call The Midwife from Amazon..for Ann for her birthday in May, £11.99 free P&P..so that's her sorted. I'm sure they will like that one, it was such a lovely series.
Tonight we are having:
Pasta Bake with mushrooms and tomato and mascarpone sauce,
A bit of garlic bread,
Somr green vegetables.
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
In The Middle Of....
Just having a lovely chat with Jane, who usually rings up on her way to work, and little Rusty jumps up on the side of the computer, walks round the back of it and then tramples all over the phone, so cutting us off. End of conversation, so Jane has to ring me back. She was a bit annoyed today, because she got up at half past seven, got washed changed had a coffee then travelled through all the traffic in Manchester to get to college. Waited outside the room, talking to some of her friends, waited some more, and the B***** tutor didn't turn up. She said she was shattered too, so she went back home and went back to bed for an hour before her next lecture. Now she is on her way to work..that's a long day for her bless her.
We have had a day in today, I did all the bedding ironing which takes a good while, and Vin sorted out some of his papers.
he had a magazine with a Sudoko competition in it for £1000, and i said I'd do it, but he thought that there would be a programme somewhere on the web that solved them for you easily. he found one, on his netbook, and I found one on my computer upstairs. his one took a while to solve, mine was instant. When I think of the time that I have spent doing them, and sometimes getting quite stuck, i know what I shall be doing in future. Cheat...
The little cats have been in most of the day today, i think it is still a bit too cold for them. Bobby likes the sun, and will go out in the garden when it is nice and sunny, and it is still overcast today.
My lovely orchid plant is not quite like this again, but has some more buds on it. What a great buy that was, it's over two years old now, and has flowered a few times. much better than a bunch of flowers!
Tonight we are having:
Not absolutely sure really,
Maybe a pie with mushroom gravy,
mashed potatoes
mixed veggies.
We have had a day in today, I did all the bedding ironing which takes a good while, and Vin sorted out some of his papers.
he had a magazine with a Sudoko competition in it for £1000, and i said I'd do it, but he thought that there would be a programme somewhere on the web that solved them for you easily. he found one, on his netbook, and I found one on my computer upstairs. his one took a while to solve, mine was instant. When I think of the time that I have spent doing them, and sometimes getting quite stuck, i know what I shall be doing in future. Cheat...
The little cats have been in most of the day today, i think it is still a bit too cold for them. Bobby likes the sun, and will go out in the garden when it is nice and sunny, and it is still overcast today.
My lovely orchid plant is not quite like this again, but has some more buds on it. What a great buy that was, it's over two years old now, and has flowered a few times. much better than a bunch of flowers!
Tonight we are having:
Not absolutely sure really,
Maybe a pie with mushroom gravy,
mashed potatoes
mixed veggies.
Monday, 12 March 2012
Phone Calls...
Seems to be a morning of phone calls today. Vin got one this morning from an Indian lady called Janey !!! Why on earth do they give them such silly names. I can't belive there are Indial ladies called Janey, or Diana that I had the other day, or Veronica that I had a bit ago. I wonder if they have an A to Z of girl's names and they just go through them? I mean..who are they trying to kid really. Whatever name they call themselves i still have a problem understanding them. Mind you Vin took a call as we were having our lunch from a Welsh lady, and he said he couldn't understand her either!The only call of any use today, was the one from the people who deliver Aranesp my iron injections, good job we didn't bark at them n the phone.
This morning we took my money off to crosby Sainsburys to get our weeks stuff. There were a bunch of kids outside the store in the main centre, and I said to Vin they must be on a feild trip. he said They're french! Poor kids, fancy coming to Crosby..it's a horrible shopping place, and has nothing to commend it at all. A trip into liverpool would be OK though and the Anthony Gormley statues on crosby Beach are good. Not a very nice time of the year for visiting though.
Very quick trip round the store, and got everything we needed Vin went of to the paper shop to get his free Double decker bar from the morning paper. Very nice of them..not that we eat them though, they usually get put on the shelf and left there for ages. We don't eat a lot of chocolates, just the off ferrero Rocher on a weekend with our after lunch coffee, Do have a soft spot for those.
Lovely Spring flowers at front and back of the little house now at the moment. Well done Vin XXX
Tonight we are having:
Escalope from the freezer...
Mushrooms in a sauce
Pack of mixed vegetables
Baby baked potatoes 8oz.
This morning we took my money off to crosby Sainsburys to get our weeks stuff. There were a bunch of kids outside the store in the main centre, and I said to Vin they must be on a feild trip. he said They're french! Poor kids, fancy coming to Crosby..it's a horrible shopping place, and has nothing to commend it at all. A trip into liverpool would be OK though and the Anthony Gormley statues on crosby Beach are good. Not a very nice time of the year for visiting though.
Very quick trip round the store, and got everything we needed Vin went of to the paper shop to get his free Double decker bar from the morning paper. Very nice of them..not that we eat them though, they usually get put on the shelf and left there for ages. We don't eat a lot of chocolates, just the off ferrero Rocher on a weekend with our after lunch coffee, Do have a soft spot for those.
Lovely Spring flowers at front and back of the little house now at the moment. Well done Vin XXX
Tonight we are having:
Escalope from the freezer...
Mushrooms in a sauce
Pack of mixed vegetables
Baby baked potatoes 8oz.
Friday, 9 March 2012
Short and Sweet...
Didn't want to go far this morning, so went to Formby to the Waitrose. We intended to get just the items for the weekend, but as usual picked up other interesting looking items. never mind, they all will get used and fill up the storecupboard.
really nice and sunny, but still cool, certainly not warm enough to go coatless yet. Did see a man in shorts in there though! Parked right outside which was a surprise because the park looked busy.
We were watching a programme last night on the television called "The Tube" about
the London tube service. We were quite astounded by how busy they were.. can't imagine living in such a busy place, it would be my idea of hell really.So crowded..where on earth do they all live??
home in time for coffee this morning, and the cats still asleep. What a lovely life they lead, just about manage to come down for their chicken at one thirty. I mean don't strain yourself! Aah but they are worth it. horrible case in the Daily Mail this morning of a postman who had tortured a cat, bashing its head on a bin, and then throwing it over a wall. There were witnesses thank goodness and they made a 999 call which was played in court. He was heard swearing to them. At least he has been jailed..I hope someone gives him a tast of his own medicine in jail! Poor little cat, he was 14..didn't deserve to die like that. How can people do that..beyond me.
Tonight we are having:
Cheese and onion pasties from Waitrose,
Baked tomatoes
Rice pudding from Waitrose too.. Tonight it is a Waitrose fest!!
really nice and sunny, but still cool, certainly not warm enough to go coatless yet. Did see a man in shorts in there though! Parked right outside which was a surprise because the park looked busy.
We were watching a programme last night on the television called "The Tube" about
the London tube service. We were quite astounded by how busy they were.. can't imagine living in such a busy place, it would be my idea of hell really.So crowded..where on earth do they all live??
home in time for coffee this morning, and the cats still asleep. What a lovely life they lead, just about manage to come down for their chicken at one thirty. I mean don't strain yourself! Aah but they are worth it. horrible case in the Daily Mail this morning of a postman who had tortured a cat, bashing its head on a bin, and then throwing it over a wall. There were witnesses thank goodness and they made a 999 call which was played in court. He was heard swearing to them. At least he has been jailed..I hope someone gives him a tast of his own medicine in jail! Poor little cat, he was 14..didn't deserve to die like that. How can people do that..beyond me.
Tonight we are having:
Cheese and onion pasties from Waitrose,
Baked tomatoes
Rice pudding from Waitrose too.. Tonight it is a Waitrose fest!!
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Nice Morning But...
Very blowy here anyway. We went out today for a bit of fresh air, so went over to Dobbies because Vin wanted to get some more logs.; They have terrific logs, hardwood and kiln dried so they burn well and don't spit or cause a problem with the chimney. reduced too..10% off so a better deal than usual.
Very blowy when we got there, you really had to hold onto the car door to stop it blowing away.Beautifully sunny though, my reactions lenses went quite dark.
Had a bit of a look round, they have the Mother's Day and Easter things out at the moment..shops are so commercial.It must be awful working in a shop, you never catch up, and everything is out so far ahead too. Didn't spot anything I fancied so just got the logs and our free coffees and made our way home. Called in at Waitrose on the way back, Vin wanted his pasties and I wanted an egg salad for tomorrow, so drove in and parked right outside. Got some money out of the ATM..that you can barely see. Had to guess that what I was doing was right, the screen was so dull. Not exactly user friendly for the sight impaired!
Poor Vin will be tired tonight, he was up at three o'clock this morning tending to little Rusty who was sick in the bedroomhe hears her I don't, so he jumps up. Once my hearing aids are out and I have my good ear on the pillow that's it..nothing wakes me up, except the light going on when he is looking after her. What a time to choose..still I don't expect they know. One of the joys of looking after a cat!
just had a phone call from a woman called Diana with a truly peculiar accent..Ooh we are so lucky we have a promotional discount reducing the price of our Sky from £150 to £70. Very odd..since it is not in my name suppose they wanted the creduit card details. As if I'd give those over the phone. Afraid I cut her off, her voice was terrible. She hasn't rung back..i wonder why.
Tonight we are having:The remaining pack of mixed vegetabklecheesey garlic kievs
Sliced potatoes sauteed in fry light.
Very blowy when we got there, you really had to hold onto the car door to stop it blowing away.Beautifully sunny though, my reactions lenses went quite dark.
Had a bit of a look round, they have the Mother's Day and Easter things out at the moment..shops are so commercial.It must be awful working in a shop, you never catch up, and everything is out so far ahead too. Didn't spot anything I fancied so just got the logs and our free coffees and made our way home. Called in at Waitrose on the way back, Vin wanted his pasties and I wanted an egg salad for tomorrow, so drove in and parked right outside. Got some money out of the ATM..that you can barely see. Had to guess that what I was doing was right, the screen was so dull. Not exactly user friendly for the sight impaired!
Poor Vin will be tired tonight, he was up at three o'clock this morning tending to little Rusty who was sick in the bedroomhe hears her I don't, so he jumps up. Once my hearing aids are out and I have my good ear on the pillow that's it..nothing wakes me up, except the light going on when he is looking after her. What a time to choose..still I don't expect they know. One of the joys of looking after a cat!
just had a phone call from a woman called Diana with a truly peculiar accent..Ooh we are so lucky we have a promotional discount reducing the price of our Sky from £150 to £70. Very odd..since it is not in my name suppose they wanted the creduit card details. As if I'd give those over the phone. Afraid I cut her off, her voice was terrible. She hasn't rung back..i wonder why.
Tonight we are having:The remaining pack of mixed vegetabklecheesey garlic kievs
Sliced potatoes sauteed in fry light.
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
'Twas On A Wednesday Morning...
The coalman came to call.. quite early this morning actually. Usually they arrive nearer lunchtime, but they ccame mid morning.
haven't done much today, did a pile of ironing this morning and ordered a bottle of my scent from Debenhams who are offering 10% off at the moment and free P&P. I use Origins essence of ginger and you can't seem to get it anywhere round here, so I have a spare now. Lovely.
Vin moved some of the plants from the back of the house to the front, so the front looks very Springlike now. Lovely pots of little baby irises, and daffodils, the dwarf ones that look so pretty.
I think it is quite cold today, really sunny but cold out of the sun. Jane is off today and is doing her assignments. She has sent her Physics one to us via email, and Vin read it because it is double dutch to meLooks very well done to me though. She rang up before to say that she had got her parcel, and was pleased with everything in it. She liked the monkey that I had spotted in M&S when the sales were on. It is a child's toy but really cute, and was sitting all on his own on a sale of reduced items table.
Tonight we are having:
Pasta witha Spinach and Ricotta sauce
A bit of garlic bread and parmesan cheese
A pack of mixed green vegetables.
haven't done much today, did a pile of ironing this morning and ordered a bottle of my scent from Debenhams who are offering 10% off at the moment and free P&P. I use Origins essence of ginger and you can't seem to get it anywhere round here, so I have a spare now. Lovely.
Vin moved some of the plants from the back of the house to the front, so the front looks very Springlike now. Lovely pots of little baby irises, and daffodils, the dwarf ones that look so pretty.
I think it is quite cold today, really sunny but cold out of the sun. Jane is off today and is doing her assignments. She has sent her Physics one to us via email, and Vin read it because it is double dutch to meLooks very well done to me though. She rang up before to say that she had got her parcel, and was pleased with everything in it. She liked the monkey that I had spotted in M&S when the sales were on. It is a child's toy but really cute, and was sitting all on his own on a sale of reduced items table.
Tonight we are having:
Pasta witha Spinach and Ricotta sauce
A bit of garlic bread and parmesan cheese
A pack of mixed green vegetables.
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Sad Little Shop...
Beautiful day today and since we are stopping in tomorrow for the coal delivery, we decided to go over to ormskirk. Lovely trip actually with lots of pockets of daffodils here and there. Still cold though, even if the sun is shining.
Had a good look round the town centre, parked in Morrisons where there were loads of spaces today, and walked up to the centre. very cold in the shade it was, but nice in the sunny bits. Went to my bank, then into Holland and Barratt for our fishless fingers, everything there is on buy one get one half price so we did quite well there.
over to my Bon Marche shop...so sad..everything is at the front of the shop, with the back of the store totally empty now, and closing down sale signs everywhere. I feel so sorry for the girls in there, it has been a lovely shop to go in, and I will certainly miss it when it closes aat the end of the week. Still can't understand why they have kept the Maghull and Southport ones open and closed the Ormskirk one down, it's always been busy in there. Suppose it will become another charity shop!!
Had a lovely coffee in Morrisons, and got a few things to get our car parking pound back, then came home for around half one.
Jane has just rung up, her Dad posted her parcel this morning..£9...so it should arrive tomorrow morning. Hope she likes the things in it.
Tonight we are having:
Sausages in mushroom gracvy,
Mashed potatoes 8oz
Butternut squash and sweet potato.
Had a good look round the town centre, parked in Morrisons where there were loads of spaces today, and walked up to the centre. very cold in the shade it was, but nice in the sunny bits. Went to my bank, then into Holland and Barratt for our fishless fingers, everything there is on buy one get one half price so we did quite well there.
over to my Bon Marche shop...so sad..everything is at the front of the shop, with the back of the store totally empty now, and closing down sale signs everywhere. I feel so sorry for the girls in there, it has been a lovely shop to go in, and I will certainly miss it when it closes aat the end of the week. Still can't understand why they have kept the Maghull and Southport ones open and closed the Ormskirk one down, it's always been busy in there. Suppose it will become another charity shop!!
Had a lovely coffee in Morrisons, and got a few things to get our car parking pound back, then came home for around half one.
Jane has just rung up, her Dad posted her parcel this morning..£9...so it should arrive tomorrow morning. Hope she likes the things in it.
Tonight we are having:
Sausages in mushroom gracvy,
Mashed potatoes 8oz
Butternut squash and sweet potato.
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