Out this morning. Started off very misty/foggy but cleared up beautifully later on with a real touch of Spring in the air.
We had planned to go out to Dobbies this morning since we haven't been in March so were due for our frree coffees!. Had a bit of a mooch round when we got there, vin went off and I had a look for anything suitable for Ann for her birthday. Did find a nice little heart shape with a message on it which isn't too heavy either so that is put away.
It was quite quiet there today and the cafe part was better than last time when it was really busy. We had a pair of lovely Lattes..very nice too, and our own biscuits. Bit of people watching..I was watching a grandad with a little boy. He was really lovely with him, and he was beautifully behaved too, for a little tot. Then a table with young girly mums alongside us. They had coffees and great big meringues with cream in and fruit on the top! Skinny things they were too!
Went and bought the heart, a pack of shortbread biscuits and a pack of pumpkin bread mis. Paid for those then spotted a pack of the same make brioche mix on the reduced counter so bought that aas well. Vin will make that tomorrow.
Two phone calls when we got home..one from Hotpoint to say that they will deliver the new washing machine drum on Tuesday next week. Then followed almost immediately by one from the surgery over the way about the repeat prescription which they didn't have a letter for. the Doc would ring me back before three to ask some questions which she did. No problem with that so the prescription will go over to the chemist over the road.
So quite a lot going on today in the end.
Tonight we are having:
Linda McCartney leek and cheese plaits.
Root mash left from the other day,
Any veggies left from the fridge.
Thursday, 19 March 2015
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Nthing Worse !!
Than hanging around all morning waiting for a repairman to call. Wednesday today so we were waiting for the man from Hotpoint to call to fix the washing machine. We got an email to say they would call on Wednesday and would send another to say what sort of time. That never came despite Vin looking sbout a dozen times yesterday. Oh well, it was a good job
that he had ordered some coal to be delivered today as well. That arrived on time this morning..three bags £57.
Eventually the washing machine man came at about two fifteenish..had a quick look.. said it needed a new drum and he would have to order the part and went after about four minutes!!! Good job we are covered by insurance or that would have been expensive. Anyway it will be delivered early next week. So it looks like next week is going to be another busy week as well as this week is proving to be.
Nice and sunny today, Vin is presently in the garden trying to get his solar lights to work. Some of them are working but he reckons that the batteries have gone on others. The nicest set of lights we have in the garden are along the fence and are a lovely string of coloured lights that work on a timer, I got from QVC.
Tomorrow we are off out somewhere..time for a free coffee out I think!!
Tonight we are having:
Pasta cheese with veggies to go with
Butternut squash maybe.
A piece of garlic bread for Vin.
that he had ordered some coal to be delivered today as well. That arrived on time this morning..three bags £57.
Eventually the washing machine man came at about two fifteenish..had a quick look.. said it needed a new drum and he would have to order the part and went after about four minutes!!! Good job we are covered by insurance or that would have been expensive. Anyway it will be delivered early next week. So it looks like next week is going to be another busy week as well as this week is proving to be.
Nice and sunny today, Vin is presently in the garden trying to get his solar lights to work. Some of them are working but he reckons that the batteries have gone on others. The nicest set of lights we have in the garden are along the fence and are a lovely string of coloured lights that work on a timer, I got from QVC.
Tomorrow we are off out somewhere..time for a free coffee out I think!!
Tonight we are having:
Pasta cheese with veggies to go with
Butternut squash maybe.
A piece of garlic bread for Vin.
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Tuesday..It's The Nursey....
Yesterday it was the aeriel man.. worked wonders too..everything is working beautifully (touch wood ) Today it is the diabetic review over at the surgery with the Practice nurse. That was 11.30 so the plan was to go over there, get that done and then go and get some shopping..veggies etc.
Got there on time, nobody in the waiting room waited about ten minutes then she called me in. Nice nursey actually named Louise. Did my blood pressure..fine, did the usual tests on my feet which I can't feel as usual, asked me some questions then did my weight and height. weight has dropped a bit more which she mentioned, height the same. haven't shrunk anyway. A bit worried about my weight..that makes a change and said she would mention it to the Dr., Grrr. All done then and out fairly quickly.
Off to Tesco for our week's stuff. Car park quite full, Vin dropped me off at the front and I went to the bank machine and he went to park. Quite quick round the store..Costa looked very busy..Grrr... and we got everything on his list, plus a few other bits and bobs. The checkouts very busy so he went through a self service on..I hate those!!
Then to Costa. Emptied nicely by then so he parks me in a nice corner seat, and he goes off to put the shopping in the car. I had a skinny Latte and he had a Soy milk Latte, and we shared half a bag of little shortbread biscuits. Lovely sit down, opposite Steven Gerrard the Liverpool footballer, and another man and a girl.Looked like a footballers wife type :) I said to Vin i wonder what car he has and he said a white Bentley!!!Typical for a footballer I suppose!! The girl got into a top of the range Range Rover. i wouldn't like to park either of those in Tesco's car park!!.
Home in time for lunch. Then got a phone call from the Practice nursey..she was a bit concerned about the weight. Would I like to make an appointment with the Dr to discuss it. No not really. I have an appointment on Monday at the renal clinic so we will see what they say! Then..would I like to see a Dietician? No not really... Once they get their hands on yu they really get you. Oh well.
Tonight we are having:
Cottage pie and gravy,
Broccoli and carrots.
Got there on time, nobody in the waiting room waited about ten minutes then she called me in. Nice nursey actually named Louise. Did my blood pressure..fine, did the usual tests on my feet which I can't feel as usual, asked me some questions then did my weight and height. weight has dropped a bit more which she mentioned, height the same. haven't shrunk anyway. A bit worried about my weight..that makes a change and said she would mention it to the Dr., Grrr. All done then and out fairly quickly.
Off to Tesco for our week's stuff. Car park quite full, Vin dropped me off at the front and I went to the bank machine and he went to park. Quite quick round the store..Costa looked very busy..Grrr... and we got everything on his list, plus a few other bits and bobs. The checkouts very busy so he went through a self service on..I hate those!!
Then to Costa. Emptied nicely by then so he parks me in a nice corner seat, and he goes off to put the shopping in the car. I had a skinny Latte and he had a Soy milk Latte, and we shared half a bag of little shortbread biscuits. Lovely sit down, opposite Steven Gerrard the Liverpool footballer, and another man and a girl.Looked like a footballers wife type :) I said to Vin i wonder what car he has and he said a white Bentley!!!Typical for a footballer I suppose!! The girl got into a top of the range Range Rover. i wouldn't like to park either of those in Tesco's car park!!.
Home in time for lunch. Then got a phone call from the Practice nursey..she was a bit concerned about the weight. Would I like to make an appointment with the Dr to discuss it. No not really. I have an appointment on Monday at the renal clinic so we will see what they say! Then..would I like to see a Dietician? No not really... Once they get their hands on yu they really get you. Oh well.
Tonight we are having:
Cottage pie and gravy,
Broccoli and carrots.
Monday, 16 March 2015
Twas On A Monday Morning....
The Aeriel man came to call...He said he would come between ten and twelve. Spot on ten he arrived. Went up on the roof to have a look and sorted out the problem. It wasn't the aeriel as we had initially thought but a cable and power box that was causing the lack of picture on all of the televisions in the house. Good job we had the Sky, at least we were able to keep up with some of the things we watch.
He was here just over an hour and fixed it properly with a new power box and that was all £95 which isn't too bad considering the last time we had him about eight years ago it was over a hundred. So that was today taken care of, the next thing is my appointment over the way at the surgery tomorrow and the washing machine man on Wednesday. It has turned from being a clear week to one of having things done in the end.
I did ring QVC this morning because I couldn't log in to my account it wouldn't register my email. Got through to a girl who said that my email wasn't on their file which is a bit odd because I have been with them for well over twelve years if not more! Anywas I tried again after and it still didn't work so rang them again and got another girl who said they were having technical difficulties and it would be sorted soon. Well that will put paid to my ordering for a bit!!!
Tonight we are having:
Pizza with a salad for Vin
Chilli noodle salad to go with
Maybe a poached agg for me.
He was here just over an hour and fixed it properly with a new power box and that was all £95 which isn't too bad considering the last time we had him about eight years ago it was over a hundred. So that was today taken care of, the next thing is my appointment over the way at the surgery tomorrow and the washing machine man on Wednesday. It has turned from being a clear week to one of having things done in the end.
I did ring QVC this morning because I couldn't log in to my account it wouldn't register my email. Got through to a girl who said that my email wasn't on their file which is a bit odd because I have been with them for well over twelve years if not more! Anywas I tried again after and it still didn't work so rang them again and got another girl who said they were having technical difficulties and it would be sorted soon. Well that will put paid to my ordering for a bit!!!
Tonight we are having:
Pizza with a salad for Vin
Chilli noodle salad to go with
Maybe a poached agg for me.
Friday, 13 March 2015
The Gremlins !!
Well it is friday the 13th...
Firstly the aerial has gone Kaput..so none of the televisions in the house are working. Luckily we do have the Sky so we can get and record programmes, so not transported back to the dark ages without anything to watch. Then the washing machine started to make a weird noise, especially when spinning, definitely something wrong there somewhere.
So Vin had to make phne calls this morning. first the aerial man..who last came about eight years ago. Someone said he would ring back which he did so that was a good start. Anyway he is coming on Monday morning..so that is under way. Then he rang Hotpoint..thankfully we have their insurance plan we pay each month. he got through right away, and an engineer will be out n Wednesday..so that is underway as well.
We did have a clear week next week! Now it looks like it is going to be a busy one. Aerial on Monday..my diabetic review over the way on Tuesday morning and then the washing machine on Wednesday. Good job we have a calendar with everything written down!! And, a good job we stopped in today as well!!
Vin is presently doing a bit of clearing up today. Still quite a lot of cat dust about apparently..not that I can see it. I just live in blissful ignorance :) :)
Tonight we are having:
Cheese and onion pasty for Vin with mushrooms.
Not sure what I will have..maybe a baked potato.
Firstly the aerial has gone Kaput..so none of the televisions in the house are working. Luckily we do have the Sky so we can get and record programmes, so not transported back to the dark ages without anything to watch. Then the washing machine started to make a weird noise, especially when spinning, definitely something wrong there somewhere.
So Vin had to make phne calls this morning. first the aerial man..who last came about eight years ago. Someone said he would ring back which he did so that was a good start. Anyway he is coming on Monday morning..so that is under way. Then he rang Hotpoint..thankfully we have their insurance plan we pay each month. he got through right away, and an engineer will be out n Wednesday..so that is underway as well.
We did have a clear week next week! Now it looks like it is going to be a busy one. Aerial on Monday..my diabetic review over the way on Tuesday morning and then the washing machine on Wednesday. Good job we have a calendar with everything written down!! And, a good job we stopped in today as well!!
Vin is presently doing a bit of clearing up today. Still quite a lot of cat dust about apparently..not that I can see it. I just live in blissful ignorance :) :)
Tonight we are having:
Cheese and onion pasty for Vin with mushrooms.
Not sure what I will have..maybe a baked potato.
Thursday, 12 March 2015
Use Your Loaf...
In today, well we did go out yesterday. Vin started off this morning by putting a Sourdough loaf in the bread machine. he did it all by himself too..getting really good at kitcheny things these days. It was ready by the time we were having our coffees and then he put it in the oven when we finished our drinks. He does the kneading and everything. brilliant. The aroma of bread coming up the stairs is wonderful, it must be one of the most appetising smells ever..apart from freshly brewed coffee that is :)
Look at this...absolutely gorgeous. it will last him all week for toast in the mornings, toast with his lunchtime soups and some for freezing.
Quite cold today, started off a bit windy but that has gone now. very overcast though, and not really Spring yet, or warm enough to sit out at all. Vin is doing some clearing up in the garden, trying to fill up his green wheelie bin I think!
Tonight we are having:
Mashed potato we have in the fridge,
Something from the freezer to go with that,
Any vegetables that we have left over.
Quite cold today, started off a bit windy but that has gone now. very overcast though, and not really Spring yet, or warm enough to sit out at all. Vin is doing some clearing up in the garden, trying to fill up his green wheelie bin I think!
Tonight we are having:
Mashed potato we have in the fridge,
Something from the freezer to go with that,
Any vegetables that we have left over.
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Well That Was Short Lived!!
Spring I mean! You get a couple of niceish days and you tend to think that Spring is on its way. Nooo! it isn't. Today woke up to a wind blowing, and wet looking outside.
We had decided that we were going to go over to Maghull to have a bit of a look round, and get a coffee at costa. I don't mind going there because i can have a look round the Bon marche and Vin goes into the Home and Bargain and B&Ms so there is something for both.
trouble is that started not too good because the square was busy so we had to wait for a space..vin doesn't like that! anyway he got a space eventually and it was free again.
I went into Bon M.. and had a look round. It was full of sleeveless tops and short sleev3ed tops not really what you want in this weather. Did buy another pair of slippers in a size 5 !! very small for me..wonder if my feet have shrunk.
Went for a coffee then good job because I was getting a bit wobbly for some reason. Went round to the Costa. Vin had a soy milk latte and I had a lovely skinny latte. very nice breather.
Tonight we are having:
Pasta bake with a cheese sauce
Butternut squash and broccoli for Vin
garlic bread for Vin.
We had decided that we were going to go over to Maghull to have a bit of a look round, and get a coffee at costa. I don't mind going there because i can have a look round the Bon marche and Vin goes into the Home and Bargain and B&Ms so there is something for both.
trouble is that started not too good because the square was busy so we had to wait for a space..vin doesn't like that! anyway he got a space eventually and it was free again.
I went into Bon M.. and had a look round. It was full of sleeveless tops and short sleev3ed tops not really what you want in this weather. Did buy another pair of slippers in a size 5 !! very small for me..wonder if my feet have shrunk.
Went for a coffee then good job because I was getting a bit wobbly for some reason. Went round to the Costa. Vin had a soy milk latte and I had a lovely skinny latte. very nice breather.
Tonight we are having:
Pasta bake with a cheese sauce
Butternut squash and broccoli for Vin
garlic bread for Vin.
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