Two years On and Counting..

Two years ago on the 27th june we started a Healthy Eating plan. It has met with some success. We both lost about a stone and a half in some months following a low fat diet.
We now no longer have olive oil, large portions of carbs such as potatoes and rice and pasta. We don't have deserts unless it is Christmas or Birthdays, so I think we have done pretty well. We seem to have reached a plateau now, and don't lose any but don't put any on either.
Wimbledon this week As usual the TV is concentrating on the singles, and Andy Murray of course. He is through to the quarter finals now so we will have to see how he gets on. The present match is a women's singles with a lot of grunting and squeaking on the court. very noisy to listen to.
VT has been out in the garden this afternoon, it rained this morning but has cleared up now. He said that he sat down for a couple of minutes, and little Rusty came on him and flopped. The trouble is that when they do that you don't have the heart to move them so you leave them in peace.


We did a load of ironing this morning, VT had a lot of shirts for some reason, he has just come upstairs to put them away.
Tonight we are having:
Sausages with Bramley apples and a golden delicious apple and
Mushrooms baked,
Carrots to go with.

Cats and Monday Shopping..

This is my Buddah that I got when i retired from teaching. he always has a lovely smile, especially in the sunshine. That and the fountain are my favourite things in the garden

Very warm today. The people on the radio are talking about what you should do in the heat. personally I don't think it is that hot, but it is nice and sunny. VT has been in the garden and says that it is too hot to work, and he has come in all sweaty.The British people and their weather are a scream..we moan if it is too hot, or too cold, or too rainy..or too snowy. never satisfied. I like the Autumn really, nice colours,and cooler weather. They are saying that it is the hottest day of the year so far.
it really rained last night, and VT couldn't get the next doors cat to go in. She was round the back and was sheltering as best as she could in the corner on top of a bunker. Poor little thing. Then VT had the bright idea of going in and opening the back door but when he got there the door was shut fast. So he opened the window in their conservatory climbed out in torrential rain..really torrential rain..and picked her up and posted her through the window, and VT said that she ran off up the stairs, safe and sound. Aaaah! It is a lovely little thing and must have hated being out in the rain.
Today we went Posh..to Waitrose. Got our veggies so have a good selection to choose from for the week. VT also wanted to get a new door mat for the porch so we got one of those from The kitchen Shop opposite the car park. He got a nice patterned one for a change, and it looks quite different and very good.
Tonight we are having:
Quorn Escalopes,
Baby new jersey Royals,
Roast vegetables with spinach and smoked garlic cream.

Change is as good as a rest..

VT had the bright idea of doing our loaf tomorrow, Monday instead of today. he has some Sourdough left, and he pointed out that the loaf would be fresher. Quite right too.
We did the Pizza dough, and the roasted vegetables though so they are waiting to go on the Pizza. (Musn't forget the basil today)
Mixed today. VT wanted to go out with his tea but it started raining so he didn't. Little Bobby ran into the hut to shelter. it's a good job we bought that, it is a really good shelter for them, and they do use it quite often.
VT said he was woken up this morning by two ginger cats in our garden Caterwauling. So he got up and put some biscuits out. This was half past four a.m. I don't hear anything of course, being deaf, when I take the hearing aids out I am dead to the world. he says that I wouldn't hear a bomb if it went off. Probably true.
The crosswords were a doddle today. He finished his, the Sunday Express one except for one, and he finished mine off too, I was unsure of three. The MOS one which is a big general knowledge one wasn't too bad either and i finished that off quite quickly.
Bobby is now on the table outside in the sunshine. She loves it there and will sit happily for ages.
Tonight we are having:
Pizza with our tomato sauce,Roasted vegetables.
Salad with cucumbers and avocados and baby lum tomatoes.
Potato salad and rice salad.

Saturday Post..

All the news today is of Michael jackson. Pages and pages of it. Since i was never a Michael Jackson fan it is all becoming quite boring now. the endless opinions and theories etc., questions about his death and all of that will go on forever I suppose.
Overcast today loked lke rain most of the day but it hasn't materialised, and at the time of typing the sun is trying to peep through.
We washed the new bed linen today for the first time, and have just put it back on the bed at ten to six. Took quite a lot of drying probably because it is pure egyptian cotton, but we got there eventually. The quilt and pillowcases did need ironing they were quite creased, but they look good on the bed. Shame we have to cover the bed with an old duvet cover because of the cats, but they are still nice to sleep in.
VT is looking after Cat next door. He went to get it in last night and came back and said it had no litter tray so he took it our cats one because they have a cat flap, that doesn't. He went to let it out this morning and it pelted down the path, and ran around for a while. Don't know where it has gone now it isn't in the front.
VT went to get Rusty's tablets this morning then on to Maghull. He was going to ask the vets whether we could get a larger amount of tablets when the receptionist said that in future the tablets would be delivered in packs of 100, which will be beter for us..but dearer. Present price is £17 for 60 !!
Tonight we are having:
Chinese week.
Spring Rolls with sauce,
4oz Egg fried rice with spring onions and peas.
Stir fried vegetables done in Fry Light.

Muggy and Moggy..and Media..

These are our two little Moggies. Bobby and Rusty. Bobby is the black and white one, and this is about the nearest they will get to each other. Never bosom buddies, but they are often to be found near to each other.
Big day today in the Media world, with the deaths of michael jackson and farrah Fawcett. jackson was 50 and died of a Cardiac Arrest, and Farrah was 62 and died of bowel cancer after a long fight. Both a shame and died too young.
Today I took my mney off to Sainsbury's in Walton. Quite busy but no kids around yet so easy to get round. Sainsbury's suits us well actually, they have everything we need and is well stocked. Got all our things for the weekend and were home fairly early because we didn't have a coffee. That saves half an hour. I had a lovely egg and potato salad for my lunch and VT had some Quorn mini cornish pasties and a bit of my salad!!
Got a phone call from the surgery this afternoon to say that a prescription had arrived from the hospital. It would be delivered from the chemist. Turned out to be some anti biotics for a water infection that I knew nothing about!! That Dr on Monday was a twerp! truly a twerp.
Michael Jackson all over the radio this afternoon everyone is playing him, and there are tribute programmes on everything as well. Getting boring now.
Tonight we are having:
Fishless fingers, with tartare sauce,
Mushy peas for VT and Fine beans for me,
Chips...200grms between us.

Hair Do's...

Started the day by using the treatment conditioner that came with the Ojon set |I got the other day. By God it smells horrible!!! You are supposed to leave it in for at least twenty minutes or overnight..couldn't stand it overnight..you'd never get any sleep! Leaves my hair looking lank and greasy but we will see how it does when it has been washed. The shampoo and conditioner are very good though.
Quiet today. Stayed in because we didn't want to go out, so we did the kitchen floor and the bathroom and the front porch. and VT put some of the wax on his hair. Very quickly washed it off too!
A bit overcast today, not as bright blue sky as yesterday but beginning to be sunny now. Good day for washing.
had the first of my anarmia injections today. You do the injection then throw the syringe away. Very easily done..all pre loaded. Still haven't heard from the hospital but these things take time.
Tonight we are having:
New potatoes remaining from the bag.
Mixed vegetables in a cheese sauce. Coleman's.
Lamb grills Quorn ones or Sage and onion fillets.

Flaming June...Yes!!

It is a flaming June day today. The sun is shining and the sky is blue. Gorgeous day. I am actually sitting here typing this with a sleeveless top on amd am not cold!! For a change.
We had to wait in this morning for a pacel to be delivered from The Book People, but it arrived at about 10.30ish so we decided to go out and get some fresh air. Since there is a distinct lack of places to go around here we ended up in Ormskirk. There's a surprise.
Went into my usual haunts, got some cheap tops in the Bon Marche shop, will wear them in the summer and ditch. Not the sort of clothes you keep, more for wearing a few times then discarding. But they are cheap. Little vest tops and strappy ones in a three pack. then went to Superdrug to get some more deodorant and other bits, and H&Barratt to get our fishless fingers and meatfree pepperoni for out pizzas. nice cup of coffee in the thich toast cafe and a quick visit to Morrisons to get our car park money back and home. Just about get home for 1.30 ish which isn't bad going.
VT is in the garden filling up the green wheelie bin since it is green bin week.
Tonight we are having:
Some sort of pasta dish.
I have a tub of spinach and ricotta sauce and some asparagus remaining so will use that
mushrooms to go with, and some green beans for moi.
A small bit of healthy eating garlic bread to go with.