Rain, Rain, and more Rain!

Monday morning and it is one of those days when you are so glad that you don't have to go to work. Dark, dismal and endlessly raining. teeming down this morning, and even the cats wouldn't go out in it, and who can blame them! it is definitely colder at the moment, and we have lights on and heaters on everywhere we go at present. certainly Winter is knocking at the door. Poor vin went off to Crosby to get our weeks stuff, and said that he had got soaked in that time just going from the car to the store. He went off with his little list in his hand and got everything on it plus a couple of extras. Well done Vin!! We put a book up for sale on Amazon on Friday, it was a cookery book that I had on my shelves for an age, and hadn't used mainly because it was too small print, and also a lot of meat recipes in it, which are no use to us. So, just on the off chance we stuck it on the selling list, and priced it at two pence difference to the lowest priced similar books on the list. Funnily enough on the next day we noticed that two other sellers had reduced their priced by two pence under ours! So we thought that would be it, we were third on the list, anyway, yesterday evening I looked at our emails and noticed that we had sold our book!! Great..it might mave been becauseI had listed ours as like new, and the two top ones as good. So it was dispatched this morning. The postage was £3.30 because it was a really heavy book, and Amazon allow £2.80 for postage and packing, but we still have made some money on it. Hope she enjoys it and gets pleasure from the recipes.Hope it arrives ok now... Tonight we are having: Remaining pizza from last night Egg and potato salad with avocado pear Potato salad for moi and rice salad for Vin.

Books!

Received another catalogue from "The Book People" today. Made me think about how book buying has changed over the years. I used to buy a lot of books from them in the past, and Vin got the odd one also if I was getting an order. Don't seem to get so many nowadays, wonder if it is the Kindle that is taking over. I have a number of books on there that I have ppurchased, some of them at a bargain price too. In fact I've just finished one that was 20p to download, and it is an up to the date book as well. I do have to say, it is an excellent way of reading new authors without having to fork out a large amount of money for them. The other thing is that it is now a bit hard to read small print now, and I can have the Kindle on a big print for me. A big plus. Currently reading "The Midwife's Confession" by Diane Chamberlain which is really excellent. Such a good read, and I haven't read any of her books before. Only £1.99 too an absolute bargain. haven't been to the library for an age, we just keep renewing our books online. trouble is they are now charging for the car park there and it puts you off, seems a shame when they are competing with Kindles etc too. Very shortsighted it seems to me. Vin took my money off to Tesco today to get the weekend things. It is our nearest store actually, and he had some vouchers for there too. the plan was to go there and then to Waitrose a few minutes away to get the egg salads that we like, then home for coffee. A bit of a plan change though because tesco had a deal on a Chicago Town Pizza and a tub off Haagen Daaz ice cream for a fiver which is a very good deal, and they had vanilla which is quite hard to get. So he went to Waitrose, then back to tesco for the deal.He is a smashing shopper now and is getting good at picking up the offers too. Well done Vin. Tonight we are having: Fishless fingers Chips..a real treat.. Mushy peas for Vin and green beans for moi A baked tomato to go with .

Disturbed Sleep...

I seem to be waking up at different times of the night these days. Some nights it's three o'clock, maybe four, last night it was sixish. if I wake up early I get back to sleep pretty quickly after the bathroom visit, if it's later it is more diffuicult. The problem is that I usually wake one or both of the cats who then like to jump on the bed and settle just where it is most awkward. So, we sat down after our lunch and i have just cdat napped. Does recharge the batteries though. Jane rang up this morning to say that she had got her placement at the hospital she wanted. She was really happy about that because it is the nearest to where she lives and she can get there bby bus quite easily. It all seems to be falling into place for her at the moment, she is stopping where she lives which is a nice little house, and it appears that she can work her ticketmaster job as well. So she was one happy bunny anyway. I transferred the £200 for her bus pass into her account for her which isn't bad for a year's bus travel. So she is sorted. I think she will make the most of this chance, it's a good opportunity to get a really decent job with a bit of security. The little cats are fast asleep at the moment..it's alright for them to wake up at some ungodly hour in the morning they can make up during the day. What a lovely life. Tonight we are having: Crispy fillets, Sliced sauteed potatoes A small tin of something saucey A few sliced sauteed mushrooms.

Short and Sweet..

yesterday's post was very short and sweet, mainly because I was just about getting it going when Jane rang up for a chat. I haven't got the hang of typing and holding the phone at the same time so gave up in the end. Just did a few lines when she had gone. She was telling me about her day at Uni., which seems to be going well..Touch Wood!! Watched a really good film last night on Sky Premeire. Jane Eyre..the story of course is a well known one, and there have been countless versions of it on the television and cinema screens, but this was excellent. We really enjoyed the whole thing. Terrific acting with a very believable Jane and Rochester, and Judi Dench as the housekeeper. Wonderful scenery and very atmospheric. Quite a little surprise. We only watched it because there wasn't anything on last night and I channel hopped a bit. Glad we did. Vin went off to crosby this morning on the little bus that goes through the village, and using his bus pass. It leaves on the hour, and you get around thirty minutes he said before the return journey. He had some banking to do, and didn't want to use his car, so a good little trip for free. He has just come in to say that it is freezing in the garden, both the cats are out there with him, but they have furry coats of course. Put a Cookery book on Amazon today. I have a number of books that I don't use any more, and this one's print is too small to see. Plus there are too many meaty recipes for us, so have put it for sale. Wonder if it will go? terrible case in Manchester yesterday, two young policewomen lured to a house to attend a burglary and then shot when they got there. One 32 and about to get married and the other only 23. very dark day for Manchester Police, and for their friends aand families. just terrible. Very much a life of routine otherwise for moi. getting a bit tired of it all now, and still being patient, waiting for the appointment on the 28th. get up, breakfast, mid morning coffee, bit of mooching about and then lunch. Bit more mooching then mid afternoon freshly ground coffee and Countdown, then the news and time for evening meal. Totally boring really. Never mind. Tonight we are having: Pasta with a pea green bean and asparagus sauce A little garlic bread and parmesan.

The Perils of Internet Shopping !

These days i do quite a bit of online shopping. For one reason, I am stuck in the house so can't get out to get my bits and pieces or clothing needs etc., For another I have obviously got the time to do it these days. I got a package this morning which was two packs of briefs both the same size and one arrived as a different size!! So got in touch with themand they are sending a replacement item. What a pain!! Vin took my money off to tesco this morning because he wanted to go to Homebase for some paint. Got all the stuff for the week and did very well too. He has proved to be a really good shopper now. Just shows you what you can do when you have to. Jane has just rung up on her way home for Uni..had a good day today with a lot of inductiuon things going on. She gets her uniforms on Friday for which she has to pay £85 but she thinks she gets that back eentually. Tonight we are having: Escalope with cheese and broccoli Baby potatoes squashed Mushroom sauce Mixed veggies

Return of a favourite...

Hooray! Downton is back. We got settled down to watch it last night, and it was just great viewing. Superb costumes, strong stories and really good casting. Terrific for a Sunday night. Can't wait for next weeks one and the wedding. Vin has spent the morning doing some painting outside, to be exact his wheelbarrow. it is now a fetching shade of blue with black trims. Just about got it finished and dry before it started to rain. As usual I have stopped in..another week in the funny farm as they say. About two weeks to go before my next appointment a week on Friday to be exact..that's been a long time coming. certainly didn't think when I went to the G.Ps at the beginning of |June it was going to be this long. The wheels of the NHS grind exceedingly slowas the saying goes. The little cats haven't been out much today, Bobby just about got up for her chicken at lunchtime, I think she was too comfy on my pillow on the new bedding! Not the pillow that I slleep on but the lower one which is underneath.What a lovely life..I'm coming back as a cat in my next life. Not too sure about the cat meat though! Tonight we are having: Leftover pizza with mushrooms Egg and potato salad with avocado Potato salad for moi and rice salad for Vin.

Getting Cooler...

Definitely seen the end of Summer I think. Was there one anyway? The nights are beginning to draw in now and it's getting darker by around 7.30 now. We are starting to use the heaters too..a5t least I am, because Vin doesn't feel the cold as much as I do, he is still in his thin short sleeved shirts..must be mad!! Not nice today though, it's quite blustery and very wet..typical English weather really. Put the new bedding on the bed today..very luxurious 400thread count cotton in a fetching shade of Mink..or a sort of dark coffee shade for a change. Looks gorgeous anyway. Vin went off to Crosby this morning to get some stuff and when he got back, the girl in the end house asked him in to help with her kitchen tap which was leaking. Some problem with the stop tap though so he couldn't do much, a plumbing job I think. Jane rang up this morning too, she is off today, and looking forward to starting at Uni tomorrow. Good Luck jane..hope this course goes well for you. Tonight we are having: Pizzas with extra mushroom Egg and potato salad with avocado Potato salad for moi and a couscous for Vin