On the way to taking the children to school and uni this morning I dropped Keith off on the track between Holcot and Walgrave so he could set off on his walk.
He arrived home at just after 9am and after showering we went off to Aldi in Kettering to compare prices of groceries. Before we went out we put another wash on and prayed that it would be OK...
Aldi prices were indeed cheaper but there is nowhere near the amount of choice in the store as there is in Tesco unfortunately. However, we decided that next week we'd do our shop there and if there's anything we can't find we can always pop into Tesco which is only across the road.
We also went to the discount B&M store as they were advertising two pots of emulsion paint for just £20 and I needed some for the living room which I've decided I will do next week. The store was full of Halloween bits and pieces including some witches that cackled at you when you pressed a button. I would love to get one for home for when all the neighbourhood children come around next week!
After putting the paint in the car we walked over to Tesco and I treated Keith to a cup of tea in Costa Coffee. The place was very busy and I suddenly realised that it's half-term next week and some of the children had obviously broken up a bit early!
We bought a herby stock pot and some sausages for lunch and then returned home to find that the washing machine had gone wrong again...both of us were really annoyed as it had cost almost £50 for the man to come out and assure us that all was OK.
The afternoon was spent fiddling around with the drainage pipe and we did actually manage to get one load of washing done before it went wrong yet again. We think that there's a reservoir of water in the bottom of the machine that isn't emptying so we had no choice but to call them again and arrange for an engineer to come out on Monday. Drat!
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