Sophie was due at her manager's house this morning at about 7am so Keith and I took her there, returned home for a quick shower and then went to have breakfast at Beckworth Emporium. Before we went I received an email from Sky to say that the remote we'd ordered two weeks ago was out of stock even though they'd taken the money and told us they'd despatched it on the 1st November!
We decided to pop down to Curry's and buy one there instead after we'd eaten our lovely breakfast. We enjoyed bacon, sausages, eggs, mushrooms, beans and a hash brown accompanied by toast and coffee! Delicious! The meal kept us going all day!
After we'd eaten we had a mooch about but I wasn't that impressed with the Christmas decorations. It looked like they hadn't properly finished so we'll be back later to check them out again. In the food hall we looked at the turkeys and Keith was taken with a boneless butterflied bird, wrapped in bacon and all ready for Christmas. We saw one weighing about 10lb so we bought it! We'll have to freeze it, but I was amazed we'd made the decision and chosen it so early!
We nipped home to put it in the freezer then drove down to Northampton to get the remote. It cost us £24.99, so more than from Sky and we did wonder whether we'd actually ordered the right one in the first place! We then ventured over the road to B&Q as I was on the lookout for a leaf blower/vacuum. I wage a regular battle with leaves and we often get them covering our driveway and congregating outside the front of the house. The one we saw in B&Q had the ability to hoover them up, blow them about and mulch them so I could put them on the compost heap. Before we took the plunge I looked the machine up on the internet and saw they had the same one at Screwfix for a bit cheaper. The reviews were good as well, so we decided to head for the branch on Brackmills. Before we went, though, we did some shopping in Aldi, next door, and Lidl where I saw some lovely festive treats. Keith also bought some non-alcoholic Becks beer in there and I treated myself to four bottles of aromatic tonic water. It all helps!
At Screwfix we picked up the leaf blower and made our way home. Keith was tasked with setting the machine up while I disappeared into the living room to sort out the remote. It didn't take both of us long to get everything sorted and what a difference the machines made to our lives! The leaf vacuum had cleared away several piles of leaves within a few minutes and they were all chopped up into little bits! The remote means we can now pause live programmes before and it works effortlessly, unlike our old one that never responded when we pressed the buttons!
I spent the rest of the afternoon pootling about and gave our fridge a good clean. Sophie was back in Thrapston by 5pm so we went over to get her and then I made a lovely fish pie for dinner!
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