Sophie and I were going to go to Olney for lunch, but tomorrow looks to be a heavy day cash-wise, so we decided to make our own. I cooked some bacon, Keith cut up a whole cooked chicken and hard-boiled some eggs, while Sophie prepared the lettuce, tomatoes and mayonnaise, and toasted bread. All three of us were able to work comfortably in the kitchen which was brilliant!
The sandwiches were delicious, and we saved ourselves about £20 by doing our own! It was lovely to sit in the conservatory and have lunch, read the paper and chat.
In the afternoon, once the sun made an appearance, we drove over to Olney. We were able to park in the small car park in the centre of the town, and we made a beeline for the first charity shop. Sophie found a soup mug for about £1, which was a bargain as they're about a fiver in Tesco, and then she discovered a beautiful dress and a pair of trousers. The dress was perfect for wearing tomorrow, and the trousers, a gorgeous shade of blue with pink roses, were brand new, with the price tag still attached... they were £110! The charity shop was asking £8! She tried them on and they looked fantastic! What a bargain!
From there we had a look around a very strange gift shop next door which, amazingly, is still in business. We had no idea why, when the likes of Debenhams has gone to the wall. The tat they were selling was indescribable, but we did see a soft toy cat, curled up in a ball, that I was tempted to buy. I was going to put it on the sofa and see what kind of reaction we'd get from Monty, but it was £27.99 so I thought better of it!
We wandered around another couple of gift/homeware shops, and then visited the vintage shop on the high street. Sophie immediately spotted two beautiful old glasses for £6, which would be lovely for Port, so she had to buy them to add to her collection.
On the way home, we called into The Deli farm shop at Castle Ashby for an ice cream. The little shopping yard was very quiet and after mooching about in the shop and buying a tub each, we went outside to sit at one of their tables in the sun. One of the staff was faffing about outside and said that the tables were only for customers eating from the small cafe they had. There was not a soul about, and technically, we were eating their produce, so it wasn't as if we were taking tables away from anyone eating, but we duly moved to a bench outside the seating area. How petty! I think the woman knew she'd made a mistake as she then tried to engage us in conversation, but I did think that now, more than ever, people need to be aware of customer service and friendliness towards others. I would have understood if the place was packed but there was nobody else there!
We trundled off home and spent the rest of the afternoon and evening relaxing. I was still full from our mega sandwiches, but we still enjoyed Keith's chicken pie for dinner, served with vegetables!
After dinner, we watched the new episode of Nine Perfect Strangers and decided to give up on it. The White Lotus has spoiled us as it was so brilliant, and we had no idea what was happening with Nine Perfect Strangers so we turned over and watched Grand Designs instead. Much better!
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