After dropping Sophie at work, we drove to Halfords on Riverside and managed to bag the last jerry can in the store! We also bought a spout so we could put it into Sophie's tank! From there we drove to the Tesco garage at Weston Favell and we were able to put about a gallon's worth of petrol into it.
Back home we put the petrol in Sophie's car, and then gingerly drove over to Tesco at Kettering. The needle had barely registered the gallon at all, so she must have been really low coming home last night! We managed to fill her tank, and then we drove the car back down to her office and left it in the car park for her. Neither of us fancied driving down to Brackmills in the rush hour this evening!
Apart from getting petrol for Sophie, we didn't have any other plans, so we went on the hunt for pewter handles for the doors in the kitchen. We tried Wickes, and then Homebase, but they didn't have any we liked. Keith was now getting a bit peckish so we popped to Next for a coffee and a toasted sandwich for him.
We made one last attempt to find what we wanted at a small ironmongery store on Moulton Park and then went to Brixworth to pick up a parcel and try the tiny shop there. We realised that we would have to buy them online. So much for shopping locally!
Back home I decided to plant the rest of my bulbs, and while I was on my knees in the front garden I saw Sue, my erstwhile neighbour and good friend. I hadn't seen her for a while, and she was about to take the doggies for a short walk. She was intrigued about a Mexican standoff on the road around our estate, so we went to investigate! Two cars were nose to nose, blocking the road and the driver of one of the cars was sitting in the driver's seat. He got out as we approached, and we asked what was going on? He said that he was driving to his house when the road was blocked by a courier driver who had just left the car in the middle of the road. He'd asked the courier to back up and reverse, but he'd refused. Apparently, that was almost two hours ago and the courier had disappeared!
We had a chat and then returned home. Personally, I think the resident was being a little silly about the whole thing! I said goodbye to Sue and resumed planting my daffodil bulbs, and about fifteen minutes later saw the resident drive past, so he must have come to his senses!
Keith and I pottered about in the garden after I'd planted the bulbs, and we managed to dislodge some apples from our tree. We hope to make an apple crumble with them over the weekend! It was a beautiful afternoon with plenty of Autumnal sunshine. I put some bulbs in a couple of empty pots and that was all of them planted! Roll on the Spring!
Sophie was out this evening, having dinner with a friend in Yardley Hastings, so it was just Keith and me eating. He wanted to see Spectre again (he said he didn't remember any of the film) and as No Time To Die is being released - finally! - tomorrow, we thought it would be a good idea. I grilled two gammon steaks and cooked some oven chips and peas, while he fried a couple of eggs, and we ate in the kitchen. The meal was delicious - this oven is such an improvement on our old one!
No comments:
Post a Comment