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!
Wednesday, 14 November 2018
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
A startling discovery!
Sophie went to the gym this morning at 6.30am and, as usual, I woke up with her and went downstairs to have a cup of coffee. I discovered we'd sold some pillowcases on eBay so I packaged them up and gently eased myself into the day!
We had to take Mum and Dad to the hospital in Daventry today as Dad was having minor surgery to his foot and couldn't drive afterwards, so we left at 11am, went to the post office and then picked them up. As it was a fair journey, Dad said I could drive his car, which helped with my fuel consumption! At least now that Mike is no longer working at the Golf Club my car is not greedily drinking diesel like it used to!
Today has been a beautiful day with lovely blue skies, lots of sunshine and mild temperatures. We found Danetre Hospital and I was really impressed with the place. It was small, but very clean and very quiet! We were a bit early for Dad's appointment so we went to the cafe on the first floor and had a light lunch. I chose sandwiches for Keith and I, a tea and a coffee along with a packet of crisps and the bill came to £6.50! I was amazed!
At 1pm we went up to the second floor and my Dad was taken to the day surgery ward where he had an injection into the heel of his foot. The doctors had suspected he had Plantar Fasciitis and that's what they had been treating him for, but today they realised he had a trapped nerve in his foot! We're really hoping that now he will be pain-free as it's been going on for so long.
We gave Mum and Dad a lift back to their house and then popped to Tesco to get dinners for Tuesday and Wednesday nights. We still didn't have a clue what we were going to cook when we went into the supermarket but we finally managed to make up our minds!
We didn't get home until 4pm so we'd been out a fair while!
We had to take Mum and Dad to the hospital in Daventry today as Dad was having minor surgery to his foot and couldn't drive afterwards, so we left at 11am, went to the post office and then picked them up. As it was a fair journey, Dad said I could drive his car, which helped with my fuel consumption! At least now that Mike is no longer working at the Golf Club my car is not greedily drinking diesel like it used to!
Today has been a beautiful day with lovely blue skies, lots of sunshine and mild temperatures. We found Danetre Hospital and I was really impressed with the place. It was small, but very clean and very quiet! We were a bit early for Dad's appointment so we went to the cafe on the first floor and had a light lunch. I chose sandwiches for Keith and I, a tea and a coffee along with a packet of crisps and the bill came to £6.50! I was amazed!
At 1pm we went up to the second floor and my Dad was taken to the day surgery ward where he had an injection into the heel of his foot. The doctors had suspected he had Plantar Fasciitis and that's what they had been treating him for, but today they realised he had a trapped nerve in his foot! We're really hoping that now he will be pain-free as it's been going on for so long.
We gave Mum and Dad a lift back to their house and then popped to Tesco to get dinners for Tuesday and Wednesday nights. We still didn't have a clue what we were going to cook when we went into the supermarket but we finally managed to make up our minds!
We didn't get home until 4pm so we'd been out a fair while!
Monday, 12 November 2018
Back to work...
Keith took me to work today as I had a fair few parcels to send out from the post office, one of which was a new winter coat I'd ordered and I didn't like. It was in a huge box so it was very unwieldy!
Work was OK even though I was working with my least favourite colleague today! Sheila was OK about Saturday and had even hinted about me helping out in March and November next year. Er, I don't think so! Apparently they had about 65 cars on each day of the weekend and took some serious money for the charity, which was great, but I just found the whole thing chaotic and confusing!
We weren't that busy with the phones today so I did some training that I had to have completed by the end of November and booked another week of holiday. Sara said I still had loads left, including Christmas Day and New Year's Day so I've booked the week before Christmas off. Hopefully, Sophie can get some time off as well.
Keith picked me up at 2pm and we went over to the post office in Tesco to send all of our parcels out. We also picked up some stuff we needed for tonight's dinner of chilli and then headed home where I caught up with some chores. We ordered a new Sky remote control ages ago and it hasn't been delivered so I spent a good amount of time trying to call them to find out where it was. Talk about difficult to contact! I gave up in the end and submitted a form so hopefully we will have some news. I suspect it's been lost in the post!
In the evening I saw a flash of light whilst I was sitting in the conservatory and then I heard a rumble of thunder! I didn't see or hear any more but the weather forecast this evening said we're in for some lovely November sunshine and mild temperatures. Fab!
Work was OK even though I was working with my least favourite colleague today! Sheila was OK about Saturday and had even hinted about me helping out in March and November next year. Er, I don't think so! Apparently they had about 65 cars on each day of the weekend and took some serious money for the charity, which was great, but I just found the whole thing chaotic and confusing!
We weren't that busy with the phones today so I did some training that I had to have completed by the end of November and booked another week of holiday. Sara said I still had loads left, including Christmas Day and New Year's Day so I've booked the week before Christmas off. Hopefully, Sophie can get some time off as well.
Keith picked me up at 2pm and we went over to the post office in Tesco to send all of our parcels out. We also picked up some stuff we needed for tonight's dinner of chilli and then headed home where I caught up with some chores. We ordered a new Sky remote control ages ago and it hasn't been delivered so I spent a good amount of time trying to call them to find out where it was. Talk about difficult to contact! I gave up in the end and submitted a form so hopefully we will have some news. I suspect it's been lost in the post!
In the evening I saw a flash of light whilst I was sitting in the conservatory and then I heard a rumble of thunder! I didn't see or hear any more but the weather forecast this evening said we're in for some lovely November sunshine and mild temperatures. Fab!
Sunday, 11 November 2018
A busy Sunday!
Although I was looking forward to a bit of a lie-in this morning, I was awake at 6am! However, as we had a busy day ahead of us I was able to get lots done before 9am, which was a real bonus.
Keith went to Tesco to get some more alcohol-free beer and I asked him to get Sophie and I a bottle of the Cava as well, as Mum and Dad were coming for lunch today. We'd decided to cook the Hairy Bikers' Chicken and Potato Cobbler so Sophie and I made a start on it after we'd had a quick breakfast. I cut the chicken thighs into quarters while Sophie prepared the impressive amount of veg that goes into the dish - carrots, onions, leeks, celery and mushrooms as well as a tin of tomatoes and garlic.
We cooked it all and emptied the meat and vegetables into a large casserole dish before we cooked and then mashed the potatoes. While they were simmering away, Sophie and I hoovered and set the table and generally tidied up the conservatory.
We had a bit of a tricky moment when I made the dough as I think there was too much potato in the mix. I managed to roll it out and I'd cut a couple of rounds when Sophie took over and added more flour so it was a lot better! We covered the top of the casserole with the cut out scones, brushed an egg and milk mixture over the top and popped it in the oven.
It was then time for a quick shower and I did worry about the topping not cooking properly, but when I went back downstairs, it looked lovely. We did some cauliflower and broccoli to go with it and just after Mum and Dad arrived at 1pm it was ready.
We told my parents about the fiasco yesterday and we had a good chat over lunch. The meal was lovely and my Mum enjoyed one of my Gin and tonics while Dad had a small bottle of Rioja that Keith had bought. I can't believe that Sophie and I are being so good, but the Cava definitely helped as it went really well with the chicken.
We'd bought two chocolate cheesecakes for dessert - I would have loved to have made a chocolate pavlova but I just didn't have the time. By 4pm my Mum and Dad had gone home so Sophie and I went for a walk with Monty to see the horses and took them some carrots, which they ate greedily! It has been a gorgeous day today with blue skies and sunshine. If I hadn't been cooking for Mum and Dad I would definitely have been out in the garden!
Keith went to Tesco to get some more alcohol-free beer and I asked him to get Sophie and I a bottle of the Cava as well, as Mum and Dad were coming for lunch today. We'd decided to cook the Hairy Bikers' Chicken and Potato Cobbler so Sophie and I made a start on it after we'd had a quick breakfast. I cut the chicken thighs into quarters while Sophie prepared the impressive amount of veg that goes into the dish - carrots, onions, leeks, celery and mushrooms as well as a tin of tomatoes and garlic.
We cooked it all and emptied the meat and vegetables into a large casserole dish before we cooked and then mashed the potatoes. While they were simmering away, Sophie and I hoovered and set the table and generally tidied up the conservatory.
We had a bit of a tricky moment when I made the dough as I think there was too much potato in the mix. I managed to roll it out and I'd cut a couple of rounds when Sophie took over and added more flour so it was a lot better! We covered the top of the casserole with the cut out scones, brushed an egg and milk mixture over the top and popped it in the oven.
It was then time for a quick shower and I did worry about the topping not cooking properly, but when I went back downstairs, it looked lovely. We did some cauliflower and broccoli to go with it and just after Mum and Dad arrived at 1pm it was ready.
We told my parents about the fiasco yesterday and we had a good chat over lunch. The meal was lovely and my Mum enjoyed one of my Gin and tonics while Dad had a small bottle of Rioja that Keith had bought. I can't believe that Sophie and I are being so good, but the Cava definitely helped as it went really well with the chicken.
We'd bought two chocolate cheesecakes for dessert - I would have loved to have made a chocolate pavlova but I just didn't have the time. By 4pm my Mum and Dad had gone home so Sophie and I went for a walk with Monty to see the horses and took them some carrots, which they ate greedily! It has been a gorgeous day today with blue skies and sunshine. If I hadn't been cooking for Mum and Dad I would definitely have been out in the garden!
Saturday, 10 November 2018
A slight mis-adventure!
I had agreed to go to the NEC today with Sheila from work who volunteers for a charity which gives rides to people in vintage/sports cars in return for donations. There was a Classic Motor Show on at the venue and she said that about 60 cars were taking part and it would be very busy. She had briefly told me what it involved but I have to say I was a bit apprehensive!
Sophie wanted to come with me and we were picked up at 7am by Sheila who took us up to Birmingham in her car. We had a great drive up and it looked like it was going to be a beautiful day as the sky had cleared from the heavy rain we'd had last night.
We went "behind the scenes" with Sheila as she had a pass to park just outside the hall where a lot of cars had started to arrive. We put our bags in a small marquee and then as we were very early we decided to wander around and look at the cars.
I was hoping that today would be fun and we'd get to meet some lovely people. It's a great idea to ask people to give donations to take a ride in some beautiful cars, and with the main show going on as well, it was hinted at that it would be very busy.
We went back to the marquee and Sophie was asked to prepare five float bags while I sat down with one of the volunteers and we had to start preparing the "cheat" sheets. There were about 60 cars taking part and each of them had to be recorded by highlighting the name of the car, how many passengers they could take and whether or not they took children. These had all different highlighted areas and it was a little confusing!
Sophie finished the floats and sat down next to me and we had two sheets of cars each. We were very short of highlighters and soon all the car registrations came flooding in as the drivers were arriving and parking right in front of us. The smell of petrol was very strong!
I looked at Sophie and I felt a bit alarmed as we really didn't have a clue what we were doing! The other people kept hinting that it would get very busy and there were various people with forms that the customers had to fill in (names, addresses, etc) and then they would select a slot to have a ride and pay. I understood we had to be careful about booking in children and the height of the child was very important because of booster seats.
As the opening time of the show approached I began to feel a bit panicky as we really hadn't had a lot of instruction and I visions of loads of people approaching me and not knowing what to do. We finished the "cheat"sheets and I said to Sheila that I was dying for a cup of coffee, so Sophie and I went to find Starbucks to get our daily fix!
I was a bit fed up, to be honest, as we had each given up our precious Saturday to be here and although the people on the stand were friendly, it was a bit "cliquey" with lots of people hugging and being over the top with their welcomes.
We found the Starbucks coffee outlet and enjoyed our drinks before reluctantly going back. When we did arrive back on the stand it was crammed with people and as far as we could see there were more than enough people helping out. Most of the volunteers seemed to be wandering around with clipboards and not doing much else! People visiting the show were all gathered in front of the car boards where each vehicle was advertised as to how much it cost to take a ride and what sort of car it was (with a lot of information about it, such as engine size, blah blah). We saw Sheila who looked like she was having the time of her life and asked what we could do (even though we didn't want to do anything!). She confirmed what I had suspected - that there were more than enough people helping out and she said we could go and look around the show. Well, to be honest, that's not what I had in mind today! I would rather have been at home!
Sophie and I went off and decided to see when the trains were running back to Northampton as we had both decided - without any doubt at all - that we were going home, but we needed to see if there were trains available within the next few hours. The thought of staying all day until 6pm this evening filled us both with dread but there was no point saying to Sheila we were going if we couldn't get a train!
The train station is right next to the NEC and we were told that three trains an hour went through Northampton, most of them on their way to Euston. That gave us the impetus we needed so we headed back (seeing a California Highway Patrol car on the way...I hoped I wouldn't see another one!) and tried to find Sheila who was counting the cash. I left a message with another volunteer, giving the excuse that Sophie had a terrible headache (and she did have one coming on!) and we fled!
By now the show was packed and more and more people were arriving. We arrived back at the station, bought our tickets (£14 each) and went straight to the platform to catch a train heading to Euston in London, but stopping at Northampton on the way.
We heard an announcement that the train was a little late, but when it pulled in we got on board and found a seat. I felt a huge sense of euphoria at being out of the show and I was really looking forward to getting home and relaxing with Sophie. She had had a busy week but I was so glad she had decided to come with me, otherwise I would have been stuck at the show all day, and no doubt being in a stress over what I had to do!
We set off and within ten minutes the ticket conductor appeared to check everyone's tickets. He had a look at ours, commented that we were getting off at Northampton, circled the date and moved on. We stopped at Rugby and a lot of people got onto the train. I was thinking that we just had one more stop - Long Buckby - and then we'd be in Northampton. We'd called Keith to ask him to meet us and told him we'd be in at about 12pm.
However, the train just kept on going and we started to get a bit worried when it got past 12pm and there was no sign of Long Buckby. I happened to look out of the window and I saw a road sign for Berkhampstead, which is a fair way away from Northampton and much further south! Where on earth were we?
Sophie took out her phone and looked at our location, which said Watford! For some reason, it had looked like we'd bypassed Northampton completely and we were heading for London! We both started to panic a bit, but I said to Sophie we could get off at Watford Junction and take a train back, only the train just kept on going! Our next worry was getting out at Euston and being charged for the extra from Birmingham, but when we arrived it was an open platform and we could just walk onto the main concourse.
We debated about going for lunch as we were both now thoroughly fed up with the whole situation, but the costs were starting to mount up as single tickets back to Northampton came to just under £60!
We bought the tickets and waited for our platform number to come up, which it did, just minutes before we were due to leave! We called Keith again and told him we were definitely on our way home and we would get in at 2pm, leaving him plenty of time to go and see Sileby play which is all he was worried about! On the way we ate our packed lunch and watched the sky darken and the rain start. It was typical that we'd missed the best of today's weather while we were in the NEC and on the train!
Sophie was fuming about the situation, though, and we decided to try and contact Virgin about why the conductor hadn't told us about our tickets to Northampton. Surely he must have known the train wasn't stopping at our station? All in all, the cost to get home was about £100 and never again will I go somewhere and be at the mercy of someone else! I should have arranged to meet Sheila at the show and driven myself.
In Northampton it was clear that they'd had a torrential rainfall and we sloshed our way home through flooded roads. Keith dropped us off and then sped back out to go and see Sileby while Sophie and I caught up with some washing and finally relaxed! Never again!
Sophie wanted to come with me and we were picked up at 7am by Sheila who took us up to Birmingham in her car. We had a great drive up and it looked like it was going to be a beautiful day as the sky had cleared from the heavy rain we'd had last night.
We went "behind the scenes" with Sheila as she had a pass to park just outside the hall where a lot of cars had started to arrive. We put our bags in a small marquee and then as we were very early we decided to wander around and look at the cars.
I was hoping that today would be fun and we'd get to meet some lovely people. It's a great idea to ask people to give donations to take a ride in some beautiful cars, and with the main show going on as well, it was hinted at that it would be very busy.
We went back to the marquee and Sophie was asked to prepare five float bags while I sat down with one of the volunteers and we had to start preparing the "cheat" sheets. There were about 60 cars taking part and each of them had to be recorded by highlighting the name of the car, how many passengers they could take and whether or not they took children. These had all different highlighted areas and it was a little confusing!
Sophie finished the floats and sat down next to me and we had two sheets of cars each. We were very short of highlighters and soon all the car registrations came flooding in as the drivers were arriving and parking right in front of us. The smell of petrol was very strong!
I looked at Sophie and I felt a bit alarmed as we really didn't have a clue what we were doing! The other people kept hinting that it would get very busy and there were various people with forms that the customers had to fill in (names, addresses, etc) and then they would select a slot to have a ride and pay. I understood we had to be careful about booking in children and the height of the child was very important because of booster seats.
As the opening time of the show approached I began to feel a bit panicky as we really hadn't had a lot of instruction and I visions of loads of people approaching me and not knowing what to do. We finished the "cheat"sheets and I said to Sheila that I was dying for a cup of coffee, so Sophie and I went to find Starbucks to get our daily fix!
I was a bit fed up, to be honest, as we had each given up our precious Saturday to be here and although the people on the stand were friendly, it was a bit "cliquey" with lots of people hugging and being over the top with their welcomes.
We found the Starbucks coffee outlet and enjoyed our drinks before reluctantly going back. When we did arrive back on the stand it was crammed with people and as far as we could see there were more than enough people helping out. Most of the volunteers seemed to be wandering around with clipboards and not doing much else! People visiting the show were all gathered in front of the car boards where each vehicle was advertised as to how much it cost to take a ride and what sort of car it was (with a lot of information about it, such as engine size, blah blah). We saw Sheila who looked like she was having the time of her life and asked what we could do (even though we didn't want to do anything!). She confirmed what I had suspected - that there were more than enough people helping out and she said we could go and look around the show. Well, to be honest, that's not what I had in mind today! I would rather have been at home!
Sophie and I went off and decided to see when the trains were running back to Northampton as we had both decided - without any doubt at all - that we were going home, but we needed to see if there were trains available within the next few hours. The thought of staying all day until 6pm this evening filled us both with dread but there was no point saying to Sheila we were going if we couldn't get a train!
The train station is right next to the NEC and we were told that three trains an hour went through Northampton, most of them on their way to Euston. That gave us the impetus we needed so we headed back (seeing a California Highway Patrol car on the way...I hoped I wouldn't see another one!) and tried to find Sheila who was counting the cash. I left a message with another volunteer, giving the excuse that Sophie had a terrible headache (and she did have one coming on!) and we fled!
By now the show was packed and more and more people were arriving. We arrived back at the station, bought our tickets (£14 each) and went straight to the platform to catch a train heading to Euston in London, but stopping at Northampton on the way.
We heard an announcement that the train was a little late, but when it pulled in we got on board and found a seat. I felt a huge sense of euphoria at being out of the show and I was really looking forward to getting home and relaxing with Sophie. She had had a busy week but I was so glad she had decided to come with me, otherwise I would have been stuck at the show all day, and no doubt being in a stress over what I had to do!
We set off and within ten minutes the ticket conductor appeared to check everyone's tickets. He had a look at ours, commented that we were getting off at Northampton, circled the date and moved on. We stopped at Rugby and a lot of people got onto the train. I was thinking that we just had one more stop - Long Buckby - and then we'd be in Northampton. We'd called Keith to ask him to meet us and told him we'd be in at about 12pm.
However, the train just kept on going and we started to get a bit worried when it got past 12pm and there was no sign of Long Buckby. I happened to look out of the window and I saw a road sign for Berkhampstead, which is a fair way away from Northampton and much further south! Where on earth were we?
Sophie took out her phone and looked at our location, which said Watford! For some reason, it had looked like we'd bypassed Northampton completely and we were heading for London! We both started to panic a bit, but I said to Sophie we could get off at Watford Junction and take a train back, only the train just kept on going! Our next worry was getting out at Euston and being charged for the extra from Birmingham, but when we arrived it was an open platform and we could just walk onto the main concourse.
We debated about going for lunch as we were both now thoroughly fed up with the whole situation, but the costs were starting to mount up as single tickets back to Northampton came to just under £60!
We bought the tickets and waited for our platform number to come up, which it did, just minutes before we were due to leave! We called Keith again and told him we were definitely on our way home and we would get in at 2pm, leaving him plenty of time to go and see Sileby play which is all he was worried about! On the way we ate our packed lunch and watched the sky darken and the rain start. It was typical that we'd missed the best of today's weather while we were in the NEC and on the train!
Sophie was fuming about the situation, though, and we decided to try and contact Virgin about why the conductor hadn't told us about our tickets to Northampton. Surely he must have known the train wasn't stopping at our station? All in all, the cost to get home was about £100 and never again will I go somewhere and be at the mercy of someone else! I should have arranged to meet Sheila at the show and driven myself.
In Northampton it was clear that they'd had a torrential rainfall and we sloshed our way home through flooded roads. Keith dropped us off and then sped back out to go and see Sileby while Sophie and I caught up with some washing and finally relaxed! Never again!
Friday, 9 November 2018
Birthday celebrations.
Keith took me to work this morning as he wanted to use the car and I had planned on going straight to see my Mum at 2pm.
Work was lovely and quiet as there were only a handful of us in and the phones were subdued as well! I saw Mum and Dad half way through the morning as they were attending an aerobics class in the main hall and I wished my Mum a happy birthday.
As soon as I finished work we popped over to Tesco and I bought a lovely little chocolate cake and some flowers. We headed off to see my parents and went a different way for a change. Sometimes it's nice to do something a bit different!
My parents were pleased to see us and my Mum was over the moon with her gifts and cards. We had a cup of tea and a good natter and then Keith and I headed home. Sophie was a little early tonight and Keith didn't go to the pub as Dave rang to say he wasn't going. This pleased Keith as he wasn't drinking anyway!
We had fish for dinner and I opened a bottle of non-alcoholic Cava which was lovely, if a little sweet. It's been nine days now and I wish I could see a change in me, but I can't! I'm not sleeping any better (if anything my sleep feels much lighter) and I'm not as bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as I imagined I'd be! Perhaps, after a month, I will be!
Work was lovely and quiet as there were only a handful of us in and the phones were subdued as well! I saw Mum and Dad half way through the morning as they were attending an aerobics class in the main hall and I wished my Mum a happy birthday.
As soon as I finished work we popped over to Tesco and I bought a lovely little chocolate cake and some flowers. We headed off to see my parents and went a different way for a change. Sometimes it's nice to do something a bit different!
My parents were pleased to see us and my Mum was over the moon with her gifts and cards. We had a cup of tea and a good natter and then Keith and I headed home. Sophie was a little early tonight and Keith didn't go to the pub as Dave rang to say he wasn't going. This pleased Keith as he wasn't drinking anyway!
We had fish for dinner and I opened a bottle of non-alcoholic Cava which was lovely, if a little sweet. It's been nine days now and I wish I could see a change in me, but I can't! I'm not sleeping any better (if anything my sleep feels much lighter) and I'm not as bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as I imagined I'd be! Perhaps, after a month, I will be!
Thursday, 8 November 2018
Miscommunication!
I was very busy at work today as I had a lot of invoices to process and the time flew by. Keith picked me up at 3pm and we headed home where I found out that a parcel I was expecting had been delivered to the library in Brixworth. They were supposed to have sent me an email letting me know!
We went to get it before heading down to pick up Sophie from work. She was going out with a friend to The Lamplighter in town and we were dropping her off at her flat. I was expecting heavy traffic but it wasn't too bad until we reached the A43 at Moulton and we saw a mass of blue lights in the distance. It looked like a really bad accident as one lane of the new dual carriageway had been coned off but it looked like it was a general vehicle check as the ANPR vans were out in full force as well as lots of police cars! The A43 heading into Northampton was at a standstill as cars were being pulled over!
It was abundantly clear from early on that our road was going down to one lane but it didn't stop an idiot trying to get past me! I had moved over to the middle of the road so he was stuck and the lorry behind me wouldn't let him in either! This is a real problem on this stretch of new road where people whizz down the outside lane and then try and nip in before the roundabout where the road goes back to one lane. It makes me really mad!
Keith and I returned home to prepare dinner of jacket potatoes and various yummy fillings before we relaxed for a while and watched a documentary on the First World War. We left to pick Sophie up shortly before 10pm and I drove to The Lamplighter where I expected her to be...only she had gone back to Alice's flat!
She'd had a few drinks in the pub so she was a bit merry. We, on the other hand, were as sober as judges!
We went to get it before heading down to pick up Sophie from work. She was going out with a friend to The Lamplighter in town and we were dropping her off at her flat. I was expecting heavy traffic but it wasn't too bad until we reached the A43 at Moulton and we saw a mass of blue lights in the distance. It looked like a really bad accident as one lane of the new dual carriageway had been coned off but it looked like it was a general vehicle check as the ANPR vans were out in full force as well as lots of police cars! The A43 heading into Northampton was at a standstill as cars were being pulled over!
It was abundantly clear from early on that our road was going down to one lane but it didn't stop an idiot trying to get past me! I had moved over to the middle of the road so he was stuck and the lorry behind me wouldn't let him in either! This is a real problem on this stretch of new road where people whizz down the outside lane and then try and nip in before the roundabout where the road goes back to one lane. It makes me really mad!
Keith and I returned home to prepare dinner of jacket potatoes and various yummy fillings before we relaxed for a while and watched a documentary on the First World War. We left to pick Sophie up shortly before 10pm and I drove to The Lamplighter where I expected her to be...only she had gone back to Alice's flat!
She'd had a few drinks in the pub so she was a bit merry. We, on the other hand, were as sober as judges!
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