Up at nine, let ant lie in for a bit, did the usual computer stuff and had a chat with Mandy on Skype, ant surfaced sometime after eleven. We went down to David and Marks for coffee then on to Hesdin to check the bank and see Marion. We had a mega trawl around the shops and headed back home. An easy going evening with pizza for dinner and a bit of tv, we watched La Cage Aux Folles II, one of my favorite films then the new series of Beautiful People, which i found somewhat distasteful and not at all funny.
Saturday we did very little but in the afternoon the kettle broke so we had to head down to Hesdin to buy a new one, mid way there ant suggested a microwave instead, so we had a look at the various models for sale and ended up buying a hot water fountain, which gives boiling water in three seconds, we got this home and had many cups of tea to try it out. Another easy going evening, i made a beef stroganof and we sat down to a game of scrabble and a glass of wine. After the scrabble we watched Four Weddings and a Funeral then headed off to bed
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Friday, 13 November 2009
Thursday 12th Nov
A busy day of housework today but when i got up the water was still off so i had to make a full milk coffee, which was less than pleasant, i had a bit of a session on line then set to. A few moments after my milky coffee the water came back on, typical. I gave the kitchen a good clean through then phoned my friend Andrew in Scotland to catch up, it has been an age since i spoke to him, though little had changed. I then phoned Sarah to see how they were, they were good and think they might come down to visit us in the lakes since i have had to cancel our trip to Glasgow whilst we are in the uk.
I got back on with the work, dusted and vacuumed the living room, plumped up the sofa then moped the floor, i vacuumed the hall, moped the kitchen floor, then moved upstairs. I sorted out and put away all the laundry, gave the beds a bit of a plumping, i will need to strip the spare beds and give them a wash since we have a guest arriving with us when we get back from the uk. Vacuumed upstairs and put fresh bedding on our bed. I gave the en suite a bit of a going over, we have not used the shower in a few weeks as we seem to be preferring the bath in this cold weather, but ant will insist on spitting toothpaste in to the sink and not washing it down, my life is soooo hard!! With the en suite sparkling i had finished my housework so i had a bit of lunch, just some tuna with mayo mixed through, then watched a bit of tv. Ant phoned about three so i got changed and set off to pick him up, this meant hitting the Brussels ring road at rush hour, which is very busy and the Belgians are crazy drivers, but it was quite exhilarating and gives me a chance to be an aggressive driver.
Ant was waiting for me at the drop and kiss so all went smoothly and we headed home, we stopped at McDonalds on the way home and had a bit of convenience food, i had an M burger which was actually really nice. By the time we got home it was nine in the evening, the dogs were extremely excited to see us, ant unloaded all the bits of rubbish he had picked up on his trip, including a couple of gifts to take with us next week. We sat and watched a little tv, Hugh at River Cottage, which was quite interesting, especially his pear pudding cake, i may have to get the recipe and give it a try. We went up to bed at eleven and i sat and read for a while then headed off to sleep.
I got back on with the work, dusted and vacuumed the living room, plumped up the sofa then moped the floor, i vacuumed the hall, moped the kitchen floor, then moved upstairs. I sorted out and put away all the laundry, gave the beds a bit of a plumping, i will need to strip the spare beds and give them a wash since we have a guest arriving with us when we get back from the uk. Vacuumed upstairs and put fresh bedding on our bed. I gave the en suite a bit of a going over, we have not used the shower in a few weeks as we seem to be preferring the bath in this cold weather, but ant will insist on spitting toothpaste in to the sink and not washing it down, my life is soooo hard!! With the en suite sparkling i had finished my housework so i had a bit of lunch, just some tuna with mayo mixed through, then watched a bit of tv. Ant phoned about three so i got changed and set off to pick him up, this meant hitting the Brussels ring road at rush hour, which is very busy and the Belgians are crazy drivers, but it was quite exhilarating and gives me a chance to be an aggressive driver.
Ant was waiting for me at the drop and kiss so all went smoothly and we headed home, we stopped at McDonalds on the way home and had a bit of convenience food, i had an M burger which was actually really nice. By the time we got home it was nine in the evening, the dogs were extremely excited to see us, ant unloaded all the bits of rubbish he had picked up on his trip, including a couple of gifts to take with us next week. We sat and watched a little tv, Hugh at River Cottage, which was quite interesting, especially his pear pudding cake, i may have to get the recipe and give it a try. We went up to bed at eleven and i sat and read for a while then headed off to sleep.
Thursday, 12 November 2009
10 & 11 November
On Tuesday i had the usual morning, then in the afternoon went round to see Jacqui and pick up the card for mum, very nice it is too. We sat and chatted for a while and then Simon came back from working and joined in. I headed back and had a gentle evening with the fire blazing and the tv on. A nice grilled lamb steak for dinner, i don't get lamb very often as ant does not like it so it is a bit of a treat.
Wednesday i rose and had the usual morning too, but i got dressed up ready for the Armistice day ceremony in the village. I had a long chat with Mandy on skype, she has booked another holiday so she was happy, then had a chat with gran, she is being mysterious about where she is taking me for lunch when i am in the uk and insisted i bring a suit and tie, so it must be swanky.
I headed to the church at ten to eleven, no one there, so i headed over to the Marie, no one there either. Back at the church one of my neighbors informed me it started at eleven thirty so i headed over to Jaqcui's for a coffee and a chat. At eleven thirty people were there, we had a short ceremony at the memorial, the names of men from the village who died in the two wars were read out and "Mort Pour France" was responded, followed by a couple of prayers. After the ceremony we headed round to the Marie and all sat with a glass of sparkling wine or two and chatted, people asked about the house and discussed the difficulties of selling and the sparsity of English money in the local economy, several people asked where ant was and when he was back.
In the afternoon i had a good session on the computer with Civilization, then ant phoned on skype and i realized it was after six, so i had a quick chat with him then set to making dinner, a nice duck stew in a tomato sauce, and getting the fire going, then an evening roasting in front of the fire. I was going to make a cup of tea at ten but the water had been turned off so i could not fill the kettle, this happens now and again and can be a real pain in the back. Off to bed and a good reading session, ant is home tomorrow so it will be a day of housework.
Wednesday i rose and had the usual morning too, but i got dressed up ready for the Armistice day ceremony in the village. I had a long chat with Mandy on skype, she has booked another holiday so she was happy, then had a chat with gran, she is being mysterious about where she is taking me for lunch when i am in the uk and insisted i bring a suit and tie, so it must be swanky.
I headed to the church at ten to eleven, no one there, so i headed over to the Marie, no one there either. Back at the church one of my neighbors informed me it started at eleven thirty so i headed over to Jaqcui's for a coffee and a chat. At eleven thirty people were there, we had a short ceremony at the memorial, the names of men from the village who died in the two wars were read out and "Mort Pour France" was responded, followed by a couple of prayers. After the ceremony we headed round to the Marie and all sat with a glass of sparkling wine or two and chatted, people asked about the house and discussed the difficulties of selling and the sparsity of English money in the local economy, several people asked where ant was and when he was back.
In the afternoon i had a good session on the computer with Civilization, then ant phoned on skype and i realized it was after six, so i had a quick chat with him then set to making dinner, a nice duck stew in a tomato sauce, and getting the fire going, then an evening roasting in front of the fire. I was going to make a cup of tea at ten but the water had been turned off so i could not fill the kettle, this happens now and again and can be a real pain in the back. Off to bed and a good reading session, ant is home tomorrow so it will be a day of housework.
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
up to 9th Nov
I have received a couple of moans that the blog has been left undone so here is last week, many apologies to the thousands of readers who have missed it. On the Tuesday we took a trip up to Arques, a world famous chrystal producer that has a majoy sale of stock in November, we took Jacqui with us and had a nice afternoon, buying a fair few gifts, though it took us an age to decided what to get for Mandy. Ant was supposed to go to work on wednesday but was unfit so he phoned in sick. Thursday saw the demise of our lovely kitchen table, the woodworms finished off one of the feet so we had to take it out of the kitchen. We headed up to ikea to buy a new one, then when we got it back i could not find a suitable screw driver to put it together, there then followed a great deal of frustration and a little agro, in the end we left it. Saturday we headed down to town to buy a new screwdriver and some bits of shopping, then headed up to visit Jackie and Tony before coming home. I got the table up, it doesnt look too bad but it is a shame, then made a brownie cake as we went to Jacqui and Simons for dinner. She had done a selection of currys, which were very tasty, then we all played Wii games, very entertaining.
Sunday morning we had a conference call with mandy and mum, which was fun, then a relaxing afternoon, ant phoned in fit and was given a trip a couple of hours later. Unfortunately it has not changed his christmas rosta so i will have to drive to the uk on christmas day and pick him up. I took him to Brussels on Monday morning at 3.30 am then had a quiet day round the house. I set up a new currency transfer account and sent off the deposit for our aussie holiday home, so at least that bit of it is booked.
Sunday morning we had a conference call with mandy and mum, which was fun, then a relaxing afternoon, ant phoned in fit and was given a trip a couple of hours later. Unfortunately it has not changed his christmas rosta so i will have to drive to the uk on christmas day and pick him up. I took him to Brussels on Monday morning at 3.30 am then had a quiet day round the house. I set up a new currency transfer account and sent off the deposit for our aussie holiday home, so at least that bit of it is booked.
Monday, 2 November 2009
Sat and Sun 1st Nov
A day of housework on Saturday, though i did go for a walk with Marte and the dogs in the middle of this. On the way to Lille to pick up ant i stopped at a supermarket to get some bits for dinner, a nice cannelloni for a change, then picked ant up at five and we headed home. We had a nice evening of food wine and chat, we headed off to bed quiet content.
I was up by eight on Sunday, nicely clear headed, i read the post from Mum, which brought a tear to my eye, I am glad Aunty M is going to be there for her on Tuesday. The weather was truely fowl so ant and i had a day indoors, we messed on with computers most of the day, had a nice lunch, had a look at what we will do for our January trip, i sent an email off to a rental place in Morphet Valeto see if we could get a weeks rental in the Adelaide suburbs, but it still seems so far off at the moment, will probably leave the flights until January. I did a nice leek tart for dinner with potato wedges and baked beans, which went down well, then ant chatted to gran for an age on the phone, then his mum, and by the time he had finished it was nearly time for bed.
I was up by eight on Sunday, nicely clear headed, i read the post from Mum, which brought a tear to my eye, I am glad Aunty M is going to be there for her on Tuesday. The weather was truely fowl so ant and i had a day indoors, we messed on with computers most of the day, had a nice lunch, had a look at what we will do for our January trip, i sent an email off to a rental place in Morphet Valeto see if we could get a weeks rental in the Adelaide suburbs, but it still seems so far off at the moment, will probably leave the flights until January. I did a nice leek tart for dinner with potato wedges and baked beans, which went down well, then ant chatted to gran for an age on the phone, then his mum, and by the time he had finished it was nearly time for bed.
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Friday 30th Oct
Up at eight and had the usual morning, spoke to Mandy on skype for a while, she was looking forward to getting hold of mum. I went round to Marte's with the dogs at eleven and we went for our walk and i returned about twelve thirty. I made a cake again but it did not turn out so well, it collapsed in the middle and then refused to come out of the tin, so i ended up with a very ugly looking cake. Jacqui arrived mid afternoon and we sat and chatted for a couple of hours, she thought the cake was very tasty, so that was something. I had an email from Mandy saying she had had a long chat with mum so thats good.
I had a very long chat with gran mid evening, i couldn't decide what to have for dinner as i was not really hungry so i opened a tin of tuna and mixed in mayo and had that, not too bad. The evenings veiwing was a bit ropey but i enjoyed Benidorm, it seems a little better now than when it started. I had a chat with ant before going to sleep, he is home on saturday so it will be a housework day and a nice evening together.
I had a very long chat with gran mid evening, i couldn't decide what to have for dinner as i was not really hungry so i opened a tin of tuna and mixed in mayo and had that, not too bad. The evenings veiwing was a bit ropey but i enjoyed Benidorm, it seems a little better now than when it started. I had a chat with ant before going to sleep, he is home on saturday so it will be a housework day and a nice evening together.
Friday, 30 October 2009
Thursday 29th Oct
I arose at the usual time and filled in a couple of hours on the internet,i had the Adelaide radio on in the background, and had a look at fantasy properties for when we win 75 million on Friday. At eleven Marte arrived and we went in to Hesdin to have a look around the market, i also had a letter to post and needed to pop in to a tabac. I stopped in to say hello to Marion and Maggie, and then we headed back to the village. I made some lunch and watched an episode or two of Are You Being Served, then at two thirty Marte arrived again and we went for our walk with the dogs, Banjo was so annoying whining that i let her off the lead. We had a good walk down to Willeman again and were out for around an hour and a half. When i got back i watched a couple more episodes then had some dinner, i finished off the chicken and pumpkin curry from a couple of weeks ago, it had been in the freezer. After a very sparce tv evening and a bit of internet i went up to bed and read for an hour then went to sleep.
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