Another Sunday boring Sunday, i got up at nine and went down to a rainy grey day, put the dogs out and had coffee whilst doing the online stuff. I had a real quandary what to do today, i had fancied going out for a drive and an explore but the rain was putting me off slightly, i hung about online hoping to catch ant but eventually i gave up. I gave David a call and he suggested i pop round to them for an hour or so. I made an omlette for lunch, with mushrooms and ham, very nice, then set off in to Hesdin to check the bank, they have taken the mortgage out a day early, which was a bit annoying but nothing i could do about it. I headed up to David's and had a coffee with them, i borrowed Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Querelle, a strange french film.
When i got back it was still raining so the dog walk was canceled, i made up the fire and got a pile of wood in for the afternoon then caught ant on skype, he was unsure of whether he would get home tomorrow, which was a bit annoying so we arranged i would phone back in two hours when he would know more. I settled down to Priscilla, i had forgotten how good a film it was, there were plenty of laughs and a couple of tears, and i got to see a little of Broken Hill and Alice. It is a little funny but i feel quite an affection for Alice, even though i have never been there, i think it was the way it was glowingly described in A Town Like Alice, one day we will see it. I must get a copy of Priscilla on amazon, and Muriel's Wedding, the classics of Australian cinema!
I phoned ant on skype and he was positioning back, unable to work due to his tummy bug, Anne messaged me on facebook to check he was ok, i said he was fine, he seemed a lot better. I had a chat with gran on the phone, very little info this week, and i have done very little, so it was uncharacteristically short, i will phone in the week when ant is home, she enjoys a good chat to him. I butterflied a chicken breast, caked it in curry pasted and then pan fried it and had it with a huge pile of veg, most enjoyable, then hunted about for something worth watching, Big Fish, not bad, then the Antiques Roadshow followed by Larkrise, which just seems to get on my nerves now.
I watched some of Querelle, a most disturbing film, very homoerotic but also full of dark images and murder, so i didn't manage to get to the end. I went up to bed by eleven and set an alarm to get me up in time to give the house the once over before going to pick up ant, read for about an hour and then went off to sleep.
Monday, 1 March 2010
Sunday, 28 February 2010
Sat 27th Feb
A bit of a nothing kind of day, i woke at about nine, came down, did the usual then cleaned around in the kitchen and living room. I went in to Hesdin for a look at the bank and then headed back home. Had chicken burgers for lunch with a nice salad then messed about online a little longer. I took the dogs out for a walk for about thirty mins and then settled down in front of the tv, nothing much on so i went online again.
At about six i made a pork stir fry with a Thia sauce and some low fat noodles, which i did enjoy, then settled down to watch Total Wipeout and Harry Hill, followed by the Rise of the Silver Surfer, so the tv was ok. I went up to bed at eleven and spoke to ant for a bit on skype, he has been unwell and had to have the doctor out, there was little i could do for him here but when he gets home i will dole out some of my renouned sympathy and care! I read till about one and then went to sleep. I will need to try and get myself to do something on sunday, go out and find something on.
At about six i made a pork stir fry with a Thia sauce and some low fat noodles, which i did enjoy, then settled down to watch Total Wipeout and Harry Hill, followed by the Rise of the Silver Surfer, so the tv was ok. I went up to bed at eleven and spoke to ant for a bit on skype, he has been unwell and had to have the doctor out, there was little i could do for him here but when he gets home i will dole out some of my renouned sympathy and care! I read till about one and then went to sleep. I will need to try and get myself to do something on sunday, go out and find something on.
Saturday, 27 February 2010
Friday 26th Feb
Up at nine, had a coffee and watch the news for a while then went up and showered and shaved and sorted out an outfit for the day. I left the house about ten thirty and headed to the decheterie, the dump, but it was shut so i had to carry on to David's with the old bumper still in the back of the car. I sat with a coffee and chatted to David for a while, Mark returned from his daily trip to the supermarket and i chatted to him for a bit. I left the bumper at David's and headed in to Hesdin, took the car to the controle technique place, vehicle roadworthy testing, and he told me to come back after three.
I went in to Hesdin and checked the bank, then bought a little cadeaux, present, for Marion, walked up to Carrefore and bought a bottle of diet coke then walked over the Marion's, i got there about twelve thirty. Marion and i chatted on for a little, she was very pleased with the cadeaux, before Rodger and Sue arrived, they have just been on a ten week holiday near Valencia and so were full of stories. Roger and Sue breed Bichon Frise and have recently sent one to Australia so i pumped them for info, Sue said she had used an agent to get the dog through all the paperwork and the tests and she would pass on the details so that would take the pressure off us, apparently we could drop the dogs off with her and she would take them right up to putting them on the plane, this would be great.
I left Marion's at three thirty after a very nice lunch and walked back down to the controle technique place, to my great relief the car had passed and didn't need any work, so that's out of the way for another two years. I stopped back in on David on the way home, to pick up the bumper, i had a coffee with them, David is thinking of buying a laptop and they wanted some info, i advised him not to go for an expensive one as he will never use all the bits on it any way. David had decided he could make use of the bumper for something so i left it there and headed home. I chatted to ant for a little when i got back and then tried to decide what to do with myself, i didn't really fancy trampetting as i was a bit stuffed from the lunch, so i went upstairs and dragged out the videos and had a look through to find something to watch.
I settled down to a video about Les Dawson, who wasn't as funny as i had remembered, then made dinner, stuffed tomatoes and salad again, still it was enjoyable. I watched a Frankie Howerd video then skyped ant. I sat on the sofa with the web cam pointing towards the sofa for about an hour whilst we chatted and he got ready to go out with the crew for something to eat, it was nice, like having him in the room in a way. He got ready and left me to a Victoria Wood video, she really is a very funny woman, given the choice of her or are you being I would be hard pressed to make the decision. I went up to bed by eleven and sat and read for an hour before heading off to sleep, a nice packed day.
I went in to Hesdin and checked the bank, then bought a little cadeaux, present, for Marion, walked up to Carrefore and bought a bottle of diet coke then walked over the Marion's, i got there about twelve thirty. Marion and i chatted on for a little, she was very pleased with the cadeaux, before Rodger and Sue arrived, they have just been on a ten week holiday near Valencia and so were full of stories. Roger and Sue breed Bichon Frise and have recently sent one to Australia so i pumped them for info, Sue said she had used an agent to get the dog through all the paperwork and the tests and she would pass on the details so that would take the pressure off us, apparently we could drop the dogs off with her and she would take them right up to putting them on the plane, this would be great.
I left Marion's at three thirty after a very nice lunch and walked back down to the controle technique place, to my great relief the car had passed and didn't need any work, so that's out of the way for another two years. I stopped back in on David on the way home, to pick up the bumper, i had a coffee with them, David is thinking of buying a laptop and they wanted some info, i advised him not to go for an expensive one as he will never use all the bits on it any way. David had decided he could make use of the bumper for something so i left it there and headed home. I chatted to ant for a little when i got back and then tried to decide what to do with myself, i didn't really fancy trampetting as i was a bit stuffed from the lunch, so i went upstairs and dragged out the videos and had a look through to find something to watch.
I settled down to a video about Les Dawson, who wasn't as funny as i had remembered, then made dinner, stuffed tomatoes and salad again, still it was enjoyable. I watched a Frankie Howerd video then skyped ant. I sat on the sofa with the web cam pointing towards the sofa for about an hour whilst we chatted and he got ready to go out with the crew for something to eat, it was nice, like having him in the room in a way. He got ready and left me to a Victoria Wood video, she really is a very funny woman, given the choice of her or are you being I would be hard pressed to make the decision. I went up to bed by eleven and sat and read for an hour before heading off to sleep, a nice packed day.
Friday, 26 February 2010
Thursday 25th Feb
I woke about nine thirty and came down, put the dogs out, had coffee and went online for a short while before getting the bumper out of the back of the car and getting it ready for painting, i then sprayed it several times with fifteen minute drying periods in between, as per the instructions on the tin. During these breaks i wasted time online, and spoke to ant on skype, he had just arrived in his hotel and looked very tired. In the end the bumper did not look great but it looked better than the old one, there were a couple of dribbles on it but once it is dirty you will never know. I had a bit of lunch, tuna salad again, and then got ready to go up to Tony's.
The way up to Tony's it was raining again, typical, i arrived and we set to working on the car, the old bumper came off with a bit of a shove and then we put the new one on, it took about an hour altogether, then i had a cup of tea with Tony before heading home.
When i got back i looked at the tv, there was nothing i wanted to watch so i got the trampette out and had half an hour on that, bouncing like mad to the sounds of Stepps, before sorting out my dinner, chicken breast with roasted veg, it was quite good, if a little underdone. I still had the headphones on whilst i was doing the prep and had a good dance around the kitchen, it is a good job we are not overlooked. The girls and i settled down to a night in front of the tv, had a bit of a struggle to find something worth watching at one point, but enjoyed the ongoing saga, Shogun, then a docu on the Treasury, i put the dogs out for their evening constitutional and went online to catch ant, we chatted for a little then i went up for a read. I read for about an hour before heading off to sleep, dreaming of that big win on the euro millions!
The way up to Tony's it was raining again, typical, i arrived and we set to working on the car, the old bumper came off with a bit of a shove and then we put the new one on, it took about an hour altogether, then i had a cup of tea with Tony before heading home.
When i got back i looked at the tv, there was nothing i wanted to watch so i got the trampette out and had half an hour on that, bouncing like mad to the sounds of Stepps, before sorting out my dinner, chicken breast with roasted veg, it was quite good, if a little underdone. I still had the headphones on whilst i was doing the prep and had a good dance around the kitchen, it is a good job we are not overlooked. The girls and i settled down to a night in front of the tv, had a bit of a struggle to find something worth watching at one point, but enjoyed the ongoing saga, Shogun, then a docu on the Treasury, i put the dogs out for their evening constitutional and went online to catch ant, we chatted for a little then i went up for a read. I read for about an hour before heading off to sleep, dreaming of that big win on the euro millions!
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Wed 24th Feb
Ant got up at seven and started on doing his bits ready for the off, I followed suit soon after and came down for coffee and watched the news, I forgot to mention that we had a hair cutting session on Tuesday so we both look like escaped crims. We set off just after nine to pick up Tony on the way to Calais, then headed up, the day was quite nice and roads quiet, when we got to the Eurotunnel ant got himself a nice sandwich, whilst Tony and i looked on in hunger.
The crossing was quick as usual and we were on the English roads before eleven, i made a stop at Ashford, we all had something to eat in McDonalds, a quick stop at pc world for Tony and then filled up the car at Tesco. Ant had a bit of a snooze in the back of the car on the way to Heathrow and woke with about fifteen mins before we arrived, we dropped him off and set off towards Romford, back on the M25, this took us about an hour.
We found the parts place and picked up the bumper with no hassle, i had already paid for it and it fitted in the back easily, back on the road. We made another short stop at Lakeside retail estate, an enormous shopping place, we found a Halfords to get some paint for the bumper and looked for some rivets but they didn't have any. We had high tea in Burger King before heading off again, over the Queen Elizabeth bridge and on to the M20, this is the first time i have ever driven all the way round the M25 and it was not too bad due to the time of day. On the way down towards Ashford Tony suddenly remembered he had some letters which had to go to the post office so we made an extra stop at a village called Snodland and found a post office.
We finally got back to Ashford just after four, we called in at Tesco where i bought several bits and filled the car up again before heading down to the channel tunnel. We arrived in plenty of time before our booked crossing and i nipped in to the shop to replace the bottle of Morgans Spiced ant and i had polished off the night before, and a bottle of Malibu, how long is it since i have had a Malibu and coke, all we need now is a bottle of Midori and some Dubbonett and my teenage drinking cabinet will be complete. When we got to France it was absolutely throwing it down making the drive back a little hairy but we got back, i dropped Tony off and arranged to go up the next day to fit the bumper after i have painted it.
When i got home the dogs were ecstatic, poor things had been left all day but they still hadn't made a mess so i was very pleased with them, I made some scrambled eggs with bacon for my dinner then settled down in front of the tv and relaxed, i had planned to start the paint spraying but couldn't be moved. I eventually went up to bed with one of the new books i had bought at Tesco, Martyr, it is very similar to the Sansom books i quite enjoyed, so i enjoyed an hour of that before going to sleep, i had the dogs at the bottom of the bed as a bit of a treat for being so good.
The crossing was quick as usual and we were on the English roads before eleven, i made a stop at Ashford, we all had something to eat in McDonalds, a quick stop at pc world for Tony and then filled up the car at Tesco. Ant had a bit of a snooze in the back of the car on the way to Heathrow and woke with about fifteen mins before we arrived, we dropped him off and set off towards Romford, back on the M25, this took us about an hour.
We found the parts place and picked up the bumper with no hassle, i had already paid for it and it fitted in the back easily, back on the road. We made another short stop at Lakeside retail estate, an enormous shopping place, we found a Halfords to get some paint for the bumper and looked for some rivets but they didn't have any. We had high tea in Burger King before heading off again, over the Queen Elizabeth bridge and on to the M20, this is the first time i have ever driven all the way round the M25 and it was not too bad due to the time of day. On the way down towards Ashford Tony suddenly remembered he had some letters which had to go to the post office so we made an extra stop at a village called Snodland and found a post office.
We finally got back to Ashford just after four, we called in at Tesco where i bought several bits and filled the car up again before heading down to the channel tunnel. We arrived in plenty of time before our booked crossing and i nipped in to the shop to replace the bottle of Morgans Spiced ant and i had polished off the night before, and a bottle of Malibu, how long is it since i have had a Malibu and coke, all we need now is a bottle of Midori and some Dubbonett and my teenage drinking cabinet will be complete. When we got to France it was absolutely throwing it down making the drive back a little hairy but we got back, i dropped Tony off and arranged to go up the next day to fit the bumper after i have painted it.
When i got home the dogs were ecstatic, poor things had been left all day but they still hadn't made a mess so i was very pleased with them, I made some scrambled eggs with bacon for my dinner then settled down in front of the tv and relaxed, i had planned to start the paint spraying but couldn't be moved. I eventually went up to bed with one of the new books i had bought at Tesco, Martyr, it is very similar to the Sansom books i quite enjoyed, so i enjoyed an hour of that before going to sleep, i had the dogs at the bottom of the bed as a bit of a treat for being so good.
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Tuesday 23rd Feb
Ant was up nice and early to catch the meter reader, i had a bit of a lie in and got up at nine thirty, i did the usual, the meter reader turned up at about ten, i went online and put the figure in and found we are due a nice big refund. We phoned Maggie, ant had left his work jacket at their place on Saturday, and arranged to drop in, and i bought the bumper for the car on the internet.
We headed in to Hesdin and sat in the office chatting with Maggie and Rosie for about half an hour, picked up the jacket and headed home. I phoned Tony to say i had bought the bumper and had arranged to have it delivered to Mary's but there was a problem with this so i went back online and organized to pick up the bumper on wed, dropping ant off at heathrow on the way. We took the dogs out for a walk then ant went upstairs for a nap, i spent a bit of time online then got the trampette out and had a half hour session on that. I put together a meat loaf for dinner then ant came down and we watched Billy Elliot on video, which was very enjoyable.
We had dinner, which was good, meat loaf with qinoa with Mediterranean veg, then watched a bit of tv, ant decided he fancied a drink so we let ourselves loose on the bacardi spiced and diet coke, we had a real good night and ended up going to bed after twelve, perhaps not such a good move with a long drive tomorrow.
We headed in to Hesdin and sat in the office chatting with Maggie and Rosie for about half an hour, picked up the jacket and headed home. I phoned Tony to say i had bought the bumper and had arranged to have it delivered to Mary's but there was a problem with this so i went back online and organized to pick up the bumper on wed, dropping ant off at heathrow on the way. We took the dogs out for a walk then ant went upstairs for a nap, i spent a bit of time online then got the trampette out and had a half hour session on that. I put together a meat loaf for dinner then ant came down and we watched Billy Elliot on video, which was very enjoyable.
We had dinner, which was good, meat loaf with qinoa with Mediterranean veg, then watched a bit of tv, ant decided he fancied a drink so we let ourselves loose on the bacardi spiced and diet coke, we had a real good night and ended up going to bed after twelve, perhaps not such a good move with a long drive tomorrow.
Mon 22nd Feb
I came down with ant and we sat with a coffee and chatted for a little while then i went online, had a quote for a new bumper so will need to act on this. The weather was unpleasant and we had decided we would go out to the coast for the day so this put the mockers on it a little. I had a little chat with Tony and he reminded me of the scrap yard at Merlimont so i decided we would drive there and have a look. We set off before lunch, stopped in Hesdin to check the bank and refuel, then headed to the coast, we arrived too early, lunch time, so we headed off in search of McDonalds for lunch, where i had a chicken ceasar salad which was not too bad, ant tucked in to a couple of burgers and chips, greedy b! When we returned to the scrap yard it was open but he did not have any Fiesta bumpers, typical!! he had a fair selection of very nice cars which i would not have minded looking through but it was raining and ant wasn't for getting his do wet so we set off again. We stopped at a huge supermarket to get a couple of bits and pieces, a new set of light bulbs for the car to start. I threw my dummy out of the pram over a nintendo wii but it all settled down and we headed back to Hesdin where we had a bit of a look in Lydl and Aldi and Gifi, where we bought a new door mat, head phones, electric skipping rope, and a water filter.
When we got back we put all the bits together, i had a go on the skipping rope but it was not too good so i got the trampette out and did twenty mins on that instead. We had a bit of a lull in the late afternoon when ant went for a nap, i found a good dieting website, free which you can use to chart your progress and plan meals and exercise, www.projectweightloss.com, so i fiddled on with that for a bit, i thought it was quite good. I made dinner for ant and i, steak and salad, which was better than last week as the steak was a little better. We watched tv after dinner, nothing much, glee then shogun, then went up to bed.
When we got back we put all the bits together, i had a go on the skipping rope but it was not too good so i got the trampette out and did twenty mins on that instead. We had a bit of a lull in the late afternoon when ant went for a nap, i found a good dieting website, free which you can use to chart your progress and plan meals and exercise, www.projectweightloss.com, so i fiddled on with that for a bit, i thought it was quite good. I made dinner for ant and i, steak and salad, which was better than last week as the steak was a little better. We watched tv after dinner, nothing much, glee then shogun, then went up to bed.
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