I woke at half eight and suddenly realized the estate agent from St Pol was coming today at ten, i had a quick coffee then sorted out the house so it looked good. Spoke to Jackie and she reminded me they were going to Ikea and asked if i wanted to go, i said of course. Chloe the estate agent turned up a little early, we did the paper work and then she took some pictures, she is very friendly and had a coffee with her, i arranged for her to go to Tony and Jackie's place on Friday.
I got my online stuff done and had a bit of civilization whilst i waited to be picked up, Tony phoned to say they were running a little late but that was ok. They arrived about half eleven and we headed up to Henin Beaumont, had a mooch round the show bit then had some lunch in the cafe, the meatballs were very poor. We went down to the market bit and i made a couple of purchases including a nice bit of bright fabric to cover our boring tub chair. We headed home and got back around five thirty, they popped in for a tea before heading off to Lidl.
I finished off the game i had started earlier, then had a bit of dinner in front of the tv, got bored with the telly and went to have a look at Durham hotels, with little success, until Shameless, which i watched then headed up to bed and book.
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Monday 10th May
We woke at four forty five and got ready with bleary eyes, had coffee and woke. I drove ant to St Pol and put him on the train. I came back and waited for the morning to be a reasonable time, watched the news went online and did a little civilization. I was supposed to be going for a walk with Marte in the afternoon put it was a windy, if sunny day so i presumed she would not show. I did manage to get through all the washing, four loads!! so that was good, i spent part of the day civilizing and part of the day reading, i still cant believe Rufus has not got his comeuppance and it seems the situation is about to get worse.
Jackie skyped late afternoon to inform me that strike dates had been announced, twenty days in all!! I was a little devastated by this at first, but then thought we will just have to find a way through it, can't wait till all this is behind us. Ironically the dates start when mum arrives and last until she is safely esconced in the uk, so ant will be home the whole time she is here. I watched tv in the evening, bit of Glee and the usual stuff, chatted to ant on skype just before going to sleep.
Jackie skyped late afternoon to inform me that strike dates had been announced, twenty days in all!! I was a little devastated by this at first, but then thought we will just have to find a way through it, can't wait till all this is behind us. Ironically the dates start when mum arrives and last until she is safely esconced in the uk, so ant will be home the whole time she is here. I watched tv in the evening, bit of Glee and the usual stuff, chatted to ant on skype just before going to sleep.
Monday, 10 May 2010
Weekend 9th May
On saturday we woke and had coffee then went down to Hesdin to do some shopping, met Chrissy in the supermarket. when we got back i made a start on the cooking and ant made a start in the garden, i finished my cooking and went out to help him, we reseeded the back lawn so hopefully it will look a little better in a couple of weeks. Ant had a nap in the afternoon and i got everything ready for the evening. Tony and Jackie arrived followed by Maggie and Mike, we had a very good evening, the food was good and the company good too. We went up to bed around two in the morning.
Woke on sunday with a bit of a hang over, had a long chat with mum and aunty m on skype, then phoned mandy and spoke to her for a good half hour too. Marte and Chrissy arrived at the gate and we arranged to have a soire at Chrissys house, said i would do a couple of dishes. ant had finished all the washing up by this point, bless him. I did a couple of bits to take, had a bath and then we went back to bed, he napped and i watched a couple of films. we got up about five and got ready then headed over to Chrissys, had a very nice time, didnt feel much like drinking and we set off home by nine. Spoke to gran for a bit then went up to bed and watched the family guy stuff before going to sleep, early morning for ant on monday.
Woke on sunday with a bit of a hang over, had a long chat with mum and aunty m on skype, then phoned mandy and spoke to her for a good half hour too. Marte and Chrissy arrived at the gate and we arranged to have a soire at Chrissys house, said i would do a couple of dishes. ant had finished all the washing up by this point, bless him. I did a couple of bits to take, had a bath and then we went back to bed, he napped and i watched a couple of films. we got up about five and got ready then headed over to Chrissys, had a very nice time, didnt feel much like drinking and we set off home by nine. Spoke to gran for a bit then went up to bed and watched the family guy stuff before going to sleep, early morning for ant on monday.
Saturday, 8 May 2010
Friday 7th May
We woke to another viewing day, came down and had coffee, no definitive news on the election and a major slump in the European markets, good job we don't have any shares or savings. We went down to Hesdin to buy flowers for the house then came home and started on the clean round, didn't take to long as i had just done it on Wednesday. After the house we started on the garden, Ant deweeded the front of the house and pulled up all the grass coming through the paths and i organised the garage, wood store and we both had a go at the outbuilding, which was disgusting.
At four we headed up to see Tony and be out of the way for the viewing, stopping to pick up cakes on the way, we sat and chatted over coffee for a bit then went out in to their huge garden with the dogs and played with them. Jackie returned just after five and we said hello then headed home after inviting them to dinner on Saturday. When we got home Maggie had put a note on the notice board to say the viewing had gone well, so that was hopeful. I phoned them and left a message inviting them to dinner to. We had baths and got into our pjs and relaxed, i hunted through recipe books to decide what to eat, ant wanted us to do the Coq au reisling he had seen Nigella do the other night, unfortunately i lent her book to someone so i went online to find it.
I made mince pie with chips and beans for dinner, i was chatting to gran on the phone as i was taking the pie out of the oven and dropped it on the floor, not all of it made it to the floor fortunately so we made do with what we could, good job we had cleaned and there was no dog hair in sight. After dinner, the floor pie was very good though had a tang of spring flowers about it, we relaxed infront of the tv, watched Glee then Irobot and then off to sleep, quite tired but hopeful of the multi millions!
At four we headed up to see Tony and be out of the way for the viewing, stopping to pick up cakes on the way, we sat and chatted over coffee for a bit then went out in to their huge garden with the dogs and played with them. Jackie returned just after five and we said hello then headed home after inviting them to dinner on Saturday. When we got home Maggie had put a note on the notice board to say the viewing had gone well, so that was hopeful. I phoned them and left a message inviting them to dinner to. We had baths and got into our pjs and relaxed, i hunted through recipe books to decide what to eat, ant wanted us to do the Coq au reisling he had seen Nigella do the other night, unfortunately i lent her book to someone so i went online to find it.
I made mince pie with chips and beans for dinner, i was chatting to gran on the phone as i was taking the pie out of the oven and dropped it on the floor, not all of it made it to the floor fortunately so we made do with what we could, good job we had cleaned and there was no dog hair in sight. After dinner, the floor pie was very good though had a tang of spring flowers about it, we relaxed infront of the tv, watched Glee then Irobot and then off to sleep, quite tired but hopeful of the multi millions!
Friday, 7 May 2010
Thursday 6th May
Up at the usual hour, watched the news and went online then had a bath and got dressed, stripped the bed and did some washing. Marion phoned to say we would be having a viewing on Friday so fingers crossed for that. Mark arrived just before eleven, David was not well enough to come, we had coffee and a chat for a bit then headed off to Henin Beaumont. I took Mark to Electro depot and we looked at washing Machines, theirs has gone the way of the Dodo, then we went to Ikea, i bought a couple of bits for the kitchen.
We set off for Lille and got there with about fifteen mins to spare so sat and waited for Ant to arrive, which he did on time and we headed home. Mark set off home when we got back and Ant was bathed and sent to bed for the remains of the afternoon whilst i entertained myself for a couple of hours. I made a Chicken Balti, a veg curry and a Thai green curry accompanied by mushroom rice, not bad, called Ant down and we ate. It was a little cold so after dinner we decided to head up to our bedroom and watch tv in bed with the dogs, which we did, we watched the film Keeping Mum with Maggie Smith, which i have seen before but Ant haddn't, he enjoyed it. We went to sleep around twelve, should know how the election has gone tomorrow.
We set off for Lille and got there with about fifteen mins to spare so sat and waited for Ant to arrive, which he did on time and we headed home. Mark set off home when we got back and Ant was bathed and sent to bed for the remains of the afternoon whilst i entertained myself for a couple of hours. I made a Chicken Balti, a veg curry and a Thai green curry accompanied by mushroom rice, not bad, called Ant down and we ate. It was a little cold so after dinner we decided to head up to our bedroom and watch tv in bed with the dogs, which we did, we watched the film Keeping Mum with Maggie Smith, which i have seen before but Ant haddn't, he enjoyed it. We went to sleep around twelve, should know how the election has gone tomorrow.
Thursday, 6 May 2010
wed 5th May
Up at the usual hour, had coffee and watched the news then went online, spoke to mum and did the blog then got off. I dressed and made a start on the housework, took about two hours, then went and changed, then mowed the lawns, so the place looked pretty good. I sat and read in the afternoon waiting for the estate agent to arrive, poor Rufus Dawes, i am almost despairing for him. The first estate agent arrived, nearly on time, looked around the place and gave me a quote, ten grand above what it is now priced at, i said i would let her know. sat and read for a little longer and the second estate agent arrived, much younger and a lot more friendly, she looked around and asked a lot of question, agreed to a cup of tea and we sat and chatted for a bit, commented on the poulet forrestier stewing in the slow cooker! I also said i would let her know, will discuss it with ant tomorrow when he gets back, though i have to say i am favoring the second as their website is better and they are part of a large group, and their take is less.
I sat and read for a little longer before eating dinner, watched George and Mildred, which was ok, Globe Trecker did Australia, including a visit to Port Arthur, so that was topical, I then started to watch Angels and Deamons, unfortunately the disc stopped about half an hour in, one of my most hated occurences, and it wasnt even a copy! I hunted for something else that would fill the void but the tv was terrible so decided to have a quick game of civilization, which saw me through to the witching hour. I went up to bed and read for another hour, i am still waiting for Rufus' justice but it is not existent as yet.
I sat and read for a little longer before eating dinner, watched George and Mildred, which was ok, Globe Trecker did Australia, including a visit to Port Arthur, so that was topical, I then started to watch Angels and Deamons, unfortunately the disc stopped about half an hour in, one of my most hated occurences, and it wasnt even a copy! I hunted for something else that would fill the void but the tv was terrible so decided to have a quick game of civilization, which saw me through to the witching hour. I went up to bed and read for another hour, i am still waiting for Rufus' justice but it is not existent as yet.
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Tuesday 04th May
Woke a little later this morning, came down and had breakfast and watched the news, went online, found the St Pol estate agent and gave her a call, she was out so would phone me back. I did some other bits then got ready to go out. I went down to Hesdin, said hello to Maggie and Marion, Maggie said she had had an enquiry about the house so we may get another viewing, which would be good. I bought my euromillions ticket for friday, fingers crossed, and did a little shopping.
I stopped in at David's on the way home and chatted to them for a good while, eventually getting home about three thirty. I did a little cleaning then started putting some more music on the iplayer. The St Pol estate agent called and arranged to visit the house tomorrow at five thirty, so will get cleaned around tomorrow. Tony came round about sixish and brought a cake, very nice, we sat and chatted for a bit over a coffee, he left after seven and i made my dinner, Pork chops a la Nigella, not bad, though the sauce was a little thin.
I watched a little tv but got bored and went back to putting cds on the computer, looking at real estate as i did, this passed most of the evening, i read in bed for an hour or so then went to sleep
I stopped in at David's on the way home and chatted to them for a good while, eventually getting home about three thirty. I did a little cleaning then started putting some more music on the iplayer. The St Pol estate agent called and arranged to visit the house tomorrow at five thirty, so will get cleaned around tomorrow. Tony came round about sixish and brought a cake, very nice, we sat and chatted for a bit over a coffee, he left after seven and i made my dinner, Pork chops a la Nigella, not bad, though the sauce was a little thin.
I watched a little tv but got bored and went back to putting cds on the computer, looking at real estate as i did, this passed most of the evening, i read in bed for an hour or so then went to sleep
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