So, I opened up a packet of sweets excitedly. I really wanted something sugary. This is what I found. Gross It doesn’t smell anything of what it looks like. Time to take them back and complain
My Life
Fruits Of Our Labour – Literally
So, today we decided that we were gonna make some strawberry jam. Here is a pic of the finished product. Easy as anything – no more than 30 mins went into preparing it
Caution: May Contain Stupid
So, in my daily picture post here is what I found to be the most amusing thing of the day. Bear in mind that this is fish pie Look closely at the picture and read what is listed as the first item in the allergy advice portion. Judge for yourselves. Seems they think we are […]
Just My Luck
I have decided to try a different way of posting. I am going to post a picture a day, something that I think is a good reminder of the day. So, I thought I was on to a winner yesterday when I came back from doing some chores. I saw some money lying on the […]
People In Our Town Are So Smrt
OK, before you get on me about the spelling of the title – I have done it on purpose to show what I am talking about. We went to one of the local eateries called Mamma Mia, a supposed Italian restaurant. While we were ordering from the lunchtime menu, I noticed a spelling mistake and […]
Our Day In Derby
So, this last weekend (18 – 19 Apr 09) has been quite the weekend. Saturday: We wake up at 05:45am – I say we, I mean me. Got in the taxi at 07:00, arrived at the station at 07:10 ready for the 07:29 train. £55 for the tickets I hasten to add. Turns out that […]
April 9th = Dies Diei Horrendus
So, I am officially declaring April 9th as my horrible day. We took the car in for an MOT and of course, as it is us and we have no luck, it failed. Here are the reasons it failed: 001 Rear (unable to locate rear seat belts) Statutory seat belt missing 002 Nearside front Headlamp […]
Laundromat: Rinse, Spin & Wash Your Money Away
Let me preface this post by saying that our washing machine is broken We decided that 2 weeks without doing any laundry was long enough. We bundled it all together and put it in a suitcase. We then hauled the suitcase up to the laundromat. I foolishly thought that it wouldn’t be too expensive to […]
Our Thursday Adventure
So, we got a call at 10am this morning and were asked to look after our niece Georgia. We were happy to do that. We decided to head out to a garden centre in Spalding. We went to the Festival Garden Centrethere. We had a look around, got some nice smelling candles and got a […]
Happy Birthdoween
Well, today is not only Halloween but Jamie’s birthday. This is my public Happy Birthday to such a wonderful woman. Jamie is the nicest person you could ever hope to meet. We met on a blind date arranged by a mutual friend in England. When I first saw her my thought was just WOW – […]