We've decided to make 3 meals a week vegetarian since we both OD'd on meat over christmas. We have a big long shopping list and as Truro is still blessed with an indoor market, a farmers market, and Chacewater has a couple of grocers, we're going to boycot supermarkets as far as we can in 2008. That is our new year's resolution ( Read more... )

I am finding the weekends are flying by these days ( Read more... )

Had a "funny turn" in the night last night - my heart was really racing and i felt all dizzy and sick when I woke up this morning. I went into work all the same as I have lots to do and I felt fit enough. The icky feeling wore off after a bit but it was unpleasant. I made an appointment for Thursday to see my GP, and am going to the surgery to get ( Read more... )

Been really busy the last few days, hence lack of updates ( Read more... )

We're not going to see Elizabeth: The Golden Age tonight. Timing a bit tight for me between leaving work and getting the bus into town for the 5:30 showing, given the level of traffic in Truro. We'll see it on Saturday afternoon instead. We have The Land Girls to watch instead in our "cinema" at home, complete with fizzy pop and chocolate ( Read more... )

Well, not much sewing got done this weekend as the goods didn't arrive for the missus to be on with my suit. So we will not be using cheapfabricsonline again - that is the third time they have let us down! Certainly won't be using next day delivery. Okay it may arrive today but as the material was ordered on Thursday its not very bloody good. Mind ( Read more... )

Right, decided what I need to get in no particular order:

From Focus DIY

Mask for when using Dremel
Black Hammerite for painting ironwork on garden bench and garden gate
Screws, nuts and washers for fixing garden bench

From College shopTracing paper ( Read more... )

Well its peeing with rain here in Truro as I type ( Read more... )

What a lovely weekend - the sun shone, we beat the Aussies! Wore my shorts for most of Saturday as we were decorating the kitchen and I don't mind getting them mucky. We sat outside in the garden and had lunch, a pasty from the village bakery and for me a bottle of well earned Betty Stoggs beer. I also painted the front door in a nice teak varnish ( Read more... )