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Apr. 19th, 2021 12:39 pmI enjoyed the weekend just gone.
Saturday we did nothing in the morning as the electrician was supposed to be coming to sign off on the solar heater. He was due at 11 and at 12:30 we phoned to ask if he was still coming, only for him to say he was in Bradford at the time which is two hours away without any delays. So, we told him we'd have to reschedule as we'd made plans for the late afternoon as he was supposed to be there in the morning. He's supposedly coming today instead, whether he does or not is another matter.
Once we knew he wasn't coming we headed off to visit Kayleigh for a while then Durham for a few hours as it was a beautiful, warm, sunny spring day. It was so nice to see the market place busy and full of life again. Covid marshals were going around checking social distancing but still, there was enough buzz going on that it was just lovely to sit in the sunshine and people watch.
It was also a good food waste day. I've mentioned before I like the apps that help address food waste. I use both Olio and Too Good to Go. Olio have food waste heroes who collect any food that's about to be thrown away from shops and give it away free via the app. They get to keep 10% themselves, the rest goes to others. There are two heroes in my immediate area, both collecting from Tesco, one Sat the other Sun and on Sat I got some tasty bread, croissants and chocolate orange cookies.
I also got two magic bags from Too Good to Go. That one you pay a small amount for a bag but they come from places like Costa, Morrisons etc. It's sheer luck what you get in your bags but mostly you end up with good stuff. On Sat I paid £6 for two bags from Costa and got four toasties, a panini, a muffin and two pieces of cake. So, that was our lunches sorted for a few days.
Late afternoon was when we had plans and we picked up a Thai takeaway and went to visit with Pauline and her daughter and again, it was great to spend some time with them and eat food that I hadn't made or was from somewhere like Subway or Greggs. That night I went to bed tired after all the sunshine and fresh air, but it was a really nice day.
Yesterday was the usual Sunday stuff, grocery shopping, making flapjacks for James' bait and work shirt ironing. But, as it was another lovely day I also tidied the garden a bit and set off a bug bomb in the greenhouse, so hopefully the blight issue won't rear up again. I also had a long chat with Corey and sat in the sun in the garden for a bit. So, overall I'd say yesterday was a win too.
Today is staying home and waiting for the electrician. I'd like to say working on my h/c fic but I know for a fact I won't be able to settle into writing until he's been.
Saturday we did nothing in the morning as the electrician was supposed to be coming to sign off on the solar heater. He was due at 11 and at 12:30 we phoned to ask if he was still coming, only for him to say he was in Bradford at the time which is two hours away without any delays. So, we told him we'd have to reschedule as we'd made plans for the late afternoon as he was supposed to be there in the morning. He's supposedly coming today instead, whether he does or not is another matter.
Once we knew he wasn't coming we headed off to visit Kayleigh for a while then Durham for a few hours as it was a beautiful, warm, sunny spring day. It was so nice to see the market place busy and full of life again. Covid marshals were going around checking social distancing but still, there was enough buzz going on that it was just lovely to sit in the sunshine and people watch.
It was also a good food waste day. I've mentioned before I like the apps that help address food waste. I use both Olio and Too Good to Go. Olio have food waste heroes who collect any food that's about to be thrown away from shops and give it away free via the app. They get to keep 10% themselves, the rest goes to others. There are two heroes in my immediate area, both collecting from Tesco, one Sat the other Sun and on Sat I got some tasty bread, croissants and chocolate orange cookies.
I also got two magic bags from Too Good to Go. That one you pay a small amount for a bag but they come from places like Costa, Morrisons etc. It's sheer luck what you get in your bags but mostly you end up with good stuff. On Sat I paid £6 for two bags from Costa and got four toasties, a panini, a muffin and two pieces of cake. So, that was our lunches sorted for a few days.
Late afternoon was when we had plans and we picked up a Thai takeaway and went to visit with Pauline and her daughter and again, it was great to spend some time with them and eat food that I hadn't made or was from somewhere like Subway or Greggs. That night I went to bed tired after all the sunshine and fresh air, but it was a really nice day.
Yesterday was the usual Sunday stuff, grocery shopping, making flapjacks for James' bait and work shirt ironing. But, as it was another lovely day I also tidied the garden a bit and set off a bug bomb in the greenhouse, so hopefully the blight issue won't rear up again. I also had a long chat with Corey and sat in the sun in the garden for a bit. So, overall I'd say yesterday was a win too.
Today is staying home and waiting for the electrician. I'd like to say working on my h/c fic but I know for a fact I won't be able to settle into writing until he's been.
