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Oct. 9th, 2021 09:54 amI was catching up on some TV this morning and stupid Masterchef Australia made me cry. Stupid show. Stupid lovely hosts and contestants. It remains my favourite of all the Masterchef versions I watch, and Jock, Andy and Mel such great presenters.
We did a tip run from my MiL's house yesterday, and I swear the place never looks like it's emptying despite carloads of stuff going to the tip and charity shops. It doesn't help that after James went back to work my in-laws took a step back in terms of emptying and sorting the house. Plus, my MiL says she hates to go there now, which is understandable, but frustrating when there's still so much to be done. Plus, contact with the buyer had ground to a stop and their solicitor hadn't been in touch with my MiL's solicitor and the buyer had stopped replying to James' messages.
So, yesterday he pushed back a little and said they were going to sell to someone else because of the complete lack of contact. Amazingly, within 30 mins the buyer -- who's a developer so should know better -- had called and arrangements have been made to do the last certificate check and the solicitors have been in touch. Which is great as it means the house should be sold within a few weeks, but also, my MiL really needs to get in there and say what she wants to keep already.
While on the tip run I got a text message from my doctor saying I could book my Covid booster. Checking appointments I saw there was one in a nearby walk-in centre that afternoon, so I booked it, and am now topped up. No real side effects apart from a sore arm and a bit of tiredness again, so now I'm covered both flu and Covid booster wise.
It's Houghton Feast time. People who've been around for a while will know it's the local festival that happens every October. The fair is in the playing field next to the park, there was an opening ceremony with bands etc last night, fireworks will happen Monday evening, and today there will be the parade and ox sandwiches go on sale.
The ox sandwich thing is a tradition that's happened as long as I've been alive, they roast an ox on a spit overnight and then sell sandwiches on a Monday. It's funny because while I've never actually bought or eaten one in a very long time, hearing that they'd moved the day and location of the ox roasting was a shock. It has always happened in a little brick area in the corner of the show field, and always happened on a Monday late afternoon, so this Saturday 3 pm malarkey in a different location feels wrong.
But yeah, I do love Houghton Feast time, the air always smells of candy floss and the burger and chip vans, while I can easily hear the noise from the fair, and there's just a nice buzz about the place. Admittedly things get a little feral late night around the fair, so much so the whole centre of town, including some of our estate, has been put into a dispersal zone so the police can move people on without needing a cause, but that's easily ignored.
Someone on FB posted ( this photo of the fair which I thought was really cool. )
I need to pull myself together to go to Re.F.Use for breakfast then we're off to watch the parade. Then tonight, Strictly and more Squid Games. Also, I need to get downloading the second set of Leverage: Redemption episodes that have dropped.
We did a tip run from my MiL's house yesterday, and I swear the place never looks like it's emptying despite carloads of stuff going to the tip and charity shops. It doesn't help that after James went back to work my in-laws took a step back in terms of emptying and sorting the house. Plus, my MiL says she hates to go there now, which is understandable, but frustrating when there's still so much to be done. Plus, contact with the buyer had ground to a stop and their solicitor hadn't been in touch with my MiL's solicitor and the buyer had stopped replying to James' messages.
So, yesterday he pushed back a little and said they were going to sell to someone else because of the complete lack of contact. Amazingly, within 30 mins the buyer -- who's a developer so should know better -- had called and arrangements have been made to do the last certificate check and the solicitors have been in touch. Which is great as it means the house should be sold within a few weeks, but also, my MiL really needs to get in there and say what she wants to keep already.
While on the tip run I got a text message from my doctor saying I could book my Covid booster. Checking appointments I saw there was one in a nearby walk-in centre that afternoon, so I booked it, and am now topped up. No real side effects apart from a sore arm and a bit of tiredness again, so now I'm covered both flu and Covid booster wise.
It's Houghton Feast time. People who've been around for a while will know it's the local festival that happens every October. The fair is in the playing field next to the park, there was an opening ceremony with bands etc last night, fireworks will happen Monday evening, and today there will be the parade and ox sandwiches go on sale.
The ox sandwich thing is a tradition that's happened as long as I've been alive, they roast an ox on a spit overnight and then sell sandwiches on a Monday. It's funny because while I've never actually bought or eaten one in a very long time, hearing that they'd moved the day and location of the ox roasting was a shock. It has always happened in a little brick area in the corner of the show field, and always happened on a Monday late afternoon, so this Saturday 3 pm malarkey in a different location feels wrong.
But yeah, I do love Houghton Feast time, the air always smells of candy floss and the burger and chip vans, while I can easily hear the noise from the fair, and there's just a nice buzz about the place. Admittedly things get a little feral late night around the fair, so much so the whole centre of town, including some of our estate, has been put into a dispersal zone so the police can move people on without needing a cause, but that's easily ignored.
Someone on FB posted ( this photo of the fair which I thought was really cool. )
I need to pull myself together to go to Re.F.Use for breakfast then we're off to watch the parade. Then tonight, Strictly and more Squid Games. Also, I need to get downloading the second set of Leverage: Redemption episodes that have dropped.
