HALLOWEEN

Well it is Thursday already got the parking fines sorted well i have been told it has been taken care off time will tell.

Helen has decorated the cottage with a few hanging skulls and stuff and is still taking driving lessons on a weekly basis and is looking good.
I am looking forward to the weekend we are going to Manchester city centre and hopefully i have Monday and Tuesday of next week too.

Still playing Tomb Raider i am on 57% so half way through got to say i have been enjoying gaming again it is a great stress buster going around annihilating bad guys with shoot guns and machine guns i do wander around exploring great sets and graphics two other games i want is the new Batman and Watch dogs which is not out till next year.

STORM COMING

Some bastard as keyed my Nissan Juke down the passenger side doors , i have some black wax crayon and black coloured polish hopefully it won't rust , i might get some black stripes but down the sides to cover it cheaper than a respray , don't know what the lease company will say i have only had it a few weeks , thing is it as not really pissed me off i did not even get that upset  about it i guess if it was deliberate which i am guessing it was , then karma will get them in the end as what goes around comes around and fingers crossed they will get theres ten fold.

Stuck on Tomb raider getting my arse kicked by a load of mercenaries trying my best to kill them all well out numbered.

Looked at getting a new metal strap for my watch from Fossil wanting £75 for a dark steel bracelet having a giraffe or what will stick with the leather on that is on at the moment.

might buy a second hand iPod Nano or a iPod touch with the money i got from the sale of the camera .

One of the fish is biting the Discuss fish we bought at nearly thirty pound each fish we have to look after our investment the fish causing the hassle as been removed.

Saturday
This morning we went back to the Fleece in the Holme Valley  for breakfast they opened up especially For us all the food on our plate was alk locally sourced.

Bought a new daylight bulb for the tank and a gravel cleaner.

Whilst I was out I downloaded Maverick on my Mac book pro and installed it when I got back home,going to buy pages and install it as well



Photos above Dovestone reservoir Thursday 
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Sunday
Back at work tomorrow sick and pissed off today Helen cooked a Sunday dinner we went to the garden center looking at Christmas decorations and lights, bought a pumpkin to carve for Halloween night.
A storm is on its way apparently it could be bad

BUSY WEEK

Sunday after walking miles round a reservoir over hills down hills through fir trees and  woods , we called in  at Argos and  bought a Sony 500 GB PS3 console and a spare wireless controller along with two games "Tomb raider' and 'The Last Of Us, really in to the latest Lara Croft adventure last console I owned was a Ps1.

The graphics are of course loads better, the fact you can go online and watch free movies is a added bonus and Sony play store easy to register and use.

Downloaded for only  £3.99 Medievil™ it was first released in 1998 ,  it  took fifteen minutes to d/l and install its well dated but iconic I played it with my kids  like she did with her kids years ago.

Yesterday Wednesday was my birthday getting older we went to Meadowhall to Game bought 'Underworld' Tombraider .I received a Apple App gift voucher to redeem online my very first .Bought a few bottles of Koppaberg pear cider been full of cold the dreaded man flu virus strikes again my eyes are streaming and nose like Rudolph's .

 Thursday
I am up this morning sitting out in  the small paved garden at the front of our cottage with a second cup of coffee , in the sun wearing just a plain white T-shirt , i can feel the sun on the back of my neck and it,s October its bliss .

Anyway no gaming till later we need food and another reservoir to walk around on such a beautiful day  we found one a few miles away  after we had done a lap round Dovestone we went over to Langsett Reservoir , We dropped Pip off back home and went to the Farmers Arms inn had slow cooked blade of Beef with porridge and mash potatoes.

Friday we bought new fish for our aquarium five Harlequins and two Discuss and  pleco to clean the tank we also bought some blood worms and two pigs ears for Pip.
Sold my Samsung  camera for £157 i lost cash on it  but  as i i don't use it anymore it is losing cash just sitting  in my drawer collecting dust .

ROLL ON TUESDAY

Two days off then two days at work then five days off again sounds good to me  roll on Tuesday.

It is my birthday survived another year another nail hammered into the coffin lid it makes you wonder how many more around the board trips in the game of life there is , twenty , fifteen , ten or maybe less?.

Went to Penistone in Helens Beetle after taking it to the hand car wash it was sunny we just ambled around the center of town sent to a antique shop did not buy anything went to Halfords looking at Parrot hands free kiits and new blue tooth enabled stereos with iPod docking.

We found a toad in one of the planters it was full of a water and s toad was swimming on top , if you want to pick a tosd up you need yo wet your hands first or you can hurt their skins.

For supper we drove over to uppermill for pizza Italian it was fully booked up so we drove back over to Holmfirth and picked up a Chinese take away curried duck noodles fries onion rings and mushroom fu yung was first time we had been there it was mediocre at best.

WEEK SO FAR.

Why does Monday come too fast when Saturday comes too slow. I really hate Monday I hate midnight on Sunday evenings because my freedom is no longer mine as  I am a slave to a wage packet.
Again the first day of the week it is raining and grey which does not help me, to get up and go.
To top it all I got a parking ticket because I was twenty minutes late moving my car from a two hour no return in four hours  parking zone just a way for the council to print money , least its Tuesday now.

I have not really been taking my Nexus tablet to work but I just might as it kills boredom specially late into my shift when I have done what I am going to do , loads of episodes of breaking bad to watch.

Helen had her third driving lesson yesterday  she might get her test done early in the new year , I will be a passenger for a change when we go out can't wait it is not often I get to stare out of a the passenger window it has only happened three or four times in the last five years ,be great rolling along taking photos as I am being chauffeured around.

Pip our Jack Russell is adapted well to cottage life she as fitted right in with living in a small house we are one up one down living  , and we only have two doors one on the toilet and bathroom and one on the front door .

BEING BAD AND MANCHESTER

SATURDAY
Went to Red true barbeque in Leeds city I had the pulled pork nachos , Helen had a burger and onion rings chips and side salad some of the meat takes 22 hours to cook.
The meat was really tasty and the size of the portions fair ,but the chips and onion rings where too hard but i guess for thirty pounds with drinks , I had an organic wlyd wood cider at 6.6% over ice was nice with the pork Helen had  a coke with ice and a slice .

Bought Kat Von D latest book "Go Big Or Go Home" if you like tattoos and like Miami ink and L.A Ink it is a good book to read.

SUNDAY
Took Pip out down the lanes instead of going to the pond it was too wet again wearing Crocs don't help some days .
Drove  to Manchester city centre parked up in a multi storey car park bought a Dalvey umbrella with maple handle and stainless steel fittings on handle and boss  it always rains in Manchester.
Helen bought some damson coloured knitted gloves from the Superdry store , we called into Fossil to get her watch strap altered on the one she bought a couple of weeks ago and to order a new stainless steel bracelet for the watch that  i bought her four five years ago they are ordering a new one for £40 and fitting it so we will have to return to Manchester once it arrives.
Got back to Holmfirth went to the Ford Inn for Sunday lunch Yorkshires and beef  and we was bad we had deserts i had a triple layered chocolate fudge cake with pouring cream Helen had the jam roly poly and custard.

                                               Jam roly poly and custard made with suet

FRIDAYS HERE AGAIN

The weather is changing apart from the leaves falling off the trees it is now a lot colder .
It is the first time on a morning that i felt the need to put a coat on to walk Pip my Jack Russell the old faithful Levi padded jacket came out of the wardrobe along with a old pair of fingerless gloves that where hiding in the coats pocket.
I also have a thermos cup for when it is really cold and are contemplating getting some short of hat wear either Russian or the Swedish knitted tea cosy type with ear flaps and chin strap.
I do need foot wear too as Crocs and snow or damp grassland don't really cut the mustard.

I have three days off week after next has it is my birthday and i have vowed never to work on my birthday again so i break up on the Tuesday night which cant come fast enough.

Was up at seven this morning to take Helen to the doctors , i have been having trouble with my debit card it is not being read correctly at some of the ATM machines the one in our village reads it fine the ones at work and near to work can't read it therefore i cant with draw actual cash but can use it to pay for items in supermarkets  petrol stations and in shops as their machines read it fine weird , so i drew £100 out as its the weekend approaching the car is nearly running on empty and the larder is bare .

Not exactly sure what we are doing this weekend but most weekends mean spending money.

Need to get the car washed was going to go this morning to the hand wash but as it was raining it seemed pointless.

Watching - "The Rise"  a British made film and " Smash and Grab" true story of the diamond thief's aka  the pink Panthers.

Listening to - The Police & Sting.

Loving it - Change of seasons and Apple tv.

Needing - To loose weight and to do more walking .

NEVER TOO OLD

Well it,s midweek already how the time flies when your having fun.
It is Helen,s Father's birthday today he is seventy two years young , and sometime next week he takes delivery of a Lambretta 150cc scooter , he had one in the sixties that's 1960's not his sixties.

We bought him a mixed selection of different beers from Rhythm  and Booze and a bottle of Famous Grouse not a great idea when you need both feet firmly on a scooter hopefully his balance and coordination won't be effected.

SEX AND CAKE.

Hate Tuesdays as well hate any day that includes having to go to work , I have never had enough time off where I miss it that much that I crave to go back.

Unlike pear cider , sex and chocolate fudge cake work is something that does not ignite my spark to be honest I can do without it ,its the money not that I crave that we need money is the root of why.
Why I don't say stick your job where the sun don't shine.
Why I rush to be on time each day.
Why I work until two in the morning when by three in the afternoon I have had enough.
Why I pretend that I give a monkey.
Why I have had ones day sick in nearly two years.

Two blogs I am currently reading they are others that are on the same lines , there are loads of people out there that are taking time out from the mundane , wish it was me.

 http://www.liamandc90aroundtheworld.com

http://franksbigwalk.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2013-09-25T14:43:00-07:00&max-results=7

Well I am off now for a large ice cold cider a big price of cake whilst having sex before I go to work at two.

BORING WORK HATE MONDAY S

Yesterday we did not go to the Ford for dinner we went up to Uppermill and had posh pizza well i didn't i had hock pasta washed down with pear cider and a side order of chips Helen had the same with a side order of freshly baked bread and butter.

We parked up at the garden centre and walked down the side of the viaduct and canal to Uppermill village the weather was warm we crossed the river using the stepping stones.

They all generally liked the cottage and and loved the interior as well as the pond and grassland to the back of our home.

i fitted the exterior coach light outside to the porch that we bought a while ago . th
The wires were already there but no light there was four wires to a three wire connector block one live on neutral one earth and one for the switch i worked out the live wire the rest i guessed after turning the power off when i turned the supply back on it worked fine could not believe it i touched the light to make sure it was not live no shock guess it's good then.

This morning we got up and went to Meadowhall shopping center Helen went to Fat Face to buy a jumper and scarf for winter , I bought another charm from Pandora a pixie with wings
We had dinner from Harry Ramsden's fish and chips by the time we got back home it was gone half twelve I had to get change and go to work for two.
Hate Mondays hate work but it pats the bills and the car.
I moaned about my shit job at the council but this is worse and its less money.

GERMAN PLANE

Typing this with Apple wireless keyboard the cap light is not working on my  mac book it lights  up green on this there is a light but it is not lighting up then i tried it on my Mac book and it worked fine the only thing i don't like is the on off light it only stays on for five seconds and nothing tells you that the keyboard is off apart from it wont work if your trying to pair it with a device its hard to know if it is on or of the light should stay on , iam not sure if you can pair to two devices simultaneously i have had it working with my Nexus and will see if i can pair to the Apple tv at the same time .

i bought a shot down Messerschmidt world war two aircraft for the tropical  fish tank it was priced at  thirty four pound but it had the wrong price  ticket on it and i got it for a third of the cost at only twelve ninety nine naughty i know but it helped  towards the cost of the  Apple keyboard which was fifty eight pound , a nasty looking cheap plastic one was thirty eight pounds.

We went to get two oil filled radiators but the have not got them in stock yet be the end of the month this weekend has been sunny but it is getting lower temperatures on a evening so one up stairs and one down stairs should keep us warm , got the first gas bill for six weeks it was £35 we was spending that a week in the other house so it is a massive saving.

My sisters and partners Alan and Ged are coming over to day to see us it be a one off when we lived in the same city the never bothered in five years they came once but never both together , i think they want a nosey of our live here a snap shot of how we are living then it be crossed of their list of things to do or they are bored and nothing better to do .i think when they see our cottage and location they will understand our logic if they are not happy for us i be amazed.
We will more than likely take them to the Ford Inn after they have viewed our cottage which will take all off five minutes for Sunday dinner.

Two of my favorite coffees at the moment are both Nescafe Alta Rica and Azera made add semi skimmed milk brown sugar and vanilla syrup and squirty cream on top i bought two jars of each i am addicted.

It will soon be Halloween then bonfire then Christmas i cant wait to see the houses at Dobcross and our village all trimmed out and light up then there is Hebden Bridge also nice at Christmas , just as well i have bought another battery for my camera .

Listening to - Lorde

Watching - After Earth.

READY FOR WINTER

Well the season is changing leaves are falling from the trees and birds are flying off to escape the colder weather that is coming.

I will have to wait and see how bad the snow gets the biggest problem is snow blowing off the upper fields on to our road below therefore blocking all the cars from leaving the street,on the plus side the photo opportunities will be great.

Will have to make sure I have enough milk , brown sugar , vanilla syrup and Azera barista blend coffee ,and a bottle of Irish then who cares what the weather is doing.

Need a couple of oil filled radiators a couple of throws and the complete box set of breaking bad to watch then we be set for the snow which will only last four days tops scary are winters are not .

DINNER AT THE FORD

The weekends weather as been really got d the sun as been out and it is quite warm for the time of year hope it will last or at least the winter will be mild .

Helen drove her VW Beetle for the first time it was only on a empty car park and she never got it out of first gear but she set off ok and did not stall it she has her second lesson Wednesday.

Went to the Ford Inn again for Sunday dinner for the third Sunday in a row , Helen's son and girlfriend dined with us the food as always was worth the wait.

Still getting use to the Mac have been downloading apps to transfer files from my Nexus also for reading epubs and for watching divx.
My camera connected straight away and transferred photos very quickly the picture above is on the moors a few miles from the Ford Inn helicopter moving rocks for one of the reservoirs at Wessenden head taken with my Fuji SL1000.

50X

Dropped Helen off at her hairdressers just after half nine this morning.
I drove in to town and went to Jessops camera shop and bought a Fujifilm SL1000 I also bought a Tecno case for it which has plenty of zipper compartments along with a 8gb SD card I do have 2x 4gb cards  it is 16 mp and 50 x zoom which equates to the highest spec Fuji camera I have ever owned I will sell the Samsung nx1000 .

I also bought two pairs of cargo pants one in brown and one in black plus i bought another pair of black denim jeans for work along with ten pairs of socks for only £4.00 and  three pair of underpants and three more v- neck t-shirts .

I picked Helen  up and Louise cut my hair she never charges me one penny thanks Louise.

Watching - Whitechapel

Listen to - Electric Eighties

BACK TO A &E

Received a face time call of Helen at midnight wanting me to come home because she was not well she was concerned about her breathing or lack of air intake , st half past five we w driving to the Huddersfield infirmary.
When the doctor saw her he related her illness to tablet intake and smoking , he has told her that she has to stop smoking as the damage she is doing to her body will be non reversible and she will be on inhalers and oxygen for the rest of her natural life.

We still need a small drop leaf  dining table and at least two chairs the chairs should fold up and fit inside the end of the table and a lamp stand the cottage is so dark we even in daylight hours we need extra. light.

I will also use the table as a computer desk writing desk i miss having a usable surface apart from these two issues the cottage is fine , i still like walking along the small streets and lanes every time you notice things not noticed before.

I am finding the Samsung camera although it is the most expensive camera i have ever owned it is not the best  or easiest to use, So i have decided that  i want to buy another Fuji Finepix ,  for a third of the cost they are great value and do the job  i was stupid not sticking with Fuji i have always liked them and found them very easy to use with great quality pictures i am going to buy one from my wage that goes in the bank today.

NUMERO UNO

Wish I did not have to work and could chill out all day do nothing but house work go for walks relax and chill out I use to work seven days a week now it just feels like that  I work seven days a week specially when it is a twelve hour shift,I have the rest of the week working two till two,at least ibe the weekend when I finish.

Helen has her first driving lesson today it will be the longest period she will have been legally behind a wheel and  in control , think she is excited as well as nervous.

Life is plodding on specially through the week when I get up in the morning  I have three to four hours before I set off to work , by the time I get home I have around two hours before I go to bed which is not time even to watch a decent film .

Why do people advertise on EBay 100% genuine leather and send you a shitty pu I-phone case and expect you to be happy ,  and to leave great feed back sorry but it ain't happening .Only then to email you and say if your not happy send it back , I can't do with the hassle it will cost me in time and money to do this advertise what you sell correctly twat.

Listening to Kings of Leon "Mechanical Bull".

OUT AND ABOUT

Took Helen's VW beetle out it has been parked up all week so it needed a run out to keep the battery charged up , it started up fine we drove over t Meltham with Pip and had a walk around the church and river we went back home then went to the Ford inn for Sunday dinner i had a giant Yorkshire filled with beef onions with hand cut chips Helen had the same as last week a roast beef dinner after eating we went to Hebden Bridge we bought three bars of  hand made soap from the Yorkshire soap company .

In the river was a man balancing stones on the top of each other it is something he does often , why i guess because he can before he leaves he dismantle the stones so it seems a bit pointless .

whilst i was taking photos i heard someone shout my name it was my sisters partner Ged he was on the bridge he bought us a ice cream he had a stroke a few months ago i have seen him a couple of times in the hospital i work at , i remember going out with him and my sister years ago how the years have shot bye scary  got to live for now , my sister asked if we had any regrets moving i said yes , regrets we left it so long before packing  up and moving on.

SATURDAY SHOPPING

Saturday
Well finished my late shifts and today went into Leeds city centre on the way i stopped at a hand car wash and got the Juke cleaned it was looking dirty for a fiver it was a very good clean will go back again.
talking of cars Helen's driving license came in the post this morning she was well happy she been waiting nearly three weeks for it to arrive.

 . In Leeds  i bought some Versace Eros and  Terre D'Hermes aftershave for the both bottles it was just short of £85 from Debenham's department store ,  i like the  both of them they both have different smells and both last at the moment i am wearing Jean Paul Gaultier it nice to have a choice of new smells , Helen bought a bottle of Roberto Cavalli she got a free bag we also got quite a few free samples one was for  the new Davidoff the Game it  is also very good.

.I also bought a skeleton  mechanical winding watch from Fossil with wide black leather strap it was £175 and is the most i have ever spent on a watch so i guess it should be good for a few years to come  , another thing i bought whilst in Fossil was a black leather zipper wallet as the one i am using the zip sticks and cards drop out if your not careful.

I went to Primark and bought three v-neck t-shirts in grey £3.00 each and  six pairs underpants and ten pairs of black cotton  socks i also bought some black denim jeans for work for £7.50 they are good will have to get another pair it is going to be difficult getting our washed  clothes dried  in the winter months so i need plenty of under wear and socks.

On the way home we stopped at Starbucks for a white chocolate mocha coffee with cream venti with chocolate chip shortbread Helen had a Valencia orange , i bought a bottle of vanilla syrup for coffee's that  i make at home.

We picked Pip up our Jack Russell and went to Dovestone reservoir it was warm and sunny when we set off we  did a full circuit of it's perimeter and  it was dark and cooler plus are legs ached by the time we got back to the car we was ready  for supper when we got home i phoned up and ordered a curry i had  a lamb dhansak Helen had well have a  guess , yes you  got it in one ,  a chicken Korma.

Watching - "Jobs"  Story of Steve Jobs .

Listening to - Passenger , "All the lights".

Reading  - David Smith "Witness"  . A true autobiography.

SIXTIES

Helen paid off the finance on the car otherwise she would have had to pay over 10k on a 3k, loan over five years , now she owns the Beetle out right.
She as had a delivery from EBay  of a steering wheel cover "From me to you" it is very and  furry fcuk sake woman ,  also her flower came for the cars vase Christ its like the sixties revival  , we  just need a Jimi Hendrix CD and some acid.
Only thing not arrived is her provisional license .

Work is a pain doing a few two whilst two twelve hour shifts least it pays my car and pension once again working to pay bills.
Still need money as always still a few quid in the bank .
Should be getting the ash tray I ordered of EBay along with a retro ghetto blaster design  Mac book pro neoprene sleeve.

Getting Helen accustom to Mac os is a nightmare she has to write it down when you show her or tell her how to do stuff she had trouble with her pass word when the screen lock came on she text me to say her password was not being recognized then after a while she realized her caps was on .

 I can't wait until we have the L plates on the car and we are on the road with other car drivers should  be Worthy of a few you tube videos to say the least

BEETLE

Half past four on the phone calling emergency services for a ambulance for Helen she was suffering with chest pains.
It took them ten minutes to arrive they checked her heart blood pressure before taking her to Huddersfield hospital they hooked her up to a ECG machine took blood and a x-rays and found no problems heart related.We was  back home just after half eight I went back to bed .

Pc world had a offer on Dyson animal cylinder vacuum cleaners giving you £105 trade in allowance if you took any old vac to trade any age any condition , as we did not have one , I bought a new 12v car vac that they was selling in store at £14 i bought it there and then and then handed it over as a trade in so I ended up saving £91 it really was a no brainer.

Helen finally got her Hunters wellington boots and socks we picked them up from a saddlery she ordered them over two weeks ago.

My son Guy drove over from York on his motor bike with his girlfriend Charlotte  he came up the main hill he was surprised how narrow and steep it was and hoe bendy the road was they both liked the cottage.

I never mentioned it as we did not want every one to know but the cat is out of it's bag , Helen last Tuesday went out and bought a VW Beetle in metallic grey it is a 1.6 litre and has done 50 k it drives as good as the Juke does and is only just four years old , hopefully Helen should get her license next week and she as already bought a Tom Tom sat nav and rubber car mats  and a in car  I-Phone charger she also filled it up with petrol and she is insured to drive it with a qualified driver with her ,  e.g me.

Sunday
Went to Helens parents house to how them the car they where both happy for her Helen was emotional i drove it there it is not the first time i have been behind the wheel of it Helen is so protective of it you think it was a person .
Went to the Ford Inn for Sunday dinner Helen had beef and i had the  ham hock it was one of the nicest of dinners we have had in a while and the gravy was dark and gorgeous , i had a jam roly poly and custard for desert.
Bought a washing line and a new ironing board we don't have a dryer but its not a major headache .

Listening to - Kings of Leon "Mechanical Bull".

Watching - Oblivion , The Frozen Ground.

O n T.v - Educating Yorkshire and Grand Designs .