SATURDAY - Managed to walk Bailey before the rain really started its a dull wet grey Saturday not sure what I want to do apart from drink coffee eat and chill out .
I asked Helen if we bought a camper van and we was touring the remote parts of Scotland and for whatever reason the van would not start and we was stranded what emergency rations and items would she store . Her reply was a match and a piece of sting , after I had sowed my side back up I said what about food she replied totally serious and said rice and pasta if we do ever get a van I will be in charge of the only use in emergency cupboard , otherwise we will end up like Chris McCandless may he rest in peace .
If you are reading this and not heard of Chris McCandless watch the film "Into The Wild " then listen to the album by the same name by the legend Eddie Vedder.
Went to our favourite fish and chip shop was late in the afternoon more like an early tea as always we had haddock and chips Helen's with peas and mine with beans she had tea me a coke they was very good as always .
SUNDAY - Went to the White Swan Inn for Sunday lunch we have been about four times now this time we just had the pork Sunday roast it is nice food but to be honest it is not filling I left wanting another plate full I had eaten mine in ten minutes Helen was still eating hers twenty minutes in I felt like Oliver Twist .
Watched the Johnny Depp film "The Ninth Gate" its been a while since I have seen it .
MOVED BACK TO HOLMFIRTH , WE ARE OUT OF THE STATIC HOME , AND ARE NOW MOVED IN AND LIVING IN A NEWLY BUILT TWO BED STONE END TERRACE , WITH GEORGE AND BENTLEY OUR TWO CATS AND PIPPA AND BAILEY OUR TWO DOGS.THIS IS OUR FOREVER HOME I DOUBT THAT WE WILL EVER LEAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL HOUSE IN A GREAT LOCATION WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO LIVE HERE FOREVER.
Monday, September 30, 2019
Friday, September 27, 2019
IN IT
At least going back to work makes looking forward to the weekends extra special although they do go incredibly fast . I have booked three days annual leave in October the 23rd, 24th and 25th and I am already excited and looking forward to these days off .
My daughter as bought a new car a black Audi 1 she picks it up Wednesday safe and trouble free driving hopefully .
WEDNESDAY - The cottage we viewed was ideal it was super clean and nicely decorated as the photos showed the garden was also big enough and end road parking ideal all'n'all we really couldn't find any major faults or issues apart from there is no fire we would have liked a log burning fire it is solely heated by the central heating . We have no more real space really than what we have here but it is spread over three floors with the bedroom and bathroom upstairs we registered our interest and put an offer in of 1500k less than the asking price so all fingers and toes crossed .
Another big plus is all are old neighbours are literally just down the road a few hundred yards away.
FRIDAY - Got the boiler serviced £65 good for another years .Paid some funds in to the online national lottery and did a line for the £167 million Euro Lottery I also bought a ticket at the local supermarket its pay day so why not , Helen also did a line online as well as the Euro hot picks , got to be in it to win it as they say .
My daughter as bought a new car a black Audi 1 she picks it up Wednesday safe and trouble free driving hopefully .
WEDNESDAY - The cottage we viewed was ideal it was super clean and nicely decorated as the photos showed the garden was also big enough and end road parking ideal all'n'all we really couldn't find any major faults or issues apart from there is no fire we would have liked a log burning fire it is solely heated by the central heating . We have no more real space really than what we have here but it is spread over three floors with the bedroom and bathroom upstairs we registered our interest and put an offer in of 1500k less than the asking price so all fingers and toes crossed .
Another big plus is all are old neighbours are literally just down the road a few hundred yards away.
FRIDAY - Got the boiler serviced £65 good for another years .Paid some funds in to the online national lottery and did a line for the £167 million Euro Lottery I also bought a ticket at the local supermarket its pay day so why not , Helen also did a line online as well as the Euro hot picks , got to be in it to win it as they say .
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
ANOTHER VIEWING
SUNDAY - Went back to Ikea Helen wanted another lantern on the way home we stopped of at a farm shop and bought a few supplies like ice cream and a apple and pear pie , and sweet potatoes for the Sunday dinner that we are cooking when we get home roast pork and Yorkshire pudding .
updated my iPhone to IOS 13 think its been over hyped apart from the camera editing tools and dark mode its not that great might just be me and might not have seen all the new add-ons , will see what I think after I have used it a bit more.
MONDAY - Cant believe Thomas Cook has ended their travel company literally been round for years sad news for those who have lost holidays and even more so to those who have booked honeymoons through them , and of course sad for a lot of the front line staff who will be no looking for new jobs of course the fat cats the ones receiving the big bonus payments will be just fine .
Work starting at four pm all this week then back to normal shift patent not looking forward prefer working 18.00 till 02.00 damn .
Had someone view the van totally out of the blue was a couple who are down sizing I was at work but by all accounts they loved it as most people do if they decide to buy it we are viewing a property on Wednesday at Cinders Hill Holmfirth this is at the end of the street where we use to live on Upper Bank End Road , its a one bedroom cottage with a loft the loft look better than the bedroom .The bathroom is bigger than what we have now but the kitchen is smaller .
The kitchen looks adequate we won't get an American style fridge freezer in there but the shops are not too far away so it shouldn't be an issue .
The living room looks warm and inviting love the beams and lights plus the recessed window this is bigger than what we have now .
The actual garden is bigger than shown here but with many walks for the dogs it's not an issue .
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The loft and bathroom shown below will take our own photos tomorrow when we view the property in the afternoon overall the property has a new feel to it , it is fresh and clean plus it is stone built with a decent garden , it does look bigger from the outside but it is listed as a cottage so will see .
If you draw a line under where the loft is you can see it is a small living space but I reckon it will do us ,
updated my iPhone to IOS 13 think its been over hyped apart from the camera editing tools and dark mode its not that great might just be me and might not have seen all the new add-ons , will see what I think after I have used it a bit more.
MONDAY - Cant believe Thomas Cook has ended their travel company literally been round for years sad news for those who have lost holidays and even more so to those who have booked honeymoons through them , and of course sad for a lot of the front line staff who will be no looking for new jobs of course the fat cats the ones receiving the big bonus payments will be just fine .
Work starting at four pm all this week then back to normal shift patent not looking forward prefer working 18.00 till 02.00 damn .
Had someone view the van totally out of the blue was a couple who are down sizing I was at work but by all accounts they loved it as most people do if they decide to buy it we are viewing a property on Wednesday at Cinders Hill Holmfirth this is at the end of the street where we use to live on Upper Bank End Road , its a one bedroom cottage with a loft the loft look better than the bedroom .The bathroom is bigger than what we have now but the kitchen is smaller .
The kitchen looks adequate we won't get an American style fridge freezer in there but the shops are not too far away so it shouldn't be an issue .
The living room looks warm and inviting love the beams and lights plus the recessed window this is bigger than what we have now .
The actual garden is bigger than shown here but with many walks for the dogs it's not an issue .
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The loft and bathroom shown below will take our own photos tomorrow when we view the property in the afternoon overall the property has a new feel to it , it is fresh and clean plus it is stone built with a decent garden , it does look bigger from the outside but it is listed as a cottage so will see .
If you draw a line under where the loft is you can see it is a small living space but I reckon it will do us ,
Monday, September 23, 2019
NOTHING IN PARTICULAR
THURSDAY - The blog hit 100,120 all time views totally unbelievable .The last couple of days have been like summer the weather hot but enjoyable .
We saw a media post of a friend he was eating egg and chips with bread and butter , the chips were hand cut and deep fried in a chip pan . So what did we do ? yep went out and bought and electric fryer along with two one litre bottles of sunflower oil , a large bag of potatoes and bread cakes and sliced bread the new fryer cost only £14.99 from Asda by George .Will always argue chips always taste better done in dripping but of course a lot less healthier .
FRIDAY - Download the new Sam Fender album "Hypersonic Missiles and Liam Gallagher "As You Were via Spotify any one not using Spotify highly recommend it , more than worth the subscription .
Went to buy some blank cd's Helen does readings and then writes them to disc to give to the person to listen to at their own speed and time. She had run out of blank discs I usually get them of eBay for her , we went to three major stores Sainsbury's , Tesco and Asda none stock them we went to a Pc World store it was shut for refurbishment we ended up at Argos how times have changed . New cars do not have a CD player we don't own a CD player we use the DVD player guess no one is burning music to disc anymore the floppy disc died a death looks like cd's will go the same way.
SATURDAY - At the chiropodist this morning at 10.30 taking the dogs to the vets at 14.00 for their nails doing worming and flea treatments and any injections they need .
Late evening went to Ikea bought a few bits for supper e had a Chinese special fried rice curry sauce and chips there was enough for two for £9.20 , won't want another one for at least six months
We saw a media post of a friend he was eating egg and chips with bread and butter , the chips were hand cut and deep fried in a chip pan . So what did we do ? yep went out and bought and electric fryer along with two one litre bottles of sunflower oil , a large bag of potatoes and bread cakes and sliced bread the new fryer cost only £14.99 from Asda by George .Will always argue chips always taste better done in dripping but of course a lot less healthier .
FRIDAY - Download the new Sam Fender album "Hypersonic Missiles and Liam Gallagher "As You Were via Spotify any one not using Spotify highly recommend it , more than worth the subscription .
Went to buy some blank cd's Helen does readings and then writes them to disc to give to the person to listen to at their own speed and time. She had run out of blank discs I usually get them of eBay for her , we went to three major stores Sainsbury's , Tesco and Asda none stock them we went to a Pc World store it was shut for refurbishment we ended up at Argos how times have changed . New cars do not have a CD player we don't own a CD player we use the DVD player guess no one is burning music to disc anymore the floppy disc died a death looks like cd's will go the same way.
SATURDAY - At the chiropodist this morning at 10.30 taking the dogs to the vets at 14.00 for their nails doing worming and flea treatments and any injections they need .
Late evening went to Ikea bought a few bits for supper e had a Chinese special fried rice curry sauce and chips there was enough for two for £9.20 , won't want another one for at least six months
Thursday, September 19, 2019
DINO FISH
TUESDAY - It is hard getting back into work even harder to get motivated the job is as mundane as ever and I am nit doing full shifts yet this week I am working 18.00 to 22.00 and it is dragging seems a hell of a lot longer .
The morning viewing yesterday went ok I took the dogs out for a walk in some near by woods whilst the people looked around the van , they have the money to buy it they also have a motor home we see parked up a few miles away near a Indian restaurant we go to , it has electrical operated pods that extend out from the sides to create a lot more living space .
Bought some smoked cod we had it with boiled new potatoes and sweet corn with salt and pepper bread .My piece looked like it had teeth looks like a dinosaur head with butte rand black pepper it was very tasty .
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
A BIG NO
SUNDAY - I just looked at my page views and it stated I am at 99, 901 views it looks like I am going to reach 100k very soon I started the blog on September the 19th 2006 coming up to its 13th anniversary 2057 posts written not sure how many words a lot of drivel , bad spelling and punctuation hopefully I have slightly got better over the years thank god for spell checker so thank you readers thank s every one of you and thanks to those who have read more than one posting I doubt there are many out there but thanks .
Did not go out for lunch instead we went to M&S and bought a rolled turkey joint I also like their oat meal biscuits and Helen prefers the washing up liquid they sell , we had dinner with roasted parsnips sweet pots and roasted pots and Yorkshire pudding also had a few sprouts .
Watched 'Adrift" on Netflix amazing true story check it out also watched a Liam Neilson film similar to the Taken films but newer .
MONDAY - Got a viewing for us to go view a property in Linthwaite at 01.00 pm it is a 2 bedroom house the sale price is £110 k with a massive rear garden and plenty of open fields to the rear of the property . it is stone built in Yorkshire stone with a decent size kitchen and living rooms . with exposed beams in parts . with a wood burning stove and white bathroom fittings fingers cross we like it when we view it .We got there it had the worlds smallest kitchen and most of the unit doors were pealing no attempt had been made to clean and it smelt of cat piss the bedrooms also looked a lot smaller than the photos wide angle camera lens to make the rooms look bigger and no garden also it was further than we thought so a big fat no .
Least I got to go to Castle Hill which can be seen from miles away the tower was built in to commemorate Queen Victoria's diamond of 1897 , also the round house which is very near buy and very modern which was built in 1995 .
Did not go out for lunch instead we went to M&S and bought a rolled turkey joint I also like their oat meal biscuits and Helen prefers the washing up liquid they sell , we had dinner with roasted parsnips sweet pots and roasted pots and Yorkshire pudding also had a few sprouts .
Watched 'Adrift" on Netflix amazing true story check it out also watched a Liam Neilson film similar to the Taken films but newer .
MONDAY - Got a viewing for us to go view a property in Linthwaite at 01.00 pm it is a 2 bedroom house the sale price is £110 k with a massive rear garden and plenty of open fields to the rear of the property . it is stone built in Yorkshire stone with a decent size kitchen and living rooms . with exposed beams in parts . with a wood burning stove and white bathroom fittings fingers cross we like it when we view it .We got there it had the worlds smallest kitchen and most of the unit doors were pealing no attempt had been made to clean and it smelt of cat piss the bedrooms also looked a lot smaller than the photos wide angle camera lens to make the rooms look bigger and no garden also it was further than we thought so a big fat no .
Least I got to go to Castle Hill which can be seen from miles away the tower was built in to commemorate Queen Victoria's diamond of 1897 , also the round house which is very near buy and very modern which was built in 1995 .
Sunday, September 15, 2019
SATURDAY NIGHT SUN SET
SATURDAY - We have another person coming to view the van on Tuesday at 11.30 am , we have lowered the asking price by over 5k it was good to try for 100k but being realistic it was being very optimistic , so fingers crossed we will get a reasonable offer and we can move on to our next home .
In the afternoon we had a drive over to Acaster Malbis to see Helens folks , it was warm and sunny we went with them to a small village high street Acomb which was only a few miles away to the main high street had quite a few charity shops .We bought Jamie Oliver cook book "Cook Italy "for £2.50 from the local heart foundation shop
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We stopped on the way back at a local farm and bought some free range hen eggs they had an honesty bowl they cost only £1.40 for half a dozen we had the right change and dropped it in .
We went back for dinner her mother had cooked us a roast lamb dinner with roasted veg , after eating I went in to the garden for some fresh air and captured this amazing photo of the sun setting just after half past seven of course I wish is was somewhere more exotic maybe soon I will .
In the afternoon we had a drive over to Acaster Malbis to see Helens folks , it was warm and sunny we went with them to a small village high street Acomb which was only a few miles away to the main high street had quite a few charity shops .We bought Jamie Oliver cook book "Cook Italy "for £2.50 from the local heart foundation shop
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We stopped on the way back at a local farm and bought some free range hen eggs they had an honesty bowl they cost only £1.40 for half a dozen we had the right change and dropped it in .
We went back for dinner her mother had cooked us a roast lamb dinner with roasted veg , after eating I went in to the garden for some fresh air and captured this amazing photo of the sun setting just after half past seven of course I wish is was somewhere more exotic maybe soon I will .
Thursday, September 12, 2019
NUMBER TWO
Looking at buying into a shared housing scheme where you pay a big chunk of cash and pay a small rent each month , obviously the more percentage of the house you pay then the cheaper the monthly rent. The benefits you own part of a house you are not just paying rent if you own 75% and the value of the property goes up you can always cash in by selling it back and moving on.
Draw backs you don't own the whole house unless you pay the balance and there might be a monthly service charge that needs to be paid on top of the rent . Not sure how you sell it on or if you can without owning the whole of the house
WEDNESDAY - Cant believe 9/11 happened it was another era I can't believe I was seeing on the news people jumping to their deaths to avoid getting burnt Alive .I cant believe the second plane hitting the second tower than the first tower collapsing , I cant believe all the fire men and others that lost their lives that day hopefully we will never witness anything on that scale again , but then Isis happened where a lot more lives where lost , I can believe we are doomed the planet is being brought to it knees by greed man always comes first and will always get his way until this changes we are a needle stuck on a never ending playing record.
My daughter has had tattoo number two done at the same tattoo studio in Leeds city centre Red Tattoo , I knew she would they are addictive it is a lotus flower with her son Jenson Pisces zodiac star constellation , bet she is already planing her next one ,
Draw backs you don't own the whole house unless you pay the balance and there might be a monthly service charge that needs to be paid on top of the rent . Not sure how you sell it on or if you can without owning the whole of the house
WEDNESDAY - Cant believe 9/11 happened it was another era I can't believe I was seeing on the news people jumping to their deaths to avoid getting burnt Alive .I cant believe the second plane hitting the second tower than the first tower collapsing , I cant believe all the fire men and others that lost their lives that day hopefully we will never witness anything on that scale again , but then Isis happened where a lot more lives where lost , I can believe we are doomed the planet is being brought to it knees by greed man always comes first and will always get his way until this changes we are a needle stuck on a never ending playing record.
My daughter has had tattoo number two done at the same tattoo studio in Leeds city centre Red Tattoo , I knew she would they are addictive it is a lotus flower with her son Jenson Pisces zodiac star constellation , bet she is already planing her next one ,
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
NEARLY 100,000
SUNDAY - Helen's parents came for their Sunday dinner we had roast shoulder of pork bought from the local farm shop along with roasted sweet potatoes , Yorkshire puddings , stuffing and roast potatoes was excellent .
After we went to Beaumont Park we took the dogs Helen's parents followed in their car it was our first visit . One of the house's we viewed a few weeks ago we put an offer on , its rear garden backs directly on to this park and we thought we would check it out . It is a fine park and we had a nice stroll through some of its grounds we did not have time to check out all the park but we likes what we saw .
MONDAY - First week working for all of the week , I am still doing 19.00 till 22.00 on my phased return schedule .Which is good but makes for a long day it is nice finishing for ten p.m.
The telecom engineer from BT called our broadband is running slow again he said its due to an extension we have running to the out building he reset the line and removed the extension when he left our speed was 34 mbps .
The telecom engineer from BT called our broadband is running slow again he said its due to an extension we have running to the out building he reset the line and removed the extension when he left our speed was 34 mbps .
My blog is coming up to 100,000 page views not sure why it is way unbelievable as it is mainly my diary instead of a pen written one which to be honest I thought it would only be me viewing it ., and it would last a few years tops .
The fact others are interested enough to scan through it , is very moving . Specially as I am the first to admit I don't live a great life I am more than Mr average . I wish I could do more travelling and get to a lot more destinations even if only in the U,K but you never know what is around the corner any way if you are one reading this thank you feel free to make a comment , hopefully a nice one hopefully be Rollin Bye for many more years to come , thank you all.
We bought the Cluedo board game a few weeks ago we played it for the first time the other night Helen won both games I got both my accusations wrong which made her the winner still it was good fun.
TUESDAY - Broadband speed is now 4 mbps not the extension is it then Mr BT engineer .
Helen bought a new silent night double electric blanket it is now fitted ready for winter no doubt it will be working before then .
The fact others are interested enough to scan through it , is very moving . Specially as I am the first to admit I don't live a great life I am more than Mr average . I wish I could do more travelling and get to a lot more destinations even if only in the U,K but you never know what is around the corner any way if you are one reading this thank you feel free to make a comment , hopefully a nice one hopefully be Rollin Bye for many more years to come , thank you all.
We bought the Cluedo board game a few weeks ago we played it for the first time the other night Helen won both games I got both my accusations wrong which made her the winner still it was good fun.
TUESDAY - Broadband speed is now 4 mbps not the extension is it then Mr BT engineer .
Helen bought a new silent night double electric blanket it is now fitted ready for winter no doubt it will be working before then .
Monday, September 09, 2019
GRAND OPENING
Been a sunny September day went out to the shops Helen bought laundry items limited edition conditioner , wash powder tabs and a some little smelling fragrant balls you throw in with your clothes before you wash them .Me I bought two boxes of salted caramel magnum's and two packs of oat meal biscuits ideal for dunking.
This coming Saturday is my daughter and her business partner and her best friend Jade, Hair Salon open day it is also my ex wife's birthday she died just after Boxing Day on the 27th of December 2018 , and its sad she never got to see this tremendous day of course she would of been overjoyed and proud of her daughters hard work and success , goes without saying I am too she has done loads in the last few weeks to get the salon up and running it is a great achievement .
SATURDAY.
They had some really good food I specially liked the chocolate cookies with sea salt on top very nice along with the fruit punch. There was quite a few people there and it was quite hot and sunny a perfect day the salon was looking well , all nice , all finished freshly painted with new fittings .
The letters J&T that are on the wall was done by Helen with dried flowers and a can of rose gold spray paint .To say the salon a few weeks previous when they bought has now been totally transformed is a credit to their determination and help from friends and family and some of the trade people they know doing extra to help them get up and running on time at little cost .Hopefully onwards and upwards .
This coming Saturday is my daughter and her business partner and her best friend Jade, Hair Salon open day it is also my ex wife's birthday she died just after Boxing Day on the 27th of December 2018 , and its sad she never got to see this tremendous day of course she would of been overjoyed and proud of her daughters hard work and success , goes without saying I am too she has done loads in the last few weeks to get the salon up and running it is a great achievement .
SATURDAY.
They had some really good food I specially liked the chocolate cookies with sea salt on top very nice along with the fruit punch. There was quite a few people there and it was quite hot and sunny a perfect day the salon was looking well , all nice , all finished freshly painted with new fittings .
The letters J&T that are on the wall was done by Helen with dried flowers and a can of rose gold spray paint .To say the salon a few weeks previous when they bought has now been totally transformed is a credit to their determination and help from friends and family and some of the trade people they know doing extra to help them get up and running on time at little cost .Hopefully onwards and upwards .
Wednesday, September 04, 2019
THIS TIME LAST YEAR
Looking at cheap drones well drones costing no more than £175 which have half decent fly time and return to home function and follow me function it is amazing how many choices there is .We have a viewing booked some people on Wednesday evening are coming to have a look at our home with the option of buying it , if a sensible offer is made than the clock will start ticking , and we will need to find a property for us to move into we need to organize a mortgage and some how get our stuff moved out and into the new home .
The viewing went perfect they loved it they thought it was amazing they faulted nothing we had spent the last two days tidying up I did at least a dozen blue Ikea bags of garden rubble old plastic plant pots and old plants that where way past their sell by date . I also cleaned out the out buildings and got them looking better and less cluttered . We bought some more scented diffusers and some plug in air fresheners we also bought some flowers and fresh fruit .
The couple who viewed it hopefully will put in an offer and hopefully it will be for the full asking price as they have a buyer for their home which was confirmed today and they are down sizing so hopefully won't haggle us over the price as we need every penny for our new home .
My last day on sick is tomorrow I am back at work on Friday the last few months have flown by it is going to be weird going back on the last day of the week for a three hour shift , it seems like I have been off work a lot longer .
This time last year we was in Ibiza wish I was back there total chilling instead it is a great island with great people and culture . Perhaps we can get away with the money w have made if we sell our home.
The viewing went perfect they loved it they thought it was amazing they faulted nothing we had spent the last two days tidying up I did at least a dozen blue Ikea bags of garden rubble old plastic plant pots and old plants that where way past their sell by date . I also cleaned out the out buildings and got them looking better and less cluttered . We bought some more scented diffusers and some plug in air fresheners we also bought some flowers and fresh fruit .
The couple who viewed it hopefully will put in an offer and hopefully it will be for the full asking price as they have a buyer for their home which was confirmed today and they are down sizing so hopefully won't haggle us over the price as we need every penny for our new home .
My last day on sick is tomorrow I am back at work on Friday the last few months have flown by it is going to be weird going back on the last day of the week for a three hour shift , it seems like I have been off work a lot longer .
This time last year we was in Ibiza wish I was back there total chilling instead it is a great island with great people and culture . Perhaps we can get away with the money w have made if we sell our home.
Monday, September 02, 2019
HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT
Need to go to Ossett village centre Helen needs a new vapour pen or machine the mini Arc she is using is given he nothing put problems she bought a new one a few weeks back and it leaks she gets oil in her mouth and it maybe even be given her mouth ulcers so new machine it is .
SATURDAY - When we went to the vape shop we ended up buying a new tank that fitter her mini arc battery packs for a cost of only £10 and so far so good , she also bought two bottles of oil she does prefer the oil she was using so she might end up sticking with the Totally Wicked oil.
Helen is working at half past four tonight doing five readings over in Huddersfield not sure if I will stay or drop her off and then come home and pick her up when she has finished .If I stay I will have my 500 ml bottle of juice I am currently drinking cherries and berries instead of my regular orange and mango life is never boring plus my phone and iPad can continue to read "An Unwanted Guest " and maybe even a bar of chocolate or a bag of buttons a fun Saturday night .
I ended up going home it was only 9 miles away it did not make sense to stay she ended up doing six readings so I still had an hours wait .
Bentley my cat was sick it stunk in the sick was a full body of a mouse it was like something out of The Walking Dead was not impressed one bit ,the joys of owning a cat.
SUNDAY - Went to the White Swan at Fenay Bridge for Sunday dinner we went a few weeks ago the food was excellent once again we had the same as last time mixed meat beef and pork roast pots Yorkshire puddings and swede washed down with a cup of tea for Helen and a cloudy apple cider for me .
Later in the afternoon after we had a drive about the local villages around where we live we ended up going to the Olive tree at Totties garden centre Scholes for afternoon tea , we have seen it for years but for some reason never ventured in , the do a full breakfast for £7.99 , we only ordered cake I had triple chocolate cake with pouring cream and Helen she had spice ginger cake with ice cream I had mine with a cappuccino and of course a pot of tea for Helen .
SATURDAY - When we went to the vape shop we ended up buying a new tank that fitter her mini arc battery packs for a cost of only £10 and so far so good , she also bought two bottles of oil she does prefer the oil she was using so she might end up sticking with the Totally Wicked oil.
Helen is working at half past four tonight doing five readings over in Huddersfield not sure if I will stay or drop her off and then come home and pick her up when she has finished .If I stay I will have my 500 ml bottle of juice I am currently drinking cherries and berries instead of my regular orange and mango life is never boring plus my phone and iPad can continue to read "An Unwanted Guest " and maybe even a bar of chocolate or a bag of buttons a fun Saturday night .
I ended up going home it was only 9 miles away it did not make sense to stay she ended up doing six readings so I still had an hours wait .
Bentley my cat was sick it stunk in the sick was a full body of a mouse it was like something out of The Walking Dead was not impressed one bit ,the joys of owning a cat.
SUNDAY - Went to the White Swan at Fenay Bridge for Sunday dinner we went a few weeks ago the food was excellent once again we had the same as last time mixed meat beef and pork roast pots Yorkshire puddings and swede washed down with a cup of tea for Helen and a cloudy apple cider for me .
Later in the afternoon after we had a drive about the local villages around where we live we ended up going to the Olive tree at Totties garden centre Scholes for afternoon tea , we have seen it for years but for some reason never ventured in , the do a full breakfast for £7.99 , we only ordered cake I had triple chocolate cake with pouring cream and Helen she had spice ginger cake with ice cream I had mine with a cappuccino and of course a pot of tea for Helen .
Saturday, August 31, 2019
CLUES ARE THERE
WEDNESDAY - This time next week will be my last day on sick it as flown by .My hip operation seems to be fine they only issue I have is driving after an hour or so it aches I am not sure if it is the seat or the fact I am using the clutch and brake or all three short journeys not a problem hopefully this will improve over time .
The cottage we put a bid on has had a offer from first time buyers it is obvious they won't wait for us to sell our static home and apparently it is a higher offer than the asking price , Helen was pissed off but I think everything for a reason and we shouldn't be putting offers in for other property until we have had a offer on our own home to me this makes sense Helen disagrees arguing seems to be pointless as she is unrealistic in her thinking .
FRIDAY - Finally fixed the gate we have an extra large gate to our property I rehung it on the opposite post last year and the weight of the gate gradually pulled the post over so we had to lift it to shut it I put a gate wheel on which helped put not fully . So I dug out the soil and broke up the existing concrete dug the hole deep straighten the post braced it so the fetch panel was located correctly and re concreted it back in after digging out more soil so it would hold more concrete using a 1 cement , 2sand , 4 aggregate mix hopefully once it sets all is good .
Not sure why we went to the local toy shop in the Trinity centre Wakefield and for £16 bought the classic board game Cluedo for those who don't know it is where you find out who is the murderer in what room it took place and with which murder weapon , which is good because I have just started reading "An Unwanted Guest " by Shari Lapena . The story line is a group of people are stranded in a hotel deep in the country side they are snowed in and a murder occurs by someone staying there .The clues are there just need to find them a bit like life .
I thought I was going back to work next Thursday when in fact it is on the Friday , I phoned up to find out what hours I would be doing on my phased return to work , for the first Friday I am working I will be doing 19.00 - 22.00 three hours which are also these hours agreed for the following week , week number two it is 18.00 - 22.00 and the third week 16.00 - 22.00 the forth week to be discussed if I need it or if don't . People slag work off all the time I have been on sick for over three months they make it easy to fit back in without you over doing it can't fault them .
The cottage we put a bid on has had a offer from first time buyers it is obvious they won't wait for us to sell our static home and apparently it is a higher offer than the asking price , Helen was pissed off but I think everything for a reason and we shouldn't be putting offers in for other property until we have had a offer on our own home to me this makes sense Helen disagrees arguing seems to be pointless as she is unrealistic in her thinking .
FRIDAY - Finally fixed the gate we have an extra large gate to our property I rehung it on the opposite post last year and the weight of the gate gradually pulled the post over so we had to lift it to shut it I put a gate wheel on which helped put not fully . So I dug out the soil and broke up the existing concrete dug the hole deep straighten the post braced it so the fetch panel was located correctly and re concreted it back in after digging out more soil so it would hold more concrete using a 1 cement , 2sand , 4 aggregate mix hopefully once it sets all is good .
Not sure why we went to the local toy shop in the Trinity centre Wakefield and for £16 bought the classic board game Cluedo for those who don't know it is where you find out who is the murderer in what room it took place and with which murder weapon , which is good because I have just started reading "An Unwanted Guest " by Shari Lapena . The story line is a group of people are stranded in a hotel deep in the country side they are snowed in and a murder occurs by someone staying there .The clues are there just need to find them a bit like life .
I thought I was going back to work next Thursday when in fact it is on the Friday , I phoned up to find out what hours I would be doing on my phased return to work , for the first Friday I am working I will be doing 19.00 - 22.00 three hours which are also these hours agreed for the following week , week number two it is 18.00 - 22.00 and the third week 16.00 - 22.00 the forth week to be discussed if I need it or if don't . People slag work off all the time I have been on sick for over three months they make it easy to fit back in without you over doing it can't fault them .
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
THE SALON
Went to York to Acaster Malbis the traffic was horrendous it took us twice as long to get there and it was hot .
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Sort of both days mixed into one did nothing Saturday morning went shopping filled the car up with £40 worth of unleaded and it was s till not full even though there was enough left in the tank to do 75 miles , Went to Sainsbury's Asda and the farm shop with the food I bought we had barbecues on both days with chicken and pork and mixed peppers sweet pots onions and mushrooms with fresh strawberries we invited our neighbours Steve and Paul to eat with us on the Saturday evening .
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY - I would be in work if I was not on sick the start of the day was hot then it just got hotter . Meet up with my Daughter at Swillington car boot had a cheese burger .
Drove over to her salon the painter had finished , we put the window displays back up and some heavy duty wooden shelving for products shampoo and towels and the flower wall was hung up behind the reception desk it all looks amazing it is already a great success it will only get better as their reputation grows to say that they have a huge client base already .
TUESDAY - Liked to say I cut the lawn but its just cutting the grass strimmed the edges the vacuumed up the stray cuttings looking better .Cooked a chicken curry with onions and peas for tea with basmati rice was ok could have done with more sauce but it was alright .
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Sort of both days mixed into one did nothing Saturday morning went shopping filled the car up with £40 worth of unleaded and it was s till not full even though there was enough left in the tank to do 75 miles , Went to Sainsbury's Asda and the farm shop with the food I bought we had barbecues on both days with chicken and pork and mixed peppers sweet pots onions and mushrooms with fresh strawberries we invited our neighbours Steve and Paul to eat with us on the Saturday evening .
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY - I would be in work if I was not on sick the start of the day was hot then it just got hotter . Meet up with my Daughter at Swillington car boot had a cheese burger .
Drove over to her salon the painter had finished , we put the window displays back up and some heavy duty wooden shelving for products shampoo and towels and the flower wall was hung up behind the reception desk it all looks amazing it is already a great success it will only get better as their reputation grows to say that they have a huge client base already .
TUESDAY - Liked to say I cut the lawn but its just cutting the grass strimmed the edges the vacuumed up the stray cuttings looking better .Cooked a chicken curry with onions and peas for tea with basmati rice was ok could have done with more sauce but it was alright .
Friday, August 23, 2019
THE GATE
This morning I drove us over to Holmfirth to the street where we use to live on , we was visiting our old neighbour Samantha , we usually try and go over ever each year . Her cottage is ideal it is a double sized one compared to the rest on the street plus it is also situated on the on the end . It as gardens to three sides and a gate at the top that leads up to a large pond which is on on another piece of land that belongs to someone else I use to walk round every morning with Pip and George
The cottage has a large stoned floor kitchen and a large living room with exposed wooden ceiling beams and stone mullion window openings , it is everything you could wish for in a cottage including a black cat ducks and hens , we both love it it is hard not to it is in a great location we would buy it tomorrow if it was for sale and we had the cash .
I love the two photos below taken on my iPhone .
The cottage has a large stoned floor kitchen and a large living room with exposed wooden ceiling beams and stone mullion window openings , it is everything you could wish for in a cottage including a black cat ducks and hens , we both love it it is hard not to it is in a great location we would buy it tomorrow if it was for sale and we had the cash .
I love the two photos below taken on my iPhone .
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
HOLMFIRTH
Bought a new light to go over the bed the one we had operated with a simple on and off push button ,
Impossible to get so I got a bathroom light with a pull switch , what a nightmare to fit , wiring up was the easy part getting the face plate to fit over the inner plate and locate two bolts that hold it together was hard , the bolts where too short the innards of the wiring had to fit back behind the plate and screw the nuts on to hold the the light together , the bolts became loose so you had to unscrew the wall plate to retighten them , then the pull switch wouldn't work pulling the cord did not do anything . Then I got it all together and the connector blocks and the earth wiring blocks would line up correctly so the face cover wouldn't sit right . I over tighten one of the doom nuts and the bolt knocked the doom of so it looked like a normal nut , then the light didn't look level I ended up putting the old fitting back on , fcuk it will take it back and get a refund .
Which is what I did I bought two new glass shades which made the old fitting look better than the original shades .
Also took of the mirrors behind our bed I know they reflect light and make the room look bigger they also looked dated so off they came and I will just paint the wall behind white to match the rest of the bedroom .
Most of the work we wanted to do to try and make it more attractive to sell is complete obviously the gardening is always work in progress due to the changing seasons .
We have agreed when we sell this we are going back to Holmfirth we went to view a cottage which would be ideal it is near a shop pub and fish and chip shop plus two garden centres all with in a few minutes walk so fingers crossed we get this sold and we can move on .
I know we have viewed other houses at different locations the trouble is nothing compares to life in Holmfirth unless you have lived there it is hard to understand there is no other place like it .
Impossible to get so I got a bathroom light with a pull switch , what a nightmare to fit , wiring up was the easy part getting the face plate to fit over the inner plate and locate two bolts that hold it together was hard , the bolts where too short the innards of the wiring had to fit back behind the plate and screw the nuts on to hold the the light together , the bolts became loose so you had to unscrew the wall plate to retighten them , then the pull switch wouldn't work pulling the cord did not do anything . Then I got it all together and the connector blocks and the earth wiring blocks would line up correctly so the face cover wouldn't sit right . I over tighten one of the doom nuts and the bolt knocked the doom of so it looked like a normal nut , then the light didn't look level I ended up putting the old fitting back on , fcuk it will take it back and get a refund .
Which is what I did I bought two new glass shades which made the old fitting look better than the original shades .
Also took of the mirrors behind our bed I know they reflect light and make the room look bigger they also looked dated so off they came and I will just paint the wall behind white to match the rest of the bedroom .
Most of the work we wanted to do to try and make it more attractive to sell is complete obviously the gardening is always work in progress due to the changing seasons .
We have agreed when we sell this we are going back to Holmfirth we went to view a cottage which would be ideal it is near a shop pub and fish and chip shop plus two garden centres all with in a few minutes walk so fingers crossed we get this sold and we can move on .
I know we have viewed other houses at different locations the trouble is nothing compares to life in Holmfirth unless you have lived there it is hard to understand there is no other place like it .
Friday, August 16, 2019
I'LL BE BACK
I'll be going back to work very soon it looms on September the 5th which is a Thursday , I will once again working and I will be doing my own shift which is starting at 14.00 and finishing at 22.00 .
Will miss the 18, 00 - 02,00 was a great not having to worry over a parking space for my daily commute plus the added bonus of getting my whole shift paid at night rate extra cash always handy oh well never mind , nothing good last forever at least I am working earning a regular income .
Was thinking about buying a Kreg pocket hole jig and knocking out some cabinets or drawer units it is a very versatile tool used to drill holes on a slant to join timber pieces or mdf / plywood panels together using washer head screws .
Cloudy apple cider with ice and salted Carmel ice lollies are two things I am craving at the moment
As well as eating fish and chips in the car with curry sauce and a bread cake bliss .
Finished more or less painting our bedroom all white a bit of touching up to do here and there but its looking very clean and clinical .Specially after cleaning the tops of the wardrobes and built in cupboards which more than likely have not been cleaned since w moved in .
Need black jeans normal denim jeans and new trainers but want all three for less than £100 might have to go to Meadow Hall which will mean Five Guys peanut flavoured milk shake .
Will miss the 18, 00 - 02,00 was a great not having to worry over a parking space for my daily commute plus the added bonus of getting my whole shift paid at night rate extra cash always handy oh well never mind , nothing good last forever at least I am working earning a regular income .
Was thinking about buying a Kreg pocket hole jig and knocking out some cabinets or drawer units it is a very versatile tool used to drill holes on a slant to join timber pieces or mdf / plywood panels together using washer head screws .
Cloudy apple cider with ice and salted Carmel ice lollies are two things I am craving at the moment
As well as eating fish and chips in the car with curry sauce and a bread cake bliss .
Finished more or less painting our bedroom all white a bit of touching up to do here and there but its looking very clean and clinical .Specially after cleaning the tops of the wardrobes and built in cupboards which more than likely have not been cleaned since w moved in .
Need black jeans normal denim jeans and new trainers but want all three for less than £100 might have to go to Meadow Hall which will mean Five Guys peanut flavoured milk shake .
Thursday, August 15, 2019
VIEWING NO2
MONDAY - Nearly £30 for fish and chips at the Wetherby Whaler we went there for tea it is getting ridiculous the price of eating out the amount of food you can buy for that amount of money could feed a person for a week .I also went over to a fish supplier and bought two blue Dolphin head Malawi's they are only tiny hope they survive OK .
TUESDAY - Did the ceiling in our bedroom re boarded the area which was damaged when I took a wall out about a year ago it took me a few hours I also did some new architrave to make up the width as the new boards where narrower than the are I needed to cover it also it help support the boards whilst the liquid nails I used dries I propped it of the wardrobe top , hopeful it will stay stuck when I take out the props .
WEDNESDAY - Went to view another property on Meltham Road it is also an end terraced and is built form stone I liked it better than the previous house we went to see ,also at £120 k through the back garden you can get in to Beaumont Park which is ideal for walking the dogs and for the cats .
THURSDAY - Started painting the bedroom brilliant white using Leyland paint £10 for ten litres first time I have used the brand usually use Dulux , covers OK so it was a good buy .
TUESDAY - Did the ceiling in our bedroom re boarded the area which was damaged when I took a wall out about a year ago it took me a few hours I also did some new architrave to make up the width as the new boards where narrower than the are I needed to cover it also it help support the boards whilst the liquid nails I used dries I propped it of the wardrobe top , hopeful it will stay stuck when I take out the props .
WEDNESDAY - Went to view another property on Meltham Road it is also an end terraced and is built form stone I liked it better than the previous house we went to see ,also at £120 k through the back garden you can get in to Beaumont Park which is ideal for walking the dogs and for the cats .
THURSDAY - Started painting the bedroom brilliant white using Leyland paint £10 for ten litres first time I have used the brand usually use Dulux , covers OK so it was a good buy .
Sunday, August 11, 2019
SCREWED
Bought a small white pedal bin for the bathroom we also bought a toilet roll holder and a towel ring we also bought a free standing unit but it is wrong for our bathroom so it is going back tomorrow .
Bought some Malawi's for our fish tank we have lost a few over the last six months we ended up buying eleven new fish we also bought another two plecos a Golden Nugget and a Candy Stripe all are doing well , we cleaned the tank out and added two water polishes to keep it looking crystal clear.
Bought some braising steak going to slow cook it for dinner tomorrow also bought some spicy chicken pizzas and meat stuff for breakfast .Tonight I am cooking steak and stuffed mushroom with onions and new potatoes .
SATURDAY - After cooking breakfast with spam and duck eggs and all the trimmings we went over to Rotherham we was buying a small pine shelving unit for only ten pounds , then we went over to Leeds to buy a bathroom wall unit with two mirrored doors off a lady for twenty pounds it makes our bathroom a lot more interesting .
Accidentally screwed through a wire in the stud wall if I had fixed the unit 5mm to the right would have missed it completely of course it totally tripped the fuse box and it was late in the afternoon to get a emergency electrician and was going to cost £165 for each hour I did it myself , we have a fish tank and a chest freezer plus American fridge freezer that need electric also the Internet and phone charger can not live without power for too long any way I got the power reconnected was a big relief going to buy a stud wire/pipe finder .
SUNDAY - Went to see and view a two bedroom stone cottage with black wooden beams and stone mullion windows it has a decent size kitchen and an extremely large bathroom it is located at Fenay Bridge , it also has a vaulted cellar and the two bedrooms has a stud wall partition originally was one room I would convert it back into one bedroom again .
Of course the stumbling block is we need a buyer for our dwelling before we can move forward but if we get a buyer we would consider putting a offer in for the full asking price .We called in to the local pub The White Swan for a Sunday roast lunch was very good had two meat roast and drinks £22. .
Bought some Malawi's for our fish tank we have lost a few over the last six months we ended up buying eleven new fish we also bought another two plecos a Golden Nugget and a Candy Stripe all are doing well , we cleaned the tank out and added two water polishes to keep it looking crystal clear.
Bought some braising steak going to slow cook it for dinner tomorrow also bought some spicy chicken pizzas and meat stuff for breakfast .Tonight I am cooking steak and stuffed mushroom with onions and new potatoes .
SATURDAY - After cooking breakfast with spam and duck eggs and all the trimmings we went over to Rotherham we was buying a small pine shelving unit for only ten pounds , then we went over to Leeds to buy a bathroom wall unit with two mirrored doors off a lady for twenty pounds it makes our bathroom a lot more interesting .
Accidentally screwed through a wire in the stud wall if I had fixed the unit 5mm to the right would have missed it completely of course it totally tripped the fuse box and it was late in the afternoon to get a emergency electrician and was going to cost £165 for each hour I did it myself , we have a fish tank and a chest freezer plus American fridge freezer that need electric also the Internet and phone charger can not live without power for too long any way I got the power reconnected was a big relief going to buy a stud wire/pipe finder .
SUNDAY - Went to see and view a two bedroom stone cottage with black wooden beams and stone mullion windows it has a decent size kitchen and an extremely large bathroom it is located at Fenay Bridge , it also has a vaulted cellar and the two bedrooms has a stud wall partition originally was one room I would convert it back into one bedroom again .
Of course the stumbling block is we need a buyer for our dwelling before we can move forward but if we get a buyer we would consider putting a offer in for the full asking price .We called in to the local pub The White Swan for a Sunday roast lunch was very good had two meat roast and drinks £22. .
Tuesday, August 06, 2019
TIRING TILING
The static home we are living in atm is on the market for £100.000k not sure when we will get our first person round for a viewing might be in the next few days might take longer who knows .
We are looking at buying a small two bed cottage or hose for around £120k or less to live in a proper house with stairs and upper floors will take some getting used to and looking out of upstairs windows will be slightly weird hopefully a sky light in the roof would be even better and a cellar below really cool be great for workshop .
Did some tiling in the kitchen we are going to have to get the photos for the selling brochure re done there as been too many changes the kitchen looks toothy different to how it was photographed a couple of weeks ago .
The other side of the sink is also tiled three packet of tile £9.60 a pack tile adhesive £10 for a large tub , tile saw from Tool Station £38 that's the third tile saw I have bought use them then usually because I don't do any tiling they get thrown out .I also bought a tub of black grout which I will do later .
Also did some tiling in the w.c and the bath room not as much involved and a lot fewer cuts as you can see plus bigger tiles all helps reduce time , but looks a lot better than the plastic tiles that was on previously , Also used white grout instead of the black should have used cream and black tiles but never mind at the end of the day it is to make it better to sell ,
Did some tiling in the kitchen we are going to have to get the photos for the selling brochure re done there as been too many changes the kitchen looks toothy different to how it was photographed a couple of weeks ago .
The other side of the sink is also tiled three packet of tile £9.60 a pack tile adhesive £10 for a large tub , tile saw from Tool Station £38 that's the third tile saw I have bought use them then usually because I don't do any tiling they get thrown out .I also bought a tub of black grout which I will do later .
Also did some tiling in the w.c and the bath room not as much involved and a lot fewer cuts as you can see plus bigger tiles all helps reduce time , but looks a lot better than the plastic tiles that was on previously , Also used white grout instead of the black should have used cream and black tiles but never mind at the end of the day it is to make it better to sell ,
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