PATE AND BISCUITS

 MONDAY - I have the week off work I am back then for two weeks and I have another week off I know I get loads of holidays I ain't moaning .Helen as loads of readings to do I have the Netflix series Formula one drive to survive to watch .I use to watch Formula one religiously following Nigel Mansell then Damon Hill but lost interest as the rules changed and the TV channels changed it was not as good .

TUESDAY - Did a food shop bought a curry some fried chicken pieces sweet pots , coffee , brown sugar pear cider .as well as a turkey joint , chicken , lamb shanks and a gammon joint as well as frozen fries , hash browns , mash potatoes and other stuff .

WEDNESDAY - Went to McDonalds for breakfast I prefer the brekkie menu then the burger menu had a double sausage and egg mc muffin and a coffee was ok couldn't eat more than once a month had better coffee it was drinkable .Went to M&S over the road bought scones , hot cross buns , duck la orange pate some chutney butter and shortbread biscuits .Bought Rosie and Bailey some more soft toys  some treats and some dog biscuit's .

Went over to Cleckheaton  to see Helens son at the barbers shop he works at when he had finished his client we all went for a coffee half of it is a wine / gin bar the coffee was good we have arranged to go for Sunday dinner one weekend Liam is going to cook for us.

The game that I ordered from  Ebay was posted through the letter box "Wolfenstein Young Blood Deluxe Edition " started playing it already stuck need a code to open the doors on the zeppelin cheated it just want to shoot em up .

 

COBBLER

 SATURDAY - Did a twelve hour shift four hours overtime finished  Saturday morning at 06.00 a/m got home just before seven cooked a fried spam and egg sandwich and made a coffee .I didn't go to bed Helen had a nail appointment at 10.45 seemed pointless I took her down and drove back home I laid out on the sofa until it was time to pick her up a couple of hours later .

We ended up driving to Sheffield to Meadow Hall it was after five when we got there Helen bought some tops , vests and leggings from Primark and a couple of tops from Fat Face . On the way home we stopped at the local Holmfirth chippy and got two fish one bag of chips a large battered sausage two bread cakes and a carton of peas and a carton of curry sauce for me .I was really tired watched some You Tube be for going to bed just before midnight .

SUNDAY - Went and bought some provisions we needed I was going to cook a beef cobbler for Sunday dinner .I needed swede , carrots , beef mince . onion , as well as coffee , pear cider , coke , dog and cat food and bread .The picture below is a stock photo I forgot to take a picture but needless to say it was legend , we had Yorkshire pudding and air fried chips and loads of gravy 

ALL FLUFFED UP

 MONDAY - Its raining again we have had too much rain over the last few months roll on summer .Rosie is going to the groomers this morning she looks like a Rasta hair coat is long and is starting to get matted .

As the groomers is popular you sometimes have to wait longer then the normal eight weeks but they know her and will look after her .A few hours later to be precise around two hours and £42 Rosie is done she was smelling nice was very soft and was excited to see me when I picked her up , hopefully she is not too cold on her morning walk specially if its windy .Helen bought her a new jumper just in case . 

WEDNESDAY - Break up this Friday for a whole nine days off work including two weekends i also get paid on the Tuesday have loads of films to watch. I still have not heard anything from my delinquent son my daughter has sold her house and has had the offer on a five bed confirmed . 

SUNDAY CONTINUED

 SUNDAY CONTINUED - We went to the Foxglove Inn at Kirkburton a few miles away this after our trip to Halifax .We went home for a tea and coffee and to book a table for five for Sunday lunch at the Foxglove .

we both had the same Duck and orange parfait with toasted sour dough bread and red onion chutney for our mains we both ordered the Sunday Trio sirloin of beef , pork belly and crackling and and turkey breast served with seasonal greens roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding Helen ordered a side of cauliflower cheese the dinner comes with as much gravy as you want.

But they messed up and brough us two turkey dinners when we pointed it out the brough use a side plate off beef and belly pork so we got a lot more meat then we should have  it was very filling .It came to £65.It was dark when we left the meal was really good we both enjoyed it all it couldn't have been better .Helen did leave quite a bit of meat which we took home for the dogs , we have never had a bad meal at any of the Vintage Inns we have visited which is five on numerous occasions. 

DAY OUT IN HALIFAX

 SUNDAY - Helen as been nattering to go to Hebden Bridge for the last few weeks so we went mid morning we eventually got parked up to be honest it was not worth the cost of petrol it has become a dump crappy vegan cafes or overpriced arty shops looked like the shop keepers who's leases moved out years ago due to the flooding cant say I blame them it was dismal least I got free parking the only good thing I can comment on .It is nowhere near as good as it was a few years ago I doubt we will go back .

We decided to go to Piece hall in Halifax last time we went it wasn't that good a lot of the shops were empty today there was a lot more retailers to be fair 100% better we walked round both tiers i am sure we went around the top level twice .Helen bought a incense holder in the shop o f a long black box with ornate fret work to let the smoke out and stink up your room .At the far end of the picture there are outside seating for the bars which there never was they are also staging concert in the summer time Blondie is one act that is appearing .

NO GO

 TUESDAY - We have two tins of corned beef to do a corned beef hash we have not cooked one for ages cant wait for tea time.

SATURDAY - Went to Pudsey civic hall there was a health & healing festival it was ok Helen enjoyed it she bought some incense sticks and a couple of hand made necklaces .After we went to M&S at Owlcoates she bought a table runner that had been reduced .We went to Greggs had wedges and a sausage roll .

In the evening we was going to our favourite chippy on Hollowgate  bottom of Dunford road we could get down to the bottom the road it was sectioned off no idea why , So we diverted and still couldn't access the street  that the chippy for some reason there was was  a big police presence a total no go area so we had to go to Compo's instead  which used to be our favourite one not any more think its changed hands and they are  not as good ,  but still  not bad fish and chips .As far as we know there was someone who discharged a gun think the bullet hit some bystander it was unintentional .But never less an offence  

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SNOW DAY

  WEDNESDAY - Midweek already watched the latest film staring Jason Statham "The Beekeeper" it was ok a typical over the top beat em up and shoot em up film with  some great over the top fight scenes was  worth watching .

We have been forecasted snow over the next 48 hours will it wont it is the big question if it does might get a long weekend .

THURSDAY - Snow day doubt very much I will be going out never mind going to work ,snow days are always appreciated they come out of the blue which is different to booking time off we always seem to be on the verge of running out of something when the snow hits , last time it was toilet rolls this time round it was dog and cat food but by the day after it was ok to drive down to the village .Where we live can snow quite bad and lays pretty quick but in the city twenty odd miles away they will have little or no snow .

WEEKEND - Did very little chilled out went to Fox valley Sunday bought a joint of pork and gammon for Sunday dinner  most of the snow is gone.

SUNDAY DINNER

 THURSDAY - Nothing going on a average stay at home day took the dogs out Helen did a couple of readings did a slow cook stew .

SATURDAY - Helen had more readings two people came to the house .Ring door bell playing up again its a pain in the arse to set it up it goes so far then goes to a page asking if i want to transfer device ones it hits this page i cant go back when i restart the process it takes me to the same fucking page and I cant get any further .

SUNDAY - Got up walked the dogs did a slightly different walk they will only go so far on this walk not sure why before they want to turn back .

We went over to my daughters house in Stanley for Sunday lunch we had chicken and beef and all the trimmings it was very much appreciated it's always nice when someone else does the cooking .It was a good end to a week of doing nothing much .It's back at work tomorrow but only for a few weeks as I have leave at the end of February and end of March for a week .

Still not heard from my son I have no idea what he is up to or where he lives cant fathom out his  logic hopefully he is doing fine .

A FINE LUNCH

 SUNDAY - Went to see my daughter we took her  birthday present she is 33 years young we got her a leather bound tree of life writing journal hopefully she will fill it with antidotes quotes and interesting thoughts and ideas .

We also went over to Bishopthorpe York to the Marcia pub for Sunday dinner it was booked for half past one we was a half hour late we meet up with Helens parents I,  hade the steak ale pie it was excellent it came with roast pots mash and horseradish sauce  I had the cheese cake and cream for desert  and of course a pint of Inch cider .Helen had a roast pork dinner . We have eaten there before a couple of years ago I would go there again the food is good .If i had the funds I would take Helen and her parents out for Sunday dinner every week find different pubs to eat at .

MONDAY - Grey foggy and wet a typical start to a week off .I don't care one bit time off is time off .

TUESDAY - Its my sons birthday he never got in touch I have no idea how to contact him I don't have a phone number for him and I don't have an address I don't even know what city he is living in anyway I hope he has a good and happy birthday .

Got my haircut at HD7 in Slaithwaite it is amazing how quick my hair grows good for another six weeks .

WHY US

 MONDAY - Weekend came and went rather quick .Saturday evening was took up by Helen doing readings in Mirfield and Sunday we went to Leeds to visit Helens Auntie who had surgery during the week she looked well and looks set to make a full recovery .

Its grey and dull and i am looking forward to Friday I break up for nine days .

THURSDAY - World war 3 if Aliens are observing our planet they must shake their heads in disbelief don't humans ever learn they must think , we only have one planet , we are all one  yet we are destroying it big time the war to end all wars was supposed to have happened years ago , its yet to come .I hope the Aliens or Ufo's  intervene before we are a mass of debris , radiation fall out and in the midst  nuclear winter for the entire planet the planet is being fucked up by so called well educated politicians that want the poor to go and fight their wars  , well fuck you Israeli , Palestine , Russia , China and north Korea we in the rest of the world want to be left alone , America cant sort out its own country the richest country on earth has its people living on side walks in tents who are drugged up totally out of  their heads why don't you send them to war , Send the bloods and the Crips there all ready armed they have better weapons then the armies of some counties or the Hell's Angels  they can ride into battle on their Harleys .

In the U.K they are on about enlisting people to fight to go to war how the fuck you are going to get them to put their phones down and pick up a gun  it wont happen half of them don't get out of bed until midday .

Why us when we  hate the King we hate the politicians we don't take orders from fat politicians who have no idea how much the cost of living is effecting the common people who cant eat or have the heating on because of the cost .We are fined now for parking on the pavement you cant park outside your own house you need a license to watch T.V .

KEEPING WARM

 THURSDAY -Its very cold the only place that there seem to be an abundance of snow is on our street .

Life is not very interesting just taking each day as it comes which includes getting up taking the dogs out coooking food and going to work with all the shit inbetween.

I have nine days off at the end of the month which is nice January always seems to be the longest month .

Looking forward to the weekend Helen is working saturday she has a party of five to do in Mirfield I am taking her and waiting for her to finish which should be fun will take a flask of coffee and a blanket .I will watch You Tube and read some of my Andrew Tate Bible on my Kindle app .

Not heard anything from my son as far as i am aware he is in Moortown sofa surfing but this was last week it could have all changed .

FREEDOM

 WEEKEND  - An uneventful week nothing really going on it's a sad case of work , eat , sleep repeat .

Had a few films to watch this week , I watched "Napoleon"  the other day not that great i was expecting better also watched "The Bricklayer "same again mildly entertaining at its best . I did enjoy Rebel Moon and I have "Lift" to watch.

SUNDAY -  Went to the garden centre Helen bought new bird feeders seed , suet and meal worms for the wild birds that visit in the garden  Cooked a joint of smoked gammon for Sunday lunch had it with home made Yorkshire puddings roasted parsnips and carrots and mash pots .Finished the Yorkshires off in the air fryer .

I need to but a new screen protector and case for my iPhone .I also need to get razor blades and socks and new zippy hoodie 's might just get black Nike ones I also need faded jeans and white trainers. 

My son was on the phone Sunday night well after eleven p.m wanting money not sure why he's been released he said he was released a few hours earlier as far as I know from looking online you are released on a morning never on a weekend if your release date falls on the weekend you are released early  on the Friday before and usually leave with discharge grant until you can claim benefits which is not a great amount but it will be more than he went in with .Its nice he is free and got his freedom back but he wont ever be free until he gets his life sorted out with a place to live and paid income ,

BEST COFFEE

 SUNDAY - The supermarket car park was packed so many cars do people know something I don't know .

Bought steak mince , bacon , eggs , sausages , beef burgers , white fish , haddock , fries , coffee , sugar and bread and some cheap pear cider which I had a can later in the evening ,to be honest its ok I have  had a lot worse .

For tea I am cooking lambs liver sausage casserole with onions mushroom and sausages with a side of  mashed pots and Yorkshire puddings .

I think my son is still in prison I reckon he is serving his full sentence of 58 days I spoke with the police they sort of told me with out telling me that he was still in prison not sure why or for how long if he is then he will have spent Christmas and new year in jail , for him I guess his life can only get better .

MONDAY - Had the night off work had to take Helen to the doctors by the time we got back going to work was not happening totally unplanned its just how it goes .Took Bailey to the groomers for his wash cut and blow dry £42 well spent .

TUESDAY - Went to M&S bought some French coffee  grounds no5 the nicest coffee i have put through my machine will be stocking up once I get paid also bought some almond biscuits , butter biscuits and shortbreads I wanted a bottle of coke but they didn't have any II liked the look of the current t-cakes but bought some hot cross buns instead ,

 

GETAWAY

 THURSDAY - External dvd/cd writer is arriving today from Amazon Helens internal writer on her 2012 Mac book is writing very slow it has been well used although less people have not got the capability to play cd's so 50% of people she does readings for are not fussed about having a their reading put on to cd .

The drive came it looks ok for under thirty quid it's more or less plug and play on both Windows and Mac.

SATURDAY - Not a great day the highlight was getting fish and chips for tea and watching the original film "The Getaway " with Steve Mcqueen and Ali Macgraw the full film was on You Tube .Which I originaly watched it the first time with my Dad back in the day.I also won £3 on the Thunderbal so i bought two tickest for "Set For Life " fingers crossed.

NO MORE LIGHTS

 TUESDAY - Wonder what changes will happen during the year what events will take place .What shitty decisions all world leaders will make .The British government is increasing the tax on vape liquids it was only a matter of time they must be loosing a lot or revenues on the sale of tobacco products so hit the vapers be same once we switch to electric cars price of electric will go up or a new tax will be brought in to claw back the money .I instead of cutting funding else where like foreign aid weapons of mass destruction we are all being lead down the garden path Andrew Tate is right we are controlled by the matrix we are all slaves and it will only get worse .The Inland revenue are Starting to look at peoples selling on Ebay , Etsy , Uber Eats and Deliveroo and no doubt others side hustles to make more cash will be looked into and taxed there is no let up to the government want your money no tax should be paid on hours worked over 37.5 after this if you work extra it should be for you if you didn't work it they wouldn't get it why penalise you for earning more money I feel for all the children being born in 2024 life will not be easy another fifty years food and water will be a luxury and heavily taxed it will come to  a point that water will cost more than champagne .

WEDNESDAY - Took the Christmas lights down from the front of the house the gutter , eaves and railings I did it in light rain they are now back in the loft awaiting their resurrection much later in the year . 

DAY ONE 2024

 HAPPY NEW YEAR - All the very best to everyone out there , may you all have a fantastic 2024 , may all our dreams come true , may we all stay healthy and live in  world peace and harmony regardless of our believes , race and religion .Well maybe if there is a miracle but you get the idea.

First day of the new year and i couldn't walk the dogs it was raining oh well somethings never change .

Started to prep our new years dinner I am working tonight at six that's all the bank holidays that I have been in work this festive season hope they remember when I want Christmas day off this year.

The turkey crown got took out of the freezer yesterday we are having the same dinner we had Christmas day the only difference is we are having mash potatoes instead of roast and frozen sprouts instead of fresh.

To be honest I thought I over cooked the turkey it was a bit dry thankful for gravy and after cooking it I didn't really enjoy eating it there's a lot said for dining out , also i was going to work a few hours later which may have been another factor .

ITS COMING TOMORROW

 FRIDAY - Coming up to the end of the year time to take down the Christmas tree and lights back into the loft until next year hopefully I will be dragging the box out of the loft next December  2024 .I know there is no guarantee but fingers crossed all my family friends are celebrating another festive season.

We also had a major clean up took a load of rubbish bags to the local tip there was queuing up to get in took fifteen minutes to get to the front and dispose of  my refuge  .

Cooked steak for tea with garlic battered mushrooms and onion rings and mini cheesy baked potatoes .

SATURDAY - Lazy day Helen had a couple of readings to do went out later for a few provisions nothing major serve weather warning again for where we live ,  losing track of the names as they keep happening  every few days , guess global warming its happening in real time  . Be glad when this year is over .

SUNDAY - Went over to see Helens parents last visit this year on the way home calle din to see my sister had a couple of drinks at home stayed up until after midnight watched Andrew Tate on You Tube at least he is not in prison for the new year a better start for him and his brother  than last year  .

Its coming its 23.33 bye bye 2023 

HAPPY BDAY

 THURSDAY - Helen's birthday today I wont reveal  her age but it is the seventeenth we have celebrated  together and she is younger than me ., I also reported my concerns for my son missing to  West Yorkshire police  I phoned them up from my house phone . No family members including myself have had any contact with him since the 13th of December the day that he was released from prison we have heard nothing from him via email , text , phone call nothing what a great son   . The Police rang thirty minutes later to inform me that  they are not treating him as a missing person and gave me no hindsight to his where abouts if he had been rearrested dead alive nothing what  a total waste of time .

I bought the wooden stand for Helen from Wentworth garden centre along with the wooden bread cup  coasters that are situated on the bottom shelve I also bought her a glass candle cover for her moving artificial candle .The photo to be honest doesn't do it justice she also bought one for her desk and a Emma Bridgewater porcelain cup to go with the others she already owns,

For tea we drove to the local chippy and ordered two fish a large bag of chips  plus two long battered sausages and  a carton of peas for Helen and curry sauce  for me with a bag of  scraps we buttered our own  bread we had to stop on route to get tomato sauce life's a bitch sometimes .The shop already had their shelves stacked with easter eggs its never too early for chocolate .

DAYS AFTER

 CHRISTMAS DAY - Took the dogs out after I had a shower once back I started preparing our festive lunch peeled and chopped the parsnips , carrots and potatoes peeled the cross cut the fresh sprouts .

I made the mixture for the Yorkshire puddings which were cooked first and put to one side .preheated the oven and banged in the turkey crown it needed cooking for two hours forty five minutes it was covered in goose fat and covered in foil .

The parsnips and carrots with honey drizzled on and garlic salt I  cooked  them in the air fryer along with the roast potatoes with parsley and garlic salt which cooked in the first drawer .I also made the stuffing which I cooked at the same time  with the pigs in blankets whilst the turkey crown was resting all in all everything was cooked good no disasters .five o clock in the afternoon I drove to work at the hospital .

Had no contact from my son no call,  text message or email , nothing so much for his promises .

BOXING DAY - Visited Helens parents at Acaster Malbis I received a very nice wallet a tin of short breads and alcohol thank you .Helen got a picture locket on a chain she will put photos of her mam and dad in she also got a bottle of Baileys Irish cream .We had to leave early in the afternoon so I could go to work .

WEDNESDAY - Got home just before 3a.m no work now until next Monday which will be New years day 2024.

Went to Sainsbury and Asda bought a few things pate , sausages , bacon , gastro chips , and crisps bought some mini note books for work and finally managed to buy the magazine Computer Active its been years since I have had any reason to buy it but now I have a windows laptop thought I see what I have been missing 

FISH TANK NO FISH

 SATURDAY - Went to my twin sisters house I also saw my daughter there and my grandson the rest of the family was there including my nephews and their spouses .There was a big bowl of slow cooked chilli with jacket potatoes cheese and sour cream , plus cheesecake cream and other deserts it was all very nice they had just got the kitchen dinning room extension completed it looks very nice it transforms the whole house .I noticed a new Sage coffee machine that takes coffee pods might have to invest in one next year I do like fresh ground coffee .I  like the existing external window reminds  me of a fish tank its a great focal point to the extension  

On the way home we called into Asda to buy more food and other bits like curry , frozen meals for Helen bacon and sausages and baked beans I also bought a bag of chicken legs and a pizza .

SUNDAY - Went to the co-op bought milk and coffee and bottled water tried to get turkey gravy granules to no avail the fridge is full the freezers are full the bank account empty . Next year I will be prepared no kidding .I have the new Walter Isaacson's book Elon Musk I have read the Steve Jobs one when it came out I think I read that at Christmas time as well .

Later in the evening cooked a fresh pizza i had pastrami and chorizo on my half and extra cheese with chips cooked in the air fryer .