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 .

SHAKE IT.

Tuesday
I have Been out today driving around the car it  is very good it is a easy drive so far no problems it is nice that new car smell. I called work and according to them I am on leave tomorrow and go back Thursday I have not put them right , a two day week is OK by me.
Seen the new I-phone 5c looks good not impressed with the UK prices thought it was meant to be a cheaper phone .
One thing I must get for the car is rubber car mats a air  freshener and a decent phone charger .
Wednesday
Well i was of today which was a nice surprise and a added bonus i bought a hula hula girl air freshener for the car she smells of pina colada and shakes her booty when she goes over bumps , cheesy i know but i could not resist.

i received my mac book pro cover it is rubbish it is cheap and nasty looking i need a different one but  i don't want to pay a fortune for one.
We bought a gammon shank for tea along with some chicken thighs we are boiling some new potatoes for supper.
Helen has another reading to do tomorrow the second one at this house if they find us and if they can aprk up , parking is a bit of a nightmare some days.

DELIVERED

awoke this morning at half past three i had the runs and was sick guess it was the Indian i had last night i got up another three times , it is the first bad Indian dish i have had makes me wonder whether to go there again.
Sat in the house waiting for a phone call to tell me my car is being delivered sat here still not excited guess i am a cool fcuker.

Helen is  gearing up for her readings tonight at the Scarborough Pub in Tingley if i get the new car will take her in it if not it will be the trusty Land Rover Freelander .

Helen sent of for her driving licence along with a postal order made out to the Dvla for fifty quid should take less then three weeks to get her provisional license  she  either wants a VW Beatle  or a  Mini she is thinking of buying the car before passing her test .

Well I took delivery of the new Nissan Juke it has 54 miles on the clock it smells new it's shining black  and it drives like a dream after the freelander this is like  how easy driving should be took Helen to the pub to do the psychic night in it  got to say it drives very smooth no issues I love it filled it up with diesel ready for the drive to Leeds .

NOT EXCITIED ONE BIT

Saturday
Went to take vacuum cleaner back and the tv receiver sender unit back to pc world both off them was not up to scratch on the way stopped at Marston,s chicken shack for fried chicken pieces and fries with a sour cream and chives dip .

Wired up the electric cooker for Helen,s son bought two meters of cable and some earthing sleeve I hooked it up as the wiring diagram showed .Did not blow a fuse neither did the mains so I guess I did it right the cooker bulb came on and the oven and the rings got hot so guess it works.

Helen bought six duck down pillows and a new duck down quilt for our bed  Least we will be warm in our little cottage come winter which I guess is just around the corner .

Walking Pip tonight it is quite quaint how each house is different each garden and little patio planted up and decked out people care about the country side and some of the views from the homes houses and cottages are truly spectacular I am really happy to be here I can't wait for winter so i can photograph it in white .

Sunday
Drove over to Meadow hall Sheffield I bought Helen's Christmas present a Pandora bracelet and three charms a angel ghost and bible and two station clips , i bought myself a messenger  bag from Ted Baker i tried on Versace Eros aftershave not sure if i prefer it over Hermes will wait.

Walked up to Upperthong found Bill Owens grave the Actor and playwright  who stared in "Last of The Summer Wine" he also wrote Marianne sung by Cliff Richard .

Should collect my new Nissan Juke tomorrow afternoon and i cant explain why i am not in the least bit excited or giddy which is strange i was when i initially applied for it but now nothing hopefully i will wake up Monday morning with a better outlook

MONKEY BUSINESS

Helen had her second reading to do the person had been before when we lived in Leeds,he was that impressed he drove over to have another done and visited her at our cottage in Holmfirth.

Monday Helen as a Public house to do for around eight people hopefully get a free pint,
Another friend is buying socks and hand making sock monkeys in wonderful colors , even black and white herring bone socks look great , and  she is only charging eight pounds for each monkey  which is way too cheap ,  so far it is a twenty day wait if you require one making.

My new car should be delivered this coming Monday and to be honest I thought I be a little bit more excited than I am. I might be once I am in it .

I am debating whether I should buy another a

Apple TV for the bedroom one thing I need to get is a Blue tooth keyboard . 

Got the imitation leather case fr the Nexus it is OK it will suffice.

Roll on tomorrow ten o clock then four days off I can't wait I can do without work it spoils my leisure time .

LOVE MAC

No sun again today it is dull and grey Monday , i only have five to work than i am on four days leave including the weekend i  cant wait .Time goes too fast and i always seem to be at work in a few months it will be Christmas i cant wait Helen cant wait to spend our fist Christmas in the Holme valley.
Recent purchases from EBay screen protectors and case for Nexus and a leather envelope case for Mac book so far I have only received the protective screens.
Using the Mac is so better in some ways  than using Microsoft windows  some Windows features i feel are better but it is still easy to see why people prefer and are switching to the Macintosh once again Apple are leading the way .
Well it is nearly Wednesday three days to work four days off loving it.
We have numerous lottery tickets to check fingers crossed .

CHANGES

Our friends Katie and Paul came over from Leeds , we all went to to the Fountain Inn for Sunday lunch,  it was not the hottest day and it was quite cold and blustery thinking summer is coming to a close Autumn is here ,the change of seasons is more noticeable up here in Holmfirth , the gas fire is on .