RUSTY WINGS

THURSDAY
No barbecue three today it as more or less rained from one o clock onwards its poured down .
The new kitten Bentley is ace as always George and Minnie both hiss and growl at him he just wants to play and he constantly runs around and climbs the furniture and curtains in a nice sort of way. He sleeps all through the night he has a wicker basket that his is bed .

FRIDAY
TFIF and payday which is always a good day in the month will fill the car up get some supplies and essentials I also thinking of buying a panini press for quick hot sandwiches like chili chicken sour cream and rocket , meatballs cheer and cranberry another favourite .If the coffee is still on i will get another three jars . I need shaving foam hair gel and i have seen some black toothpaste i want to try out .
I nearly went to Five Guys at Meadow Hall but I deemed it better to go to the supermarket and get my own burgers cheese and fries .
Bought Helen a Pandora necklace and matching ear rings which was not planned it was  more or less a spur of the moment gesture I thought it would be nice to get for her.

We did go to to Orlando's Italian restaurant I ordered lasagne and Helen ordered the carbonara the food was excellent it was our first visit but we both decided we will go back .

SATURDAY
Had another hair cut from the little green shack by Terry the barber it was empty I parked up and was in and out with in twenty minutes.
Had another Chinese stir fried for tea did nothing much else .

SUNDAY
Erin stayed over we watched "The Conjuring 2 " which was not that bad I always find my self jumping at the music which always seems to go loud really quickly which always makes me jump and I find that there is nothing more terrifying then evil clowns and nuns for some reason they freak me out not that there was any clowns in this film .
Bought a set of rusty metal Angel wings to stick in the candle .

BARBEQUE X2

Wednesday it is now  midweek of my second week off work it is all down hill to Monday i go back on a bank holiday which means no managers about which although they are ok most of he time they are still managers , I don't need managing thank you .
I mowed the grass  on both sides of the van then I did the edges and verges  with the trimmer when done I then vacuumed up all the leaves and debris.After this I washed all the windows then the car got washed again this is about the forth time i have washed  it in the few weeks that we have owned it.

Had another Barbecue this time we had corn chicken legs and burgers and some veggie skewers all went down a treat out friend Erin bought most to the food and we have strawberries and cream to finish off a can of Kopparberg pear.
Helen and Erin went to spiritual church i did not want to join them so  I had a shower and chilled with the cats , the kitten and Pip .

The photo below was taken this morning as I was driving out of our gates going  to the farm shop to get sausages for breakfast which I have to say are the very best cooked well done in the frying pan with olive oil served in a bread cake or roll with English mustard optional  .

Watching - Bastille Day

Listening to  - Viola Beach

2 YEAR OLD UNSEEN TEXT

MONDAY
Went to my daughters house in Allerton Bywater as Helen was having her hair re-coloured again by my daughter she did it last time and Helen was well happy . My daughter gave me a I-pod touch to load up with music for her as the laptop she owns  is a dead she bought the iPod of eBay for £10 what a bargain it is in many condition although it only holds 8gb of data it is a great bargain old tech is cheap and can be like new she bought to go on a Polaroid dock she bought at a knock down price because it has a 32 pin connection hence the older model of  iPod touch .

Listening to the English band Viola Beach new  album and it is full of great tracks  sadly the all died in Sweden when the car they were travelling in went off the road and  in to the canal and they all was drowned along with their manager .

The Kitten Bentley is a crazy little dude he amazes him self the table and dining room chairs have become his climbing frame but saying that he has done zero damage he tends to keep his claws in .

My daughter is arranging a birthday get together for my twin sister and me we are all meeting up for a wicked Indian meal near to where I use to live in the mining village of Swillington.

I saw a text from Facebook messenger it was dated in June 2014 it was from an old friend that I have not seen  or had any contact with for years but why now ? why  I  had seen the message and previously it was over two years old  I have no idea I cant explain why it took so long for me to see it i have no explanation what so ever it was not good news , it was basically  to tell me that another friend  that he both knew had gone out for meals and drinks and this person and his girlfriend lived with me and my girlfriend for a good six months the message was basically to tell me that  had died the previous night his girlfriend had  left him two years previous and he more or less had drunk himself to death I was shocked unbelievable he would have been a couple of years younger than myself.
I replied to the message and have not heard anything back i also tried to ring him he did not pick up not sure if i ever will but it would be nice to catch up and to ask him  what other mates we both knew it he had any information on them .

Decided to cook tea on the barbecue it was that hot we did not have loads of food we cooked some steak and pork . Sausage . onion and pitta bread the end .

NEW KITTEN

SATURDAY
Well, two cats is never enough we had to go out and get another one this one is called Bentley and he is beautifully marked white and grey stripes he is very lively and although  totally only twelve week old kitten is  not phased out by the other two cats and our Jack Russell Pippa.
The dog is also  fine with the new kitten she as always had and infinity with cats and never yet hurt one she  does the odd growl usually if she is eating a bone or chew but apart from this she is fine .
The only concern or issue is with George our Tom cat he can be a little feisty  at times and might not tolerate the little ones playfulness .

SUNDAY
Bentley the kitten split although the night he never stirred once until morning we have been playing with him all day he is quite a character and very playful so far so good he has fir right in.

One more week of work i have seemed already to have been of for ages next week will fly bye hopefully if the weather predictions are correct it will be hot , which will make the week go even quicker .

AT HOME

Well  my first week off work and the weather apart from today has been awesome really warm and hot but today Friday failed miserably it is  grey and wet as i type this .
We went to Pugneys park with Pip we bought a mattress for her to lie on the back seats hopefully will be easier to keep it clean the council now charge to park your car £1 for one hour £2.50 or if you want to stay over four hours £4.00.

Tried a new fish shop called Barracudas although the fish was no way that size you got a decent portion plus they had picnic benches outside to sit and eat which we did it was hot they also had umbrellas .

What else have I done nothing we have done daily shopping getting food as and when we need it , Helen wants me to make a chunky wooden kitchen table and get rid of the mahogany one that we are currently using that is in the pipeline .

Helens driving lesson was cancelled today for some unknown reason she was looking forward all week and one hour before her lesson she received a text message to say it was postponed , I offered to take her out in thee Fiat she declined .

We are have a table booked at a local Inn The Kaye Arms http://kayearmsgrangemoor.co.uk Helen went here a while back with her Mother and Father i think it has had a full refurbishment from the link it looks ok and the menu is mostly what you would expect from a local Inn.

I have also been catching up on some Vlogs and Mr Robot season 2

TINNED FISH

SATURDAY
Went to an antique emporium near Wetherby they had some interesting stuff and a load of tack but it was worth a visit i bought this rusty looking lantern fish for £12 .It will sit on the toilet shelf frighting anyone who's not seen it before should put it floating in a water filled glass jar .

On the way home we stopped at the Wetherby whaler that is the Wakefield one  and not the Wetherby one  regardless where they are they are all named the Wetherby Whaler we had a couple of fish and bread cakes for tea .

SUNDAY
Had a run out to Saddleworth bought the cats and dog all new collars and a yellow flowering plant boring day .

TIME OFF X 16

Work the rest of this week then I have sixteen days off annual leave I doubt that we will be doing the much but at least having no work is a blessing as long as the weather is on the summer side rather than the autumn side  and there is cider in the fridge all will be good .
The little white Fiat 500 is running good we manage to sort out the Windows Blue & Me I loaded a usb drive with a load of tracks such as Level 42 , Simple Minds , Depeche mode  Echo and the Funnymen and New Order just to name a few and it will play them but it keeps repeating the last track unless you manual change tracks .

Next week is supposed to be the hottest days of summer which if right means my first few days not at work I will be basking in heat and sun .

Helen has booked another driving lesson this Friday one a week is better than none a week .

A LITTLE DRIVER

FRIDAY
Well today I have driven our current car to work and home again for the last time tomorrow we get our little white Fiat 500 with only 24,000 miles on the clock .I have informed the insurance company and I have gone online to my bank and cancelled the road tax for the Suzuki Swift which saves me £12 a month , this car is only 330 for the year .

I emptied all the car of our belongings from the boot , side panels , rear panels and the glove box amazing how much rubbish accumulates we even had a frying pan in the boot as well as  three back bags a Makita tool kit Stuff  magazines loads of carrier bags two Ikea blue bags  and a blanket and my Bench jacket , numerous pens and lighters and five pound coins under the drivers seat .

SATURDAY
We were  up and out of the door for half past nine the last journey we would make n the Suzuki we got to the dealers on time the transfer only took twenty minutes and before we were sat in the new car and driving it of the forecourt .First stop petrol station i filled it up to the top cost me just over £25 we have enough juice to complete 464 miles . Next stop Halford's to get some black rubber mats for the  front and back foot wells  , I will get the polish and tyre cleaner next time unlike the Swift this car sports alloy wheels.I have to say this car drives great gear change is easy I was unsure  with the gear stick being half way up the dash but it is fine.

WHITE CARS AND PENS

WEDNESDAY.

Midweek so after today it is all downhill to the weekend I have always loved the weekends although growing up I did  use to hate Sundays there was no shops open even town was shut due to Sunday trading laws we were made  to go to church as we went to a  Cof E School and  we were never allowed to play out , the telly programs never started until midday it might have even been later ,then the only programs aired were  farming or Songs and Praise and Sunday also meant  it was getting nearer to  school on Monday which was a total waste of time.

The finance is now  in place for the little white nifty Fiat 500 and as far as I am aware  the car dealership will be paid out sometime during today and we should be picking up the motor this coming Saturday hopefully the weather is  bright sunny and  hot we might even get to the coast for some sea air ice cream and fish and chips .

Helen booked a driving lesson this Friday with a new driving school her first lesson is at ten she needs to be more committed and this time  see it through to the end so she can legally drive  the car how long this will take no idea but the amount of lessons she has had previously should put her in good steed she has also decided to stick to a manual shift automatic cars are hard to get most dealerships don't have them in they are too and far between unless you are ordering a new factory built car .

Since being with Helen we have had numerous cars including a white Renault Laguna , a black Freelander , a silver Beetle , a black Nissan Juke and a black Suzuki Swift my favourite was my Freelander all were manual gear change .

I have order another two Tombow Airpress pens this time in white , the shop I get them from is half the price of any other seller and they can cost up to £25 plus  from some sellers  mine cost me £3.45 each how come the big price difference I am not sure .

RETRO 500

We maybe getting a little white Fiat 500 it is the same year has the Suzuki we are driving but it has only done 24,000 miles where our car is in the region of 67000 miles and  that is a whopping difference a newer  model with 17,000 miles on it was £2000 dearer  so it was really  a no brainer .
This is also cheaper on road tax will do more mpg which is a big plus and we have been approved for credit unlike before .

One of the things we like is it is quite retro looking and we will have electric wing mirrors the Suzuki are manual operated which is a major pain in the arse plus the key is a flick in and out which is also a blessing .
All things going well we should be able to get it this Saturday or early next week after next week i am on leave for 16 days hopefully we will get to the coast .