PIZZA AND THE STORM

 SUNDAY - Ground hog day got up someones gate was banging away like Wayne Rooney with a prostitute dogs where barking its suppose to be a decent neighbourhood half a million pound houses we are suppose to be the poor relations we have more style and class then a lot of the richer folks.

One of the women pulled me walking ny dog  because Bailey had marked on one of her bushes in the front garden as they are all open plan its quite easy to do .She banged on the window and shouted at me I ignored her . But on the way back she collared me I told her he did not piss he was marking more than likely over another dogs mark , I told her not to speak to me again silly tart , her great garden she is so concerned about  are the same shitty bushes and grasses that came with the house and every other persons house on the street ,nothing more nothing less.Wait till she finds out my cats are shitting in her garden what am I suppose to do dogs are dogs and cats are cats , oh and by the way she is also a dog owner so she should know dogs do what dogs do. Below is our garden dogs , cats , snails and slugs all welcome .

Went over to Helens parents in Acaster Malbis  it was mid afternoon when we set off .They go to Wales on Wednesday for a short get away so we thought we pop over .We passed the signs for the Leeds Fest my daughter and her boyfriend are there hope they are having a great time .

On the way back home we stopped off at a pizza parlour looked really nice and clean I pass it every day going to and from work so we stopped .I ordered two thin pizzas a bolognese sauce for Helen of course  and I got the mixed grill we had two lots of fries and a portion of  onion rings.

 I won't name the pizza parlour but I was not impressed you can make more loaded Italian pie  at Asda for a third of the price .We ate it I though it lacked toppings very skimpy on the meat cheese and tomatoe never mind will try a different one next time .

Spent the rest of Sunday going into Monday watching the hurricane Ida a cat four hit New Orleans with devastating effect what a nightmare we send our prays to all the people in the U.S.A and hope you all live to tell the tales of the night of the storm .We watched a lot of power lines come down and house roofs blowing off and yachts and trucks on their sides a petrol station totally demolished scary we left the tv on in the bedroom all night the images coming back where horrendous really hope you all made it .

NO WORK FOR A WHILE .

 FRIDAY - Break up after tonight shift for a whole nine days a welcome break not sure what's on the cards but no work for sure already I feel happier .

Ordered a black leather strap for my Apple Watch its exactly  like the silicon strap that you get with the watch when you buy one but in leather .

SATURDAY - The scarecrow trail is on around the village quite a few have made scarecrows and have put them in their gardens some are quite good and elaborate .

Went shopping Helen wanted some A4 card white envelopes and some laminate sheets so she can do some gift cards , posters and headed note paper .On the way back we decided to go to the garden centre at Wentworth we bought some dried flowers and a Bakewell tart  We visited a couple of antique shops near by before heading home on the way back we decided to go our local The Boshaw Trout  for tea but instead went to the Sovereign at Shepley  and sat out in the front beer garden it was a warm evening when two lots of sRed Arrow jets display team  twelve in total flew overhead .

READING - Shari Lapena "Not a Happy Family". so far in excellent a great read .

LISTENING TO - Lorde "Solar Power" great tracks .

LIFE EITHER LONG OR SHORT

SATURDAY - Went to the Barracuda Fish shop at Osett its been a while it was nearly dusk when we got there and it was raining we got a fish each and a bag of chips to share  and a bread cake each I also got a curry sauce and a can of Dr Pepper which was ice cold .We ate them at the side of the rod in a lay by a half mile down the road looking over some fields always taste better in the car .

SUNDAY - Have loads of good books to read quite a few by David Baldacci .Have not read any of his books before as soon as I finish Shari Lapena " Not A Happy Family" I will start reading one of his novels either the "Hit" or "The Last Mile ".

Helens left eye is still very sore she has migraine as well this is the third day she did go to an optician Friday to get her eye checked he couldn't find anything untoward .

Cooked a shepherds pie for dinner with diced carrot and swede and peas served in a giant Yorkshire pudding as good as owt quick easy and tasty .

MONDAY - Five days at work then nine days off roll on Friday will try and get to the coast walk on the sand smell the sea air and eat more  fish and chips .

WEDNESDAY  - After all these years the search for Claudia Lawerence is back on she was a chef at York university  .The police  underwater team are searching the sites of two water filled quarries gravel pits a few miles from York.

Apparently they was thinking about searching them twelve years ago but never did is there now going to be closure for the family and they will at least know that she is just not a missing person but a murder victim . R.I.P Claudia .

Charlie Watts the Rollin Stones drummer has died at the age of eighty I remember listening to the album "Rolled Gold " Under My Thumb and Ruby Tuesday classics .What a life he must have had the countries he visited the people he meet would like to read his diaries. R.I.P Charlie .

Trouble with life and living it can be long or short and gone in an instant .We should make the most of it do what makes us happy make good memories visit places read book and listen to music every day something new should happen try new foods , get a tattoo , read a new book write it all down and take photos on the way because once you are dead that's all what might remain of a live once lived .

ANOTHER CRIME

 Cant believe the shit that is happening in Afghanistan the Taliban never defeated never ent away you cant even say its gone back to square one its ten times worst whilst we cant live in peace there is little or no chance for the planet or mankind if we survive until 3001 it will be a miracle .

TUESDAY - Another wet day grey dull and drab just like the news ,  is summer truly over ? . Maybe maybe not if it isn't its not far off maybe a couple of more weeks of sunshine before the end of September..

A nurse from one of the wards I go to was murdered over the weekend her husband is on the run he was caught on cctv getting on a train to Scotland getting off at Edinburgh .So now he is a fugitive on the run if he planned it he might last a couple of weeks if he just flipped he might last a few days unlike Harrison Ford in the film "The Fugitive " I reckon either way he will be caught pretty quick .

SATURDAY - The scum above was caught and is now in custody there is a go fund me page to try and raise 5k to give to the children of the woman murdered so far they have over 2k .

THE LAKES

 SUNDAY - We decided to go to the lakes a couple of hours drive it was not the hottest of days but after checking the weather app  it looked like it would stay fine .We set of just after half past one ,We managed to get parked up at Windermere but it was only a one hour parking slot then you either took your chances with the traffic wardens or moved on .

Bought Helen a Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter figure below well its what the lakes are all about last time we was here we visited the Beatrix Potter museum .

We had a walk then went back to move the car we found another parking spot at Ambleside you had to get a parking disc we got one from a near by shop you had to display the time you parked you got half an hour totally ridiculous .We spotted a fish and chip shop called the Walnut got to be the worst fish and chips ever total rip of nearly £18 and total shit would fed them to the dogs we had took them back to the car we ate what we could binned the rest and moved on .We drove a different way home heading for Ilkley then to Bradford before heading through Huddersfield and eventually home .

MONDAY - Work at six p.m makes for a longer weekend its been raining not a great start to the week but by mid afternoon the sun was out .I don't know if I prefer going to work in the rain or sun once I am there I don't really see what it is doing outside .In a couple of weeks I have a week off and to be honest I cant wait .

THE LODGE

 Looks like both  my daughter and son are moving home its nice to move on sometimes it changes your luck and circle of friends its amazing how many different and diverse people we meet had over the last twenty years .Must be great to be famous and have a lot of famous neighbours make a good book .

We have cancelled the Hello Fresh order for next week think we will have a fortnight off before going back every week is a bit too much like the diversity of cooking my own shop bought food half the enjoyment is shopping .

 SATURDAY - Cooked a full English breakfast before we set off in the afternoon to the Chevin Park Hotel  just outside Otley.We got there just after four Went to check in whilst Helen waited in the car with the dogs .There was someone complaining about her lodge she was not happy the receptionist went to get some one senior to sort it out , she said to me her lodge had not been cleaned properly and she didn't think the bed and towels had been changed .We got booked in , The receptionist  asked for payment I told him it was paid for he looked confused I showed him the voucher we had he said the system need updating and told us not to worry , we got the card swipe key and made our way to our lodge for the night .

It was a big lodge dived into three our neighbours where young and had a barbecue going they where drinking and our dogs started barking .The lodge was damp and had a smell I put the radiator on and made a drink .We put the tv on Netflix came up but couldn't connect I checked my signal on my phone no signal and no available wifi , checked the shower not been cleaned properly , checked the bed the duvet was not the right size for the bed .We could hear the guest from each cabin through the walls .

You couldn't watch the tv from the bed it was out of view we had booked dinner for seven thirty , we took the dogs for a walk round there was a wedding on the kids were running riot and messing around on one of the golf type buggy car which looked dangerous totally unsupervised we walked round the lake but could only go so far it was blocked of by a big wedding tent I guess for the guest dinner etc .We went back to our lodge and made another coffee.

Went fr dinner was shown to a table and given menus people where coughing all over the place and not even covering their mouth up whilst doing so , someone at other table close by also started to bought then a different table it is not what we expected it didn't seem sensible to sit there and stay we told the waitress we was not bothering with dinner and went back to the lodge the room still smelt musty  and damp Helen also said the bed was damp we decided to leave we landed the car and the dogs and left we later checked the online reviews they was not good .

CATCHING UP

 SATURDAY PART TWO - After eating our fish and chips see last post we decided to go home let the dogs out and the cats in then go to Ikea at Leeds .Helen bought some new lamp shades for the downstairs living and dining area and get rid of the metal open frame shades , at least the bulbs inside should stay dust free.

SUNDAY - Went to Dobcross to the garden centre we bought another sheep head for the wall this time in black two heads better than one she also bought a rustic crown its the accessories that make the home in my opinion the things we collect through your life they don't have to be expensive just cool .

Sunday evening we went over to Leeds to see her sons new house purchase well its not new but its a house the best thing is the conservatory the worst things its steps up to the front door and it over looks a trading estate but its fine the garden and patio area  to the rear is good the bathroom is small and one of the bedrooms is more of a box room but its what they wanted and they are happy which is what counts .

MONDAY - The Hello Fresh box came with our five meals for the week think this is going to be our last order the meals are great its just the portion size leave me hungry Helen gets hungry later on as well so its back to cooking our own meals we will try and create some of the sauces for the meat and potato grating shouldn't be that hard  .

LISTENING TO - Rag N Bone Man "Life By Misadventure " I think its absolutely brilliant work yet .

READING - Shari Lapena  "Not A Happy Family" just starting so no comment but she has not done a bad book yet .

WATCHING - Suicide Squad 2 its utter garbage

TWO FILMS TWO MEALS ONE WINNER

 FRIDAY - Thank God its been a weary week I have watched this week  "The Forever Purge ' worst one out of them all boring I also watched 'F9" total shite needs a purge they should have stopped at four hopefully ten will never happen .

Its raining its boring and grey Helen is bored I am clock watching will have to start tea soon iron my uniform to go to a job that is under paid with lack of lustre in a dingy office with out of date slow computers no air con no windows and grey walls no wonder I get fucking depressed .At least the weekend is approaching .

SATURDAY  - Helen is doing nine readings out of a mystic shop on Slaithwaite its a shop what sells incense sage cards and art objects from fairies and dragons and all things spiritual .

After dropping Helen off I walked down the canal for a few miles I had parked at a Aldi car park max stay three hours I made it back to the car I shall return in a few hours .Which I did I parked in the same car park . I decided to go to Ashbys chicken shop and get some food to eat in the car before walking on the canal but walking in the opposite direction .I only got two legs and chips and a cartoon of gravy I waited outside until they brought my order out I walked to the car I was disappointed with the quality of the chicken they where not legs but drumsticks and looked anaemic they chips where fries to be honest kfc would have been a better option .

I got a call from Helen saying she had finished her readings it was nearly five p.m she was hungry I was hungry even though I had eaten the chicken and fries we went to the Boshaw Trout had our favourite fish and chips we sat inside and enjoyed our meal I showed her the chicken I got these posted on to their face book page almost immediately she got a reply the owner profoundly sorry and sent her a ten pound token for use at the shop so fair does , I do honestly believe the chicken is good people travel miles to eat there I will be using the voucher and will give a update when we have been back .

The fish and chips went down a treat plus the pint of cider I had to wash them down a true winner a gold medal ,  I guess where ever you eat the food can sometimes not be as good as you hoped for but that's the joy of out door eating .

BEAMING AGAIN

 SATURDAY - Cooked a full English for breakfast well more mid morning had to go to the farm shop buy mushrooms , sausages , bacon more or less everything including a white loaf had it with fresh orange juice and a coffee set us up for the day .After Helen went back to bed for a lie down she has reaidings in the afternoon . I will watch a couple of films on my iPhone .

After Helen finished her readings we had a drive over to Ashbys at Slaithwaite got parked up found the chicken shop it shut at four so no fried  chicken chips and gravy for me will have to wait a week .

MONDAY - Auguust already its storming towards christmas the trees will be out of the loft and up in the living room think it will go up early again this year too .

TUESDAY - Still on the Hello fresh the food is great got to admit some of the meals are not filling the chicken breasts and other meat portions are smaller than what we would buy when out shopping , if your still hungry after your main meal of the day its not ideal .

WEDNESDAY  - Put up beam number three the final and last beam its in place stained and does add to the overall look of the room jib a gud un .

THURSDAY - Cooked a home made lasagne and home baked garlic bread first meal we have had that was not out of an Hello Fresh box.