SECOND VISIT

 TUESDAY - Went to visit my son as he is still in hospital he should be out beginning of next week .Took him some fruit bananas , oranges , apples and pears as well as some mixed grapes , some Doritos and salsa dip and a large bag of Haribo's starmix also a big bar of Galaxy chocolate he also wanted a deodorant roll on .His siter is getting him a new mobile phone which is Zenco ant one of the smallest production mobile phone not sure why I would have gone for a supermarket branded mobile just for better reliability. Hopefully he continues to get better and improves in general he has had time to think lying in a hospital bed would give anyone time to reflect and see life differently its time for him to move forward forget the past and enjoy the future .But he is team leader and its down to him if he is unwilling to change and willing to carry on regardless , then its his choice , he knows the score only too well .

On the way home we stopped of at Marks and Spencer's at Birstall I bought some of the new chicken dishes all in the extra crunchy range a  hot honey puffed ,Korean and a masala three for twelve pounds .They were giving away bunches of flowers Helen was given three bunches , not to be sneezed at specially with my hay fever .I also bought a M&S tomato sauce for a £1:00 its the best cheap sauce ever .

WALK ON BY

 WEDNESDAY -Went to a local reservoir a few miles away at Ingbirchworth  we took the dogs and followed the path at the side of the water it was mid afternoon and quite warm we got a few steps in I had already gone out in the morning for a hours walk   Helen bought a walking pad treadmill from a seller on marketplace for £100 it is quite heavy and tracks your miles walked and  calories burned  as well as walking time it also can be operated by remote control to change the speed .

THURSDAY - Waking up just after four a.m  its because I m not going to work i am going to bed early but as soon as I have my normal four five hours sleep I am waking up I try and go back to sleep when I give up the fight I get up shower and then take the dogs out usually just before or after six a.m .

COOKING WITH GAS

 SATURDAY -Went to visit my Son who is currently in hospital recovering from a blood clot that he had in his leg .He is in a side room he has a view and a t.v .We took him some short bread , banana milk shake some tortilla chips and a orange and pineapple fizzy drink all bought at M&S .I also took him my fire tablet and a charger for it hopefully the wi-fi is good enough. He is going to be on a drip for the next two weeks minimum hopefully will be nearer three to four weeks  give them time to sort him out .

SUNDAY - Helen had a load of readings to do in Mystical Moments in Slaithwaite .I washed the car  and cooked  a shepherds pie for tea .

MONDAY - Went to Fox valley bought some chicken breast and some Greek flat bread for tea also bought dog food and Helen got a couple of T-shirts .

TUESDAY - Went to Fox Valley again its only a fifteen minute drive we bought a camp stove and eight butane gas canisters we have been meaning to get one for ages if there is a electric blackout we can still cook and make coffee makes sense to have a back up plan eight gas canisters cost £16.00 the stove cost £15.00 the whistling electric green kettle £6.00 .We bought some Harry Ramsden battered Atlantic haddock fillets and McCains frozen chips.

FOOD GONE

 SATURDAY - Chill out day did nothing noteworthy but that's fine .

SUNDAY -Went to visit Helen's parents at Acaster we sat in their garden had sandwiches and strawberries and ice cream , another chilled out day.

The Co-Op still has empty shelves in both the main supermarket and the garage petrol station one day the food was there the next nothing , its all gone kaput vanished that was all the  packages of the meats , cooked ham , beef , chicken and the fresh meats and produced etc etc was no more .The was nothing to do with a cyber attack so what's going on all the delivery vans have not been stolen so why not replenish I don't get it , this as been going on for the last week its worse than it was in Covid lock down .

NEW CHANGES

FRIDAY - Took Bailey our Westie to the groomers he is very white they trimmed him neatly with a shorter cut for summer they put the price up again its now £46 I pay £12 for my haircut perhaps he should use the same hair dresser .

SATURDAY - Leeds United promoted to the premier league once again lets hope they continue to defend well and score goals .

SUNDAY - You can tell its bank holiday weekend the weather is freezing had a lazy day .Went to Penistone Tesco bought fresh veg including cabbage and sprouts for Sunday lunch its a dinner with chicken breasts .

MONDAY TO FRIDAY - Helen bought a new electric kettle ribbed glass can see the water boil which seems mega fast .We also bought a four slot toaster in chrome and black been using a Smeg two slot and the main buy was a new microwave it does not have a revolving glass  plate this is also in black and chrome with red neon timer ,  its weird not seeing the food revolve around inside you feel its not working damaged goods but its fine .

We also altered the living room furniture which we have been on about doing for a couple of months and as a result it as created a bit more space specially around the dining table 

FEELS LIKE SUMMER

 SUNDAY - Helen not well she bad case of diarrhoea she I am chief cook and bottle washer no change there then as I do all the cooking of all meals .Its been awhile since Helen cooked a meal , when I say a while I mean months , I am not complaining to me food prep and cooking is not a chore .At the moment we are going through a lot of chicken breast , with sweet potato fries and Greek flat bread sour cream and two cheeses red Leicester and mature cheddar , I wile cut open a chicken breast put it on a flat bread put sour cream and cheese on , put another flat bread on top and put it in the George foremen the breads are the size of a side plate not a dinner plates. Saying that I cooked a roasted chicken with mash and roasted sweet potatoes and Yorkshire puddings .

MONDAY - It is warm blue skies feels like summer the car needs washing but is it worth it will do it later the garden needs watering . Need a barbie and cans of cider need to chill out .

My daughter is selling her Oasis tickets for double the price she paid she cant be arsed going its at Heaton Park on a Wednesday.

WEDNESDAY - Helen bought a Fit Bit to count her steps and other things it seems a good bargain easy to set up 10 day battery life and syncs with her phone and other fitness apps  she is subscribed to ,