LOCKED UP

 MONDAY - Received a phone call from my son he is in jail serving a eight week sentence .I told him I had sent him a couple of emails hopefully he will serve his time get out and never go back freedom is to precious life is fleeting the clock ticks for us all don't waste time .I would hate one day in prison the biggest grip from my son is you are always hungry the food you get is not enough you need to top it up with the items you can buy from the prison store but only if you have money in your account and you have to order a week in advance so there is always a week wait from placing any order , Unlike Amazon its not next day delivery .

Went to visit Helens youngest son he is opening his own Barbers shop  , his premises are quite big with various large rooms all on one floor at the moment they are doing repairs to the roof before putting a plaster board ceiling in the main room .the next big job is floor and wall tiles and painting then a clean up.

We all went to Ikea in Birstall they are ripping the store apart think they are building on to the existing store front , We also went to the Range then to Home sense .

On the way how I went through a Red traffic signal not sure why a lapse in concentration stopped at a fish shop for a chippy tea .They wasn't the best we had been there before a couple of years ago they was not how we remembered them should have got a curry sauce but didn't , got a Dr Pepper instead . 

Below barbers chair in Liam's new premises hopefully be open in the next few weeks he ordered a sofa for the customers to sit on which is a six week delivery guess they make them to order .

 

SECOND BEST

 WEDNESDAY - Came home this morning just before 03.00 am it was raining Helen was up watching You Tube featuring Cheddar Gorge .She would like to go back we went years ago one of the reasons we need a camper van is to explore this island where we live called Great Britain to wake up in different locations chill out on a night counting the stars and waking up listening to the birds .

England through to the final of the Euros its a great result is it coming home probably not but there is always a chance one goal is all it takes .

FRIDAY - Break up after tonight's shift nine days off work will do me the weather wont be great as long as I can walk Rosie and Bailey be ok .Be nice to sit in the garden and chill with a cider .

SUNDAY - Reformatted my laptop it was quite easy not like the old days only took twenty minutea hopefully no more pop ups .Dropped Helen off at Denby Dale Pie Hall they are having a psychic night , I will be watching England lose writing this before the game .England lost 2-1 they played better than the rest of the games they played in the tournament but not good enough anyway we came second runners up I guess its a win of sorts .

IN IT TO WIN IT

 SATURDAY - Went to the Springs shopping mall we both bought a white linen shirt  Helens was £70 from Fat Face mine was £8 from H&M. Bought some fish and chips from Marks and Spencer's to oven cook I also got  some M&S  Piri Piri mayo as well as a scotch egg and pork pir slices with egg .Could fill a trolley up quite easily with all the great food they have on sale. England vs Switzerland was live on the radio .

SUNDAY - Liam Helen's son and his girlfriend Mel came to visit us for the first time we haven't  seen Liam in ages and we have never meet his girlfriend before although they have been together since last Christmas .

MONDAY - Back to work just for a week break up Friday for nine days off to say I cant wait would be a lie , Downloaded Amazon Prime photos have uploaded all the photos of my iPhone as long as you have the live subscription to Prime you get unlimited storage .

Sick of the weather summer is not happening the few days of sun is not enough its cold most days  it should be a lot warmer like the England football team and English politics its totally depressing .

In the next day we should hear who has won the camper van we entered the raffle months ago and its finally getting drawn on the 18th of July .Helen wants to go to Cheddar , Scotland and Ireland which suits me fine .

SENT HOME

 MONDAY - Back at work for my first shift wasn't too bad went fast enough four to go break up a week this Friday for another week off . 

TUESDAY - Went to work left  half hour early bad diarrhoea I went three times in the space of a couple of hours and it was getting worse each visit that  I made to the toilet . Plus I was getting stomach pains .

WEDNESDAY - Sick day the policy states got to be diarrhoea free for 24 hours , its 48 hours if its combined with vomiting , or so I thought .

Helen ordered some protein drinks to drink instead of eating  a a meal she ordered enough for twenty eight days to shakes a day .She also sent  samples of her for a sensitivity test  to be done they test for over 600 hundred different things from allergies to intolerances , both the shakes and test had a great saving a quarter of there normal price .

THURSDAY - Went back to work only to be told to go home as it is 48 hours clear not 24 hours and when I mentioned I was still loose was told to return Monday if fit to do so .Who am I to argue .

ITS A WIN

 SATURDAY - Won thirty pounds on the lottery so i put it all back did the Lotto , Euro Millions and thunder ball I have quite a few games over the next week fingers crossed.

  Its amazing how fast time goes when your not at work . Went to Golcar to drop off the lawn mower and wheel barrow we borrowed to do the garden .Had a small bottle of beer and a beef and spring onion sandwich .Went to Bolster farm shop bought to individual cheese cakes for only £2.50  ,  rum trifles and various bread cakes plus a out of this world quiche win win .

SUNDAY - Chill out day did naff all did some beef in the slow cooker , with dumplings and pancakes six and a half hours in the making twenty minutes to eat it .

FIRST BARBIE 2024

 MONDAY - Went over to my Daughters house got there just before midday the sun was hot clear blue skies .We stopped on the way to buy some hedge cutters and a new spray attachment for the hose .

We cut down a load of overgrown bushes , ivy entwined with some other bush and two giant palm trees over fifteen foot tall which we also  trimmed back the lower leaves and there was loads of waste .We filled the brown bin  to the top as well a dozen green bin liners but the garden looked better , and the electric  horning that sits over the patio doors actually had room to extended out .

Josh came home from work and fired up the barbeque we had sausages , burgers , belly pork , chicken skewers and kebabs our first barbeque of the year and the first barbeque they had in their new home .

The best thing about no twilight shift is i can sit in the garden and see the night gradually get darker and see the solar lights we have scatted about the garden magically turn on , sometimes it the simple things that make the day special a added can of ice cold cider helps too .

FRIDAY - Speed awareness course completed was up really early .Took the dogs out just after six a.m it was cold .Got to the course venue at quarter past seven the course started at eight a good seventy five percent where men it was over just after eleven it was informative it made sense and I learnt a couple of things I didn't know prior to the course so and it was enjoyable not a total waste of time going , but hopefully I will never need to do another will cant for the next three years .

NINE DAYS

 FRIDAY - Had some disturbing news regarding my son Guy if he carriers on doing what he is doing he will be dead before me , He is only 31 years old he has made bad life choices and he his heading on a path of destruction , with no way out . Until he decides that he needs professional help there is little or nothing at anyone can do for him .

Break up a whole nine days off got a few films to watch and a few audio books to listen to and a few eBooks to read and a few cans of pear cider to drink .

My Daughter arrived safely home from her wedding in Mauritius she is back home in her new house.

SATURDAY - Helen had readings in Halifax on the way back home we did some shopping before going to McDonalds we drove past Fox Valley the take away is just before you get on to the south bound stretch of the M1 heading for Sheffield .

SUNDAY - Went to the Springs outlet Helen bought some stuff from Fat Face and Next got a good discount using my blue light card .

HAPPY EVER AFTER

 THURSDAY - My daughters wedding on the Island of Mauritius went fine .The only snag was  they couldn't do a live feed the Island had no wi-fi so it was not possible but videos and pictures were soon online for us all to see .The location and ceremony was perfect they were both extremely happy may they both live happy ever after , forever and a day .Looking forward to their return to their new home they got before jetting off for their wedding.

MISS TO MRS

 SATURDAY - Went to Dobcross garden centre Helen bought a few more plants and grasses she also bought a solar water fountain for £24.99 , hopefully we get to see it work the amount of sun we are getting is a joke its June feeling like January. Driving through Uppermill we saw a new fish restaurant we are planning on checking  it out in the next couple of weeks posh fish and chips .

SUNDAY - Went to Pie Hall at Denby Dale to see a couple of spiritualist they was ok we got there at six and it lasted a couple of hours the last half hour was open circle where anyone with a message can speak out ,Helen gave out a message to one of the spiritualists she was spot on the woman was impressed .On the way home we stopped at a pizza take away shop and got pizza and chips half and half of course i got doner meat and chilli's it was very good better than the last take away pizza we got from Holmfirth .

MONDAY - Received a Face time video  call from my daughter in Mauritius she was by the pool sipping cocktails in another four hours she will be married .Yesterday she was swimming with dolphins today m a few hours time on a beautiful tropical island with white sands , blue seas and palm trees Miss will become a Mrs .

MAURITIUS

 MONDAY -The fine weather we had over the weekend has disappeared back to cloudy skies with a threat of rain .Mind you would I really want to go to work if it was red hot do I really want to go to work anyway .

Found out two tradesmen I use to work with back in the day have  both died very depressing makes me want to change my life do things go places before its too late ,maybe its too late already scary thought .

After going to my daughters house yesterday made me realise my son is never going to get married never have a decent job with  a decent income or  house own a car or travel anywhere  because of his addiction ,its hard to understand how my daughter got it so right and my son so wrong guess its down to the individual .

TUESDAY - My daughter Tuesday flew in to Dubai from there made it safely to Mauritius  got to the hotel in the early evening so text me to say she was there .Hopefully she has a very enjoyable stay .

HOUSE'S PLANTS AND A GUITAR

 FRIDAY - The weather is not improving I have a weeks leave on the 24th of June maybe the sun will appear for a few days and we can have a barbie in the garden so far we have had zero out door cooking .

Still not heard anything from my son its heading for six months without and contact cant understand his logic , no one has heard anything from him .His sister gats married next week and he has shown no interest in getting in touch with her .

She is also moving house hopefully it all goes through today its a five bedroom three bathroom house built at the start of 2000 quarter of a century ago .

SATURDAY - My daughter and he husband to be Josh got the keys to their new house let chaos ensue very stressful but also happy times moving into a new property .

Helen has nine readings to day two in the afternoon and seven in Almondbury later tonight be after midnight when she finishes .

SUNDAY - Went to Dirt Cheap Lants at North Anston Sheffield it is basically run from a house with loads of tropical plants for sale to the general public  ranging from a few pounds to hundreds of pounds Helen bought a couple of Cordylines .

After putting the plants in the garden we waited in Helen had sold her guitar I bought her years ago for £180 the man arrived at two paid the cash and left with a very decent Yamaha electric acoustic guitar .

We went to my daughters new house its five bedrooms three bathrooms over three floors the kitchen dinner is L-shaped with loads of storage we had a McDonalds with them helped Josh put two TVs on the wall hopefully they stay put hollow walls don't think they will move .The house is better than the photos its ideal there is major dislikes the area is near to the main street for shopping and the countryside for walking their dog Bee is just down the street an ideal combo.

Naughty us on the way home we went to McDonalds got five chicken stipes fries and a coke Helen got a fillet of fish meal with coke we got home just before nine o clock another weekend gone too fast .

UPROOTED

 SUNDAY - Went over to see Helens parents blasted their patio while they went out to some local garden centres .The sun was out and for a change the sky was blue and it was hot .Just the right sort of afternoon to be messing around with water .

MONDAY - Did our patio again with the power washer got rid of some old marks and stains looking a lot better hopefully the sun lasts throughout the week .

SATURDAY - Went over to Leeds the M1 was shut due to a serious crash involving multiple cars we was going to Tong garden centre we ended up spending £125 on plants and sand stone rocks .

Had fish and chips for tea from the local chippy 

SUNDAY - Went over to my sisters house for a family gathering all the family was there apart from my son Guy which was upsetting .They had put a spread on burgers , chicken , pakoras and other nibbles cuscus and salad and strawberries and profiteroles .We ended up digging up a plant they didn't want they are redoing the garden it was hard work digging the Fatsia Japonica even harder getting it into the car but we did it eventually .

MONDAY - Booked my speed awareness course its at the end of next month save me getting the three points on my clean license .Planted the Japanese Japonica hopefully it likes its new home .

FINED AGAIN

 SATURDAY - Drove Helen to Saltaire she had three readings to do it was a hours drive I had to be careful for the speed cameras , a letter from the poilice notice on intended prosecution for a speeding offence I was coming home from work the speed limit changes from forty mph to thirty mph it was 02,30 in the morning and i was tired and not paying attention I got flashed  by the speed camera the letter stated i was travelling at 35 mph I pass this camera every night for the last four years I know its there never mind I have zero points on my license for now , the joys of motoring .Every time I have zero points which i had from Novemebr last year before the year is out I end up getting points back on my licence .

GARDEN UPDATE

 SATURDAY - Back to the local garden centre bought the last two eight foot sleepers roughly eight by four inch once they are cut that's all the wood working completed no more lugging timber about .

Loaded the car up with more garden waste that's another job that should be fully done on of the bags stunk to high heaven it was pungent not sure why.

Helen had readings at four o'clock  at Meltham the rubbish tip is also located in Meltham it shuts at four she had reading at home to do between eleven ant two cool get to the tip then drop her of for her reading at four we left at ten past three .The road out of Holmfirth was closed for a parade we had to detour time was running out I had to get the smelly bag of garden waste out of the car .Long story short we made it and got rid of the waste why is it when you are in a rush you always get the worlds slowest driver in front of you but we made it never less made it .

Went to the supermarket on the way home after dropping Helen off bought cider coke and Dr Pepper also bacon and chicken legs going to pig out in the garden in the sun . 

SUNDAY -Bought another 12 bags of compost and five bags of natural tree bark and a red  Cordyline . Arriving back home unloaded the car and started putting down the  weed barrier and the bark chippings on top was supposed to get thunder storms yellow weather warning it's late afternoon and it's 21degrees could have had a barbeque , It is red hot , cold cider weather .

RAKE AND BARROW

 SATURDAY - Bought another 10 x 50 litre bags of compost from the garden centre we also bought four freshly baked pork pies for tea so not just got a load of muck .They had some nice parasols .

MONDAY - Started taking the grass up used a rake to rip up the turf that was on netting it took a few hours o get it all up and into bags to take to the tip all the grass is up there is over 30 bin liners worth of soi land turf and worms .

TUESDAY - Laid out the weed liner pegged it into the ground and started to bring the stone chippings from the front of the house to the back one ton of stone and a couple of dozen barrow loads the stone chippings were in place I would have been struggling without the wheel barrow - Bought another two sleepers and six bags of Yorkshire cream stone chippings we are putting a four by four planter into the middle we will need another two sleepers and another eight bags of stone and some bags of plum slate .Made the base of the centre planter it was stained it black to match the rest of the sleepers .

WEDNESDAY - Brought the Japanese acer from the front of the house to the rear garden also moved the chiminea and water feature .Went to the tip get rid of the old turf netting and soil .

BLACKED OUT

THURSDAY - Bought another three sleepers will need another two to make eight in all that will complete all of the troughs .I also gave them the first coat of black Cuprinol duck back black which makes them stand out even more .

FRIDAY - All the sleepers are in position and are went to the garden centre bought 15 x 50 litre bags of compost the lad loading the car put us an extra two in hopefully this will be enough to fill them up .I need to give a wood a second coat of black then add the linier and then the tree bark .

Then we need sort out  anew water feature and then the pots and plants ferns etc .

TRUGGING ON

 THURSDAY - After years at work I have finally been given a fleece to wear only took fifteen years .

FRIDAY - Unscrewed the two wooden seats and table and part of the veg trug took the timber to the tip to recycle .Will have to get rid of the soil/compost before I can dismantle the rest of the trug .

SATURDAY - Re-designing the garden putting in some new sleepers moving others finally getting rid of the grass the amount of rain we get its never been a great lawn its half mud half grass .We have used enough grass seed to reseed Wimbledon tennis court  .We have bought a liner and will use a stone gravel to cover it .We are also changing some of the plants and erecting a wooden arch hopefully it will only take a few days .That is depending on the weather .

SUNDAY -Helen is out working I went to pick up the liner and three eight foot 10x4 sleepers which I just got into the car. Dismantled the rest of the trug it was surprising how much soil was contained inside this will do to fill in the new sleeper areas ,to the old timber to the tip before it closed at four o 'clock..

SPRINGS

 SUNDAY - Entered a raffle to win a Luton box camper van we bought two tickets for five pound each the draw is in July or earlier if all the ticket allocation are sold fingers crossed .

Visited Helens parents we have not been over for a month so it was a nice visit we took the dogs they stayed in the garden .

TUESDAY - I ordered two pairs of shoes from what I thought was a dodgy website I paid using Pay Pal I thought I wouldn't get the shoes I did and they are  not that bad for £35 a pair they are ok hopefully they will last eighteen months if not longer .

THURSDAY - Roll on the weekend hopefully it will be sunny totally fed up with the weather and the potential for full scale world war 3 happening .

SATURDAY - Went to the Springs shopping mall Helen bought some different shades of denim jeans , I looked at suits need to get one for my daughters wedding last time i bought a suit was for mine over thirty years ago .It's not the best place for shops they do have a Marks and Sparks food hall which is good Meadowhall is a lot bigger and better .

PHOTO AND QUOTE

 THURSDAY - Took the dogs out  it was raining again everyday we are getting rain showers if not torrential it is annoying this as been going on since January nearly every day we have had rain . Cooked a full English breakfast and for the dogs I cooked them  chicken breast ,

FRIDAY - Dropped Helen of at Golcar at her friends house she had readings to do and wouldn't finish till around midnight I finished work at 02.00 for the  first time in ages I was home alone I watched a bit of You Tube before going to sleep .

SATURDAY - Picked Helen up just before 11.00  her friend dropped her of in Holmfirth at 09.00 she had an appointment for her nails doing I picked her up .We went to Oldham to Tesco stocked up on tin food mainly meats Spam , Pec and  cooked ham .We also bought sausages , bacon , baked beans , tomatoes and hash browns .We also bought bread flour and yeast we need to get the bread machine dusted off .

SATURDAY WEEKEND 2 - Have not posted in a while nothing great has happened had a d.o.a come in the hospital with the police and csi he had died in a house fire he died of smoke inhalation and suffered no burns he was dragged out by a neighbour but still ended up dead a smoke alarm would have more than likely saved his life .

Helen had readings to do in Castleford from half past two i stayed in the car I was brought over a coffee I watched John Travolta in "Swordfish"  as well as "Crank" and "The Dark Knight" .After we went to the Barracuda for fish and chips we ate them in the car .

" ONLY THE DEAD SEE THE END OF THE WAR " is a quote by Plato that  I saw today very appropriate and  very true .

The photo above is of Billy The Kid it sold for $5 million could you imagine if he had any idea he be truly dumbfounded useless piece of information , makes you wonder who would spend that sort of money on this guess i have just saved my self five million 

NEW READS

 FRIDAY - My son has been released from prison yet again I don't know where he is he as not attempted to make contact the only reason we know is he bumped into someone he knew who is good friends with his sister and she was good enough to let my daughter know she had seen him he was in the city centre just after midday and  apparently he didn't look good , she said he had a couple of missing teeth more than likely due to fighting .Until he contacts us directly I have no way of talking to him to find out exactly what he is doing .

SATURDAY - Some friends called up from down south Debbie and Craig they had brought Helen a bottle of Bailey's and i recieved some cans of Koppaberg peat greatlly appreciated . We  all went out to the Local for a meal it was medioca at best not impressed three off us ordered the beer battered fish the batter was not cooked correctly , we did not make a fuss it was edible but only a 5/10.

MONDAY - Went to visit my daughter took over some Easter eggs for the grand kids she was reading a book by Freida McFadden "The Housemaid " she said it was good I downloaded it when i returned home , and I cant put it down its an excellent read if your struggling to find something to read go for it .I will download another book I enjoy Shari Lapena books this author is as good .

RIP

 SATURDAY - I cannot go visit my Son I need to be on his contacts list if I am not added I cant go also I need to be on this list to even ring him so if he does not update his list I have no chance of going , not that I really wanted to go which father wants to visit his son behind bars .

Helen went to her friends house Sophie to do a cleansing and Helen I dropped her off when I picked her up hours late that night I went home with  a home made chicken curry and nan bread I wasn't complaining and honestly it was good .

SUNDAY - Went to Oldham to a Tesco Extra it was massive plus had a wide choice of food both fresh and frozen we bought a joint of pork and some greens for Sunday dinner  we have never shopped here before we both liked it plus load sof offers using the club card .

THURSDAY - Went to the funeral of a lady who worked nights cleaning the operating theatres attended the service then went to the cemetry to say our final goodbyes , I was given a rose to throw into her grave it landed at the side of her coffin hopefully she is now at peice , 

After I left before goin gto work for my evening shift I went to a local fish shop and got fish and chips and curry sauce it was ok I then drove to work .

VISITING

 WEDNESDAY - The funeral service for the lady who works nights cleaning theatres is next week on the 28th she is getting buried near to the house Helen and I bought years ago on the Green Hills  when we first stated out together I am so glad we don't live there anymore as most parts of the inner city have . The house had a massive kitchen dinner with patio doors opening on to the back garden we also  renovated the bathroom the only thing left to update was the front bay windows .To this day I don't think the windows have been touched , they were on the way out when we lived there fifteen years ago .

THURSDAY - Received a hand written letter from my son Helen told me I would have contact from him last week she rightly predicted it be on the 20th or 21st I received his letter on the 21st she was 100% accurate .The letter was from Prison he is back inside I have requested a visitors pass for Saturday 30th of March at two in the afternoon I am visiting him with Helen lets see what excuses and new promises he has thought up to excuse his bullshit previous promises that he made about behaving staying clean  and going straight getting into work  and getting his life back on track it never happened I honestly don't think it will happen this time round  , but I will be happy to be proven wrong .

Watched the Bob Marley film "One Love" I remember Bob dying I heard it on the radio I was devastated I was upset for weeks the death of a legend he was my favourite artist of the time  I had his last six albums his Legend albums has been in the U,K charts for the last 26 years 1370 weeks and off course there is Ziggy , Stephen and Damion keeping the music going .I enjoyed the film .

I have the entire series of Guy Ritchie's "The Gentlemen" to watch as well as Road House and The Walking Dead "The Ones That Live"..

A FEW DAYS OFF

 WEDNESDAY - A friend who grow up in the street I lived as a child and knew for my first thirteen years of life has died from cancer everyone knows someone who is in the process of fighting cancer or has did from cancer and yet every moth the news is reporting miracle pills that kill cancer cells a load of government  propaganda .

FRIDAY - Break up tonight for a week a whole nine days off and I am looking forward to every day not at work 

SATURDAY - Pressure washed the patio and planters , pots and other things I fancied blasting I was soaked by the end  specially my feet I need wellies . At four p.m. I dropped Helen of at Penistone she had readings to for seven people .I picked her up four hours later.

SUNDAY - Went to Meadow Hall to the shop I hate the most Primark we was not in there long Helen knew more or less what she wanted  cooking a Sunday dinner a chicken joint and a piece of gammon with Yorkshire puddings and roast potatoes .

MONDAY - Messed around with the Das clay Helen had bought we did numerous things it passed a few hours it was quite good fun we need to perfect certain skills when it comes to modelling , like everything Fish and chips with a battered sausage for tea was the highlight of the day .

TUESDAY - Pressure washe rout again tis time I did the front patio  which is a lot bigger i blasted out a full bucket of moss and weeds from the cracks in the  block paving I will need to get some fine sand and sweep it in to the cracks as soon as it is dry .

Started watching the new series of Wlking Dead The Ones Who Live see how it goes hopefully better the the plain old walking dead .

END OF GAME FINAL CHAPTER

 Have been playing Wolfenstein New Order I have advanced quite a way through the game there was a couple of points I struggled on and was not sure what I had to do next but I battled on killed the Nazis and continued on .The only trouble I have is I tend to get motion sickness when I stop the gaming I play propped up on the bed on a Samsung 55 inch wall mounted tv so I don't know what the issue is .

Doctors aren't sure exactly why video games cause motion sickness. They think it might have to do with mismatched messages about movement that the brain gets from the eyes and inner ears. Liquid in the semi circular of your inner ear  allows you to sense if you're moving. But the brain can get confused if your inner ear senses that you're sitting still while your eyes see the action on the screen and tell the brain you're moving. That may leave you feeling sick, dizzy, or drowsy.

The lady who retired sadly passed away early hours of Saturday morning wouldn't it be  a great gesture from the U.K government if the gave the family some cash from the pension she will never claim one penny from for them to give some cash from the pot back to the family to  pay for the cost of her funeral, She paid her taxes and national insurance the government keeps the lot as she has no living husband ,The game of life has finished the final chapter ended my she meet the final boss up in the sky .

LIFES A BITCH DEATH IS WORSE

 MONDAY - No good crying it's back to work this evening never mind can't be happy forever no rainbows with out rain .

We had a lady working on nights she has been doing her shift twenty plus years a couple of weeks back she retired she left with a moderate lump sum and weekly pension from her works pension fund .

This week she has been diagnosed with untreatable cancer ,  this Saturday God willing she will go home for palliative end of life care she has days and hours rather than months and weeks her life change from thank you Lord to why me life isn't fair but sometimes we do question is there a God and why .

I know many don't even make retirement age but she had crossed the winning line only to find out its her last race ever to say a lot of people at work are sad is an understatement . Don't make big plans for when you retire make plans for this week next month but don't look too far in to the future no one is guaranteed one .

 

WEEK OFF

 FRIDAY - We had more snow it laid to about two inches I manage to get out just as it was starting bought eggs , bacon , sausages and bread cakes .I then went to the corner shop and bought milk and 40 cigarettes.

The snow will go in a couple of days cant see it getting any worse the main roads will be clear , we live in a massive cul-de-sac so we don't get any grit wagons so the snow always stays around for a couple of days.

SATURDAY - Sorted Helens wardrobe out she got rid of a load of clothes we took them to the recycling bins at the supermarket including shoes towels and bedding .It all went in there it was after I finished unloading the boot that I noticed a sticker saying that it all had to be in bags oops never mind  . 

Cooked to steak pies , chips and baked beans for tea most of the snow is gone there is some still on the hills and in the fields but the roads are clear .

SUNDAY - Went over to see Helens parents we had dinner with them and stayed most of the afternoon it was dark when we got back home , the dogs were over joyed to see us back to work tomorrow evening break up for a week in a fortnight 

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 .