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 .