Thursday, 28-11-24

Morning, everyone!  How are you today?  
Yesterday was another fairly busy day, starting with the weekly food shop early morning (the shops open at eight) .  I do like to go early, especially if I'm driving over to the Clock Tower precinct; it gets quite busy later on, especially at this time of year.

Anyway, I went to M&S and then to Aldi and it was a bit ouchy because I was buying for two family things as well as next week.  Everything seems to have gone up again.  For example, I do like the M&S West Country mature cheddar and when I started using M&S for veg (after lockdown, I am sure), it was about a fiver for a big block - expensive but worth it as a sometimes purchase.  On Tuesday, it was £7!!  And I needed two because I had run out of grated cheddar in the freezer.  Well - I say 'need' . . .

Then I popped into Dunelm and managed to get a nice candle (I'm a sucker for candles) and some books for Chris' grandson for Christmas.  I also found a replacement bag.  You may remember that I bought myself a bag for coach trips, one that stays on the coach and contains things that I might need but don't want to carry about and it has been very handy.  Well, on Tuesday, I was zipping it up on the way home and the zip came right off the end.  Very annoying.  I tried to get the end back on but it started undoing and I just couldn't get it back on so . . . new bag.  I found one that looks rather better made (I checked those zips) so everything has now been transferred over.  It's heavier but that doesn't matter and it was a bit more expensive but I'm hoping it will last longer.

And that was the day's excitement apart from personal training and the housework I had to do.

Today is a stay at home, baking sort of day.  I'm over to Chris at 9:30 for our weekly gossip and then it's home, James, to get some things prepared for the weekend.  I'm doing a lemon cheesecake for tomorrow night so I want to make that, and I found a recipe for oats and seeds crackers which I want to make for Saturday because it's basically a cheese and fruit buffet (with leftover cheesecake, fingers crossed).
I have some dried soup mix in the slow cooker, having soaked it overnight, and that will end up as a chicken and veg soup for lunch.
And I have started another knitting project, just a short one, knitting a Christmas gnome for Beth and Alex in the colour of their new Christmas decor; this is very much an impulse but it would be nice to give it to them on Saturday so whenever I sit down, the knitting needles are clickety clicking!

I should sleep well tonight, don't you think?  :-)
Have a great day, everyone.  xx