Thursday was lovely - chat with Chris, over to Lindsey for Personal Training and we managed to chat a fair bit too between puffs and, finally, Morrisons for a shop. Small but, as is only to be expected nowadays, not cheap.
I looked inside my purse to get my debit card and there it was - gone!! Goodness knows where I lost it between the Wednesday shopping around town and the Thursday Morrisons shop. I paid with my phone instead (so glad I had it with me, I don't always) and when I got home, after a scrabble around my bag, I used the app to cancel my card and order a replacement. It is such a simple process now, made simpler by the fact that the lost card hadn't been used anywhere else. Then I went the rounds changing bank details and I expect I will have messages telling me 'your card has been refused, please change your bank details' for a month or so. Oh, well!!
And while on the subject of money, my electricity bill shot up this past month. I wondered why until I remembered the Garden Room. I keep the thermostat low in there but when it's colder it does click on. If I will go for these luxuries . . .
Yesterday started with Slimming World, really good with a great discussion, and then I picked Alex up for his cooking lesson.
We had a go at making a nut roast from a recipe Beth found with a view to possibly having it Christmas Day. We made a few mistakes - over chopped the nuts and tried to do the mixing in Thermione so we ended up with a gloopy mixture. It made LOADS too.
The resulting loaf was/is quite tasty but the texture is wrong, I think, although it is up to Beth. I'm going to have another go using third quantities and what we made won't be wasted!
The resulting loaf was/is quite tasty but the texture is wrong, I think, although it is up to Beth. I'm going to have another go using third quantities and what we made won't be wasted!
After all that and driving Alex home again, I tidied the kitchen properly and flopped.
Today I am baffled. I'm booked into a sourdough course at the Thermomix studio this morning. The ticket and the site says it starts at ten thirty but the reminder message I got yesterday says be there for twelve. I've fired off an email but I bet it won't be accessed until Monday!
I will get there for ten thirty and hope for the best!
I will get there for ten thirty and hope for the best!
As I'm in town, I will be getting a fee specific festive gifts before bussing home and spending the rest of the day on (and therefore under) the quiet skies blanket. I'm joining the squares together now and decided to just accept the squares I made in wrong colours. It's OK, I don't notice them as much in whole blanket context and the border will also help. I am SO glad I don't have to frog them.
And, of course, it is Strictly in Blackpool. Yay!
If you're chatting away 'between puffs' you are obviously getting much fitter now, well done. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat time discrepancy for the Thermomix course would really throw me, hopefully there is a coffee shop close by where you can sit and wait if necessary.
That's what Lindsey says. The chatting is important.
DeleteIt was ten thirty - I suspect the reminder letter was just a copied and pasted job and they didn't change that bit. And, yes, there's plenty I could do, had it been necessary. xx
Well done on being able to chat while exercising. I am going to watch Strictly tonight for the first time this year but have given up completely on the knitting show. Catriona
ReplyDeleteNow I haven't. I have accepted that there's lots of different ways to craft and change and development is important in all arts and crafts. There's room for all, I think - but if you're not enjoying it, there's better ways to use your time. :-) We're all different! xx
DeleteWow, have you drawn breath yet?
ReplyDeleteGlad you got your card sorted out.
Our electric bill has jumped up and we're not sure why 😏
Enjoy your sourdough course
Alison in Devon x
lol - yes, breathing evenly now.
DeleteI guess when the clocks changed, and as it gets darker anyway, our usage goes up. Also, for me, less sun and more diffused light means less solar power. It all counts. xx
Sorry to hear about your debit card. Good thing you were able to use your phone. It is the baking time of year, isn’t it?
ReplyDeleteI put it on my phone when my card was hacked a few years ago. It would have been embarrassing otherwise as I don't use credit cards.
DeleteAnd yes, delicious baking! It's so lovely. xx
I am sorry about your debit card, but thankful that you could use your phone for your purchase.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Yes, indeed. I am thankful that it hadn't been used illegally, before I cancelled it anyway. That adds another layer of complication. I now just have to wait for the replacement to arrive.
DeleteThanks, Jackie. xx
Such a horrid feeling when you realise you have lost your bank card. At least these days it is easy to cancel the card and order a new one via a phone app. Hope it doesn't cause too much inconvenience for you.
ReplyDeleteIt really is. Your heart sinks. It's not been a nuisance really except that I have to remember my phone - I don't always - and I have to keep it charged, of course. xx
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