Last Of The Bluebells

No boots today so we went for a walk to the blubell woods of Marbury again but not many left now. The window for seeing them is very small - about two weeks. A bit sad to see them faded and droopy. Lots of other flowers in bloom though like the pungeant wild garlic and rhodedendrons. We had a small piece of stake bread to feed the occasional cheeky robin and duck family - a few ducklings on the Mere with a very alert looking Mummy duck. The sun stayed out most of the time though it wasa bit nippy under the canopy of the trees. The smell of the rotting wood and ferns etc. was quite amazing.
Stopped off on the way back to get Wilf some snack bars to chew and some muesli.

Antique Fair

Hazel and I went to an antique fair at the Crafts Centre this morning. Archie groaned something about being full of cold so he didn't come with us. It was a bit nippier than of late but the rain held off. Sadly the comic stall wasnt there this time so no old Beanos for Archie. We looked through a few postacrds but they were all quite expensive and we see cheaper in Crewe flea market. Hazel bought a silly enamel badge that says "Rounders" which she intends to wear her chest. She's been watching too many "Carry On" films I think!
I didn't find anything but bought a bar of Green and Black's 85% dark chocolate at the sweetie shop. Hazel bought some teeth rotting nougat.
The new neighbours have moved in and seem o.k. so far. We watched them struggling with a huge sofa in the back yard. Hazel opened out gate for them to get better manoeuvrebility and eventually they got it into the house.
Just watching the FA cup final between Portsmouth and Cardiff City. It's half time and Portsmouth are leading 1-0. It's drizzling and Archie has gone upstairs to practice on his keyboard. Scales by the sound of it.

I'm Having The Wrong Life

Fun new song from Big Al Davies of Rudry in South Wales.

Three Boots

Three boot sales this morning - our cup runneth over!
The first was at Verdin Park in the centre of town but not many there really. Prepared to run the gauntlet of motor bikes and hairy bikers but thankfully the Thundersprint doesn't start until 11 so the roads were pretty empty.
I didn't find much but Hazel bought two re-conditioned church chairs with shelves at the back for putting your hymn book or bible. We shall keep old pencils and sellotpae in ours I expect. A bargain for 15 quid the two. They will replace the rickety old chairs in the back room.
Archie bought a steel stringed guitar which he's just tuned and it sounds quite good. H'e s hoping Hazel might saw off a pieice of metal pipe to make a bottleneck thingy and he can play like Seasick Steve.
The next bootsale was a the High Scool in Weaverham which was huge and covered most of the playing field. Very hot by this time and Hazel had to take one of her vests off. No bargains here - too crowded and I was just getting grumpy and jostled by people with push chairs and pointy elbows. Hazel got some metal things and tiny light bulb. Also lots of cheap plants which filled the car with sweet smell of pinks and carnations.
The last boot was at Hartford High School and quieter thankfully. I got a few old scratchy 78's for 20p each- The Crane Skiffle Group on the Embassy label, George Chisolm's Jazz Band doing a medly of "Hits" and The Singing Dogs! I can't wait to hear those and hopefully upload to Boot Sale Sounds.

Summer Is A Comin' In

Just back from a walk to town and forwards. Very warm again - T shirt weather. I did some shopping and bought a small carton of orange juice for Archie's lunchbox. I would have bought more but they are heavy. Also got some smoked cod loin and parsly for tonight's dinner. I did'nt even know that cods had loins? Kedgeree I expect as Hazel has gone off the fish pie for some reason. It's probably quicker to do so I don't mind in this weather.
Also got two videos for 25p each - Billy Connolly in Ireland and a Jim Carrey film "Me, Myself and Irene" which I don't remember seeing ever.
Also an audio tape of the "Resturant At The End Of The Universe"- the follow up to "Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy" by Douglas Adams.
Archie made thse two collages in his school book. I think they are great.

Bluebells and Trifle

The weather has been pretty awful this weekend as far as the boot sales go. Got drizzled on yesterday at the curry place boot where the few stalls who turned up were rapidly packing up as we arrived. The one at Anderton was a bit better mainly because they had a hall to shelter in but the stalls outside were covered in plastic sheets. I bought a cheap MP3 player but it doesnt work as such but can be utilised as a memory stick so not a complete waste of money.
Hazel got some plants. Archie sensibly stayed in bed.
He went off bowling in Warrington this morning with his friend James and we had a nice walk over at Marbury and the bluebll woods in all their glory. No boot sales today though. Probably a quagmire anyway!

On Saturday Granma and Audrey came over for afternoon tea and bought a trifle. Hazel made a strawberry flan and we made pigs of ourselves.
Afterwards they looked for knitting patterns on the internet and a short game of Worms Blast.

This is my old reel to reel tape recorder that is on it's last legs but just capable of being loud enough to dub onto CD via the handy ION turnable extra plug thingy.

Tooth Is Stranger Than Friction

Where has the week gone? I don't know - anyway from what I remember it was o.k. At the weekend we went to Knutsford and saw "Horton Hears A Who" at the cinema which was fun though the place was full of tiny tots being a matinee and the noise was terrible! Popped into the town to look round a gallery and craft shop that was selling some of MMU students work- ceramics mostly.
No boot sales again but it was drizzling most of sunday so probably just as well. We went for a walk around the mere at Shackeley when the rain stopped ( or was that the day before?).
At the moment I have a numb right hand side of my face after going to the dentist for a filling repair. The left hand side has only just settled down after the last filling. She said it was a "high spot" on the filling and she filed it down for me. It was absolute torture being a very deep filling and need two jabs of the needle. Ouch! Hopefully no more fillings or repairs for a while.