The Comper's Inn part 42

sheils6

Hi everyone,

Hope you are all well today and have the beautiful sunshine that we have.

That's me back already. Had a lovely busy time though. Yesterday we went to Prestwick to use petrol vouchers and £10 off £50 Voucher at Sainsbury and then headed for Troon. Had a look round there and a walk along the prom and then headed for Castle Semple Lake and country park which was beautiful but took a little bit of finding as we were diverted because of an accident and half the signs seemed to be hidden in hedges. We had a walk there in blazing sunshine and then headed for Dumbarton Castle which has about 600 steps and it started to bucket down. There would have been fantastic views if it hadn't been wet and cloudy but you can't win them all. We saw most of it anyway before heading for our hotel a few miles away but on the way there we got held up by a herd of cows!!!! DH's language wasn't too good by that point. Anyway a T-bone Steak and a free bottle of wine at Brewers Fayre soon cheered him up.
Went to Balloch today and had a walk around Balloch Country Park which is right beside Loch Lomond. So that is another cheap break finished.

DH makes the coffee in this house wingo unless we are having a Tassimo. He doesn't like my coffee. I drink far more tea than coffee anyway.

Has anyone one anything this week yet?

fire**fly

welcome back sheils :j
sounds like you had a proper adventure with all them things happening :eek: can imagine your dh's language when
that happened with the cows :eek::rotfl: my dh's would have been the same
was nice sunshine earlier here but started raining around half 2 & still drizzling :eek: bloomin cold out as well :eek:
ne wems yesterday or today up to now but after last weeks lot I can't complain :eek:

hows roxy settling in wingo :j

AlfieBlue

Beaut day here! Not chilly at all thank the lord!!!!

Decorating going really well (had good stab at it from early morn) then went out to garden for change of scene after. Got quite a bit accomplished so very pleased

fire**fly

sounds good alfie :j
are your birds eating double again? mine are, had to refill feeders twice today :eek:

AlfieBlue

Yes ff - dem birds are going beserk for the food!!!! :eek: Greedy critters:D Also have the dear little tiny field mice also that feed, never any trouble with them

Sorry to hear peeps are finding it a tad chilly. It is fairly mild here tho at the mo thank god cos hate to put the heating on so early, but not needed at the mo. temps are good here. Doesn't it get dark early now tho in the evening!!!:eek:

Fairly pleased as coated coving again early this morn then popped off to hardware and got meself a roller to do kitchen ceiling. All done and dusted and ceiling is now sparkling!!!

Hate doing ceilings but just bit the bullet and got on with it. Fair bit of splatttering with paint but hey ho what the heck!! Now that's done I can concentrate on the walls etc :j:j:j

xxxxxxx

AlfieBlue

Oh yes ff while I think of it ...... am also cooking my runner beans tonight that I prepared and froze without blanching! We can compare notes tomorrow The bean experiment!!!

Am having mine with cauli cheese and saute pots. Looking forward to it xxx

fire**fly

birds must know there's going to be a chilly spell I think, when it was warm the other day they didn't bother so much but now are getting it down them like no tomorrow :eek:
yes, it's beginning to get dark here already,
long nights ahead :eek:
you've done brill with the decorating :j:T
yep, we'll compare notes with the r/beans :j
am doing cod in white sauce with the beans & carrots
& mashed potato, felt like some
warming food :j
your dinner sounds delic :drool: :j

AlfieBlue

Ooooh! yon dinner sounds lovely - good warming food

:j:j:j Will be back on case when decorating finished which shouldn't be too long - end of week I reckon :j:j

sheils6

Sun shining in our livingroom at the moment so not cold.
Sounds like you have done well with the painting Alfie.

We don't feed the birds FF as we are away so often and they get used to feeding at the same place. Do put stuff out if it is really bad weather though. Saw a lot of Red Kites flying together on our way home this afternoon. I think we must have been near the place that officially feeds them.

We are having Lasagna that DD and her Polish friend made. They made one for themselves last night and one for us too. Looking forward to it.

AlfieBlue

:j:j Just had runner beans that had not been blanched - just prepared and put in freezer ........ absolutely lovely - picked straight off plants, quickly prepared n frozen.

Cooked for few mins, very tasty, good bite, full of flavour - very impressed, thoroughly enjoyed!!!! You must thank your neighbour ff :T:T:T:A:A xxxxx