NST: August Adventures

apple_muncher

Gosh, mothernerd, where on earth is the funeral if it needs 7 changes...?!

sashanut

Hi all:j



Many thanks for the good wishes for my hols, I am now on my own here - but only till tomorrow when I go to pick up DD, so only temporary silence!

Have no more NSDs to report as spent every day, however the fridge is groaning with YS items from a raid on Mns. Including 6 avocados for 29c... I have hopes of an NSD tomorrow though, I only have to pick up DD from the airport so no spends hopefully

Journey here was thankfully uneventful & just about recovered from it..

Have not eaten well though, just bits & pieces, not healthy probably because nobody here to cook for. However, tomorrow will be better, I have resolved!

Have been in the garden here (in between the torrential rain showers) and also planted some flowers, there are at least 2 species that the rabbits apparently don't eat.

Checking in as often as I can : Hello Turtles!

mothernerd

Abingdon, about 8 miles from Oxford, but no train station. It's been a while since I travelled (meetings, conferences etc) but I'm sure the London train used to go Wigan (every other train calling at Newton which is only about 4 miles up the road), Warrington, Crewe, Birmingham New Street, Didcot Parkway, Oxford, Reading (have spent lots of time in Oxford station without ever getting off the train - stuck on a side line waiting for a different train to go through).

There is always a better simpler way (they had the trains going all over everywhere) but I hadn't the patience to go through any more options tonight. One option had me going to Manchester on the new V1 (excellent bus) but then getting off to walk to a tram to go a couple of stops to get to Piccadilly Station (there is a little free bus that travels between the stations - well there are 3 that cover a lot of Manchester city centre locations).

I will figure it out but I would like to stick to stations I'm familiar with where possible, I'll have enough roaming about when i reach the bits I don't know at all. Abingdon doesn't look very big and the place I'm staying is convenient for the church. Going the night before seems like a really good idea, I'm too old for the 4am taxi to Wigan station to catch the early train.

Fmess

Morning all,

Yesterday was a surprise SFD so up to 4. Walked the dogs and drove to visit a friend in Birmingham. She paid for lunch and we had a lovely catch up and walk. Started to drive home and ended up stuck at a standstill on the motorway for 2 hours due to an accident. Also had an unpleasant reaction to something I’d ate whilst stuck so it was a good job we were stationary and I had time to recover before driving home. Now just shattered and feel a bit worse for wear.

apple_muncher

Fmess - hope you are recovering, both from the journey and whatever you are.

PheoniX

Hi folks :wave:

Managed to bag a 3 no spend hatrick over the night shifts and there's a chance I'll break the run of it today if l pop into town for a cuppa and a read of my Salt Path book in the coffee shop. If this is the case, I may as well do a small shop and pick up birthday cards while I'm at it.

Didn't make it to this morning's park run due to a marathon 12 hour catch up sleep. May go for a trot around the pond later.

Fmess hope you're better this afternoon and have managed to figure out what caused the reaction..

Hugs to all :wave:

apple_muncher

apple_muncher wrote: »

Fmess - hope you are recovering, both from the journey and whatever you are.

...whatever you ate, not are!! Oops! Sorry!

Toni'sfriend

NSD No 7

It's been a bit of a quiet day. We were expecting heavy rain but it's been sunny all day. Still I suppose there's still time.

Sorted out some more books and found a pile of history magazines that Himself has stashed away. I can't believe that anyone would want them now so they'll have to go to recycling. Just not sure how I going to manage it without Himself finding out.

I think all my cookery books are all together now in a big wicker hamper. They are much easier to access now. Had an interesting time looking through them looking for some new recipes. Got a few ideas that I'm looking forward to trying out

Hope everyone is having a relaxing weekend..

Kerry_Woman

Fmess - Sending you hugs. Hope you are feeling better.
Was a spend day. Had to buy a new tv remote control.
Grateful for:
Nice chats on phone with brother and sister.
Toothpowder order being delivered.
Having a chilled out day.
Started reading new book.

dolly84

Have been out walking in the Peak District with DH, it was windy and raining but it is better than staying in imo. Have had a small spend in Aldi and some charity shop purchases but we did take our own lunch and a flask of coffee.