Today’s the day when the cats get a haircut and a bath. Take cover! 🙂 They’re well overdue for both and I reckon it’ll be difficult for the Pussy Parlour to get rid of all their knots (without shaving them)given that it’s been so long since their previous visit in August. This is the longest …
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Category:Shopping
Visit Nick and Celina/Val’s Birthday meal
We took a drive over to Stamford on Saturday, to see our good friends Nick and Celina. We met at The Crown in Stamford for lunch and then did a bit of shopping. We decided to move my car from the pay-and-display because it was a maximum three-hour-stay. That was BIG mistake. Nick suggested we …
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No more Woolies
A sad day today as Woolworth’s calls in the Administrators. It feels like they’ve been around forever – 99 years is a long time in retail! The same happened at MFI too! Crazy times!!! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! …
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Ralph and Karen for lunch
We met up with Ralph and Karen for lunch. It was good to catch up with them both – it feels like we haven’t seen them for ages. They were heading back from Matlock, so we arranged to meet at The Chequers in Swinford for lunch. The food was good (We both had the Steak …
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