Some pics...

Realised the blog was looking a bit sparse piccy wise..here's some taken in the Autumn...


And now, some of the pupsters...


"So, it's one Cornetto and a cider ice lolly?


"Blue Steel, Chief..."

Xmas wind down...

Well, I've had a bit of an easy week...all orders are in, well as much as can be anyway. Been to the shops a couple of times but not done a great deal really...mainly just preparing for the NZ and Oz trip next week!

Tonight we're off out...not sure where to as yet - it's a surprise!

We're back up to Rugeley tomorrow and then out in Cannock tomorrow night. Sunday its round my parents for an Xmas dinner (as we won't be here on the 25th), and then on Monday just potter around I think...

Xmas is coming...2

So this week we're down in Radlett. Sunday night we didn't do anything as we were both a bit tired. On Monday I had to go into the office for a couple of meetings and a conference call. The train station was shut and neither of the ticket machines worked...typical...

Monday night SJ was out with some customers so I stayed in, watched a bit of TV...defluffed some clothes (don't ask) and then went to bed...quite boring really!

Xmas is coming...

Saw my Grandad and Lil today. They're going on a cruise again over Xmas so we popped round with their presents. They're looking OK if not a little old. They're away for nearly 3 weeks...very nice!

We then drove down to Radlett in the afternoon. We're in Radlett all week as I've got meetings in Luton for a couple of the days and SJ is in work for most of the week. Back up on Saturday...

Portuguese Eating

On Friday night I picked up SJ from B'ham Airport. She was a bit tired from her week in Frankfurt so we decided to stay in. We tried one of the curry sauces we'd bought from the Good Food Show. It was absolutely magnificent...Parampara they're called and thoroughly recommended.

On Saturday we took the doggies over the Chase. They'd not been for a while and they loved it, despite the rain...

On Saturday night we went over to SJ's parents to check all is OK with the house. Then, Janette & Richard picked us up as it was Richard's birthday. We went into Stone to a new Portuguese restaurant. The place and the people couldn't have been better...just a shame the food wasn't quite up to scratch...don't get me wrong, it was nice...it just could have been better. One thing that was nice though was the starter - clams...b-e-a-u-tiful...!

Jongleurs

Tonight was our company's Xmas do. We had booked to go into Watford to a comedy club called Jongleurs. They're part of the same chain that owns Walkabout so they had a bar downstairs. The food was terrible...cold, late and undercooked. The drinks and the comedians were great though! Very funny night indeed! We all stayed over at the Travelodge in Watford which was an absolute dive but was clean and warm I suppose...

The following day I drove to Wareham in Dorset to see a man about an order. All went well...hopefully we'll get an order out of them before the year is out.

Champagne...

St. Pancras is a fantastic station. Not sure where the £800 million has gone but it's a great place. We queued to get into europe's longest Champagne Bar and had four bottles. It's not cheap, lowest bottle price is about £60 but it was worth it just to experience it. The bar itself is alongside the Eurostar line which is a bit weird as you're sipping champagne next to a departing or arriving Eurostar...bizarre...

Afterwards we headed down Oxford St, to see the Xmas lights and then into Covent Garden for our meal. We ate at a place called Rock Garden. Nothing special but OK. Following that we had a few drinks then headed home. We managed to hail a passing rickshaw...not sure he was keen on the business in hindsight, 10 minutes to cut across London with 3 people in a rickshaw...no thanks....anyway, we made it and I didn't fall asleep on the train!

The £800 Million Railway Station

Tonight I'm going in to London. I'm meeting up with Dan at St.Pancras. I'm actually really looking forward to seeing the new station - there's been a TV program on it for the last few weeks and it'll be good to see it in the flesh. We're then off to Covent Garden for something to eat and a few beers. We're with customers so it shouldn't be too late a night...

Booster

Took Indi to have her booster vaccination today...its normally quite a fraught experience as she's not the greatest with other dogs. As it happens, she was really good. No problems with her either in the vets or with the other dogs...great!

Good Food Show

On Sunday, we had tickets for the Good Food Show at the NEC. We managed to get these through HP and included tickets to the Gordon Ramsay demonstration live cooking. It was a really, really good show, and I was really surprised by it. We bought quite a bit of stuff including, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, curry powders, candle decorations, sausages, etc...

I had to take SJ to the airport straight afterwards as she's in training in Frankfurt until Friday. This week, I'm going to be in London/Luton on Tues/Wed and Bournemouth on thursday...going to ask a man about an order... ;-)