Sunday, 9 August 2009

Cross...at Brent Cross...


Went to Brent Cross today. Thought we'd give it a whirl. Was a bit disappointed really. We were expecting something huge but in reality its quite small - certainly not as big as Merry Hill...

We did manage to go into Yo Sushi! and "won" more meals...was excellent. We also went into the Apple store but its noweher near as good as Regent Street. Anyway, SJ bought some stuff from Boots for her upcoming hols but that was it...

Gourmett Bankwett

Went to Tim's Table on Friday night - think our eyes were bigger than our bellies! We ordered the Gourmet Banquet but it was a course too many...


Yesterday was a day at home, mowed the lawn, washed the patio and generally tidied up. We then went into London Colney and had a mooch around. Didn't realise but Borders is shutting down...quite weird to see all the books for sale at £1. Had a wine in M & S Deli and bought some stuff for a BBQ, which we cooked last night.

Friday, 7 August 2009

Good day today

Had a good day today, very busy but productive...finally feel like I'm getting somewhere! Tonight we're off for a Chinese at Tim's Table in the town. This weekend I've got to mow the lawn, get my hair cut, take the dry cleaning...etc, etc...


Next week we've got a very busy week - visitors over from the US at work so we're entertaining from Wednesday onwards...

Just finished watching The Memory Keepers Daughter - pretty good really...just wondering if it was based on a real story?

Thursday, 6 August 2009

Here comes the rain again...


Will it ever stop raining? It seems to have been throwing it down for the last month or so. Just seen (another) severe weather warning for potential floods. You certainly would not believe its August!
On Sunday, we headed into St Albans for a walk round and some Sunday lunch. We stumbled across a pub called The Cock where they do a fantastic Sunday Roast. This is the second time we've been there and it was excellent. This week has been mostly just working...this weekend we're free pretty much. Probably go out for a meal on Friday or Saturday in Radlett but nothing much else planned...

Sunday, 2 August 2009

Sales

We did a tabletop sale this weekend at Our Lady & St Lourdes Church in Hednesford. We were selling off some of the stuff from my Grandad's house. Having never done one nefore, we were a little unsure as to what to expect, still we arrived at 10:00 and pitched up. It was indoors and what a good job that was as it was throwing it down (again). We were lucky to get our tables as there was a bit of a rush! Anyway, we had sold some items before we'd even set up! You don't get a lot from these places but we made a profit of around £35. Not bad really as there wasn't a huge audience due to the weather. Apparently on a good day, you can easily make £80 odd pound!

Tuesday, 28 July 2009

Classics on the Common


Popped along to Harpenden tonight. The last Wednesday in July is the night for Harpenden Classics on the Common. Last year it was fantastic weather and there was over 2000 cars! This year it tipped it down but it was still really well attended. There's all sorts of cars that go from Ferrari's to VW and pretty much everything in between. Afterwards, SJ and I headed into the Red Lion for a quick wine...




Sunday, 26 July 2009

A weekend of motorsport

Just finished watching the MotoGP from Donington. Was a good race - Rossi was excellent as always and still managed to come fifth despite falling off!


Earlier was the Hungarian Grand Prix, which again was good viewing, just a little train like this weekend.

We're back down in Radlett now, having been up in Rugeley for yesterday. We went out last night to Walsall Rugby Football Club. It was a party for SJ's family. It was OK really - very cheap - a pint and a half of lager and a bottle of red wine....£10.05! Bargain...

Friday, 24 July 2009

Some pics from the weekend walk



Just a local one around Radlett...around 10 miles I suppose in total...

Wednesday, 22 July 2009

Priscilla - Queen of the Desert


We'd been meaning to go and see this how for ages - the film is one of SJ's favourites and so we booked in to see it on Saturday night.


It was absolutely brilliant - the cast were superb and the whole performance was very well done. I would highly recommend seeing it!

Tuesday, 14 July 2009

Vinopolis


On Monday night (my birthday) we went out to Vinopolis in London. It was something SJ had booked as a surprise and it was a night of wine tasting and a meal. The basic premise was France vs New Zealand in terms of the wine. Needless to say, in our book, NZ won out!


The nicest wine we tried was a NZ Pinot Noir from Delta vineyards...must try and look it up some time...

For my birthday, SJ has booked me in for a trip round Silverstone, followed by a choice of cars to drive round the track - I'll be picking the Ferrari!