This week started on Bank Holiday Monday with a trip to Lidl to do a weekly shop. We had run out of most things and I couldn't avoid it any longer. I have to say, that I'm disappointed that they have stopped their Lidl plus coupon scheme. I believe it finished today. I later found out that they are replacing it with a significantly less generous points scheme, just like all the other supermarkets. I will miss the 10% off voucher each month when you spend £250, as it did save me some money. It's a sign of the times I guess. It may affect my loyalty, as I may go elsewhere for some items.
The shopping trip was okay, but was at our local store, which I don't enjoy visiting. I find that some customers there can be very rude, hence why I prefer to shop out of town, but I won't drive out on a Bank Holiday or the weekend, as there is way too much traffic.
Anyway, following the shop, OH and I visited an Open Garden Scheme garden, which was a lovely way to spend the afternoon. I've posted separately about this.
On Tuesday, I was booked in for Zumba as usual, which was good. I didn't do a lot in the afternoon. I just had a chill one at home doing a bit of sewing on the ironing board cover.
Wednesday, was a much better day. I was very tired though, as I didn't sleep hardly at all on Tuesday night. I had a bit of a lie in reading a new to me book by Winifred Holtby, who hailed from East Yorkshire, where I grew up. I have enjoyed a couple of her books previously, including Land of Green Ginger and her infamous South Riding. This one is called The Crowded Street and I think is partly autobiographical, which makes it particularly interesting.
After lunch, LB had booked us tickets to see The Devil Wears Prada 2 at our local independent cinema. It worked out at £3 each for a mid week matinee, as she is a member, which is very reasonable, She buys the tickets and I buy the drinks and popcorn. The film was funny. I enjoyed it. I thought it was going to be much worse, but it was better than I thought, if a little cheesy.
On the way home, we both dropped into a local charity shop that I haven't visited for a month or so. I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening working on the ironing board patchwork, which is coming along nicely. OH was out cycling, but when he got back, we caught up on an episode of Race Across the World before heading to bed. Thankfully, I slept like a log.
On Thursday I headed off to Aerobics which was good. When I got back, I did a bit of pottering in the garden, tidying up a few of my favourite plants and potting on some seedlings I'd sown a few weeks ago. I'm growing some white borage and I can't wait for it to get bigger, as I saw some in the garden we visited at the weekend. I'm going to put some in the garden and some at the allotment.
Friday, was the first day of the week when I could head out and do a bit of shopping for things I didn't get when I shopped locally over the Bank Holiday weekend. It was mostly household/toiletry stuff that I'd run out of. I enjoyed just getting out of town and doing something different.
On Saturday, I'd agreed to have next door's dog again, as they were going to a wedding. He was good company, as OH was cycling again and LB working. We went on a nice walk and then chilled at home. I potted on another couple of houseplants that needed it, as I'd bought some more houseplant compost. I don't think I need to pot on any more for a while now.
OH came home for a few hours, he'd had a bit of a crash in his race and hurt himself, not too badly, but he was quite grazed. He got changed and went out again a bit later, to meet some cycling buddies for a drink. I wasn't bothered about going and stayed home.
Sunday, OH was feeling recovered enough to head out to the car boot sale in the morning. I didn't buy much. There was very little I wanted or needed. On the way home, we stopped off at another Open Garden. This one was a huge garden built on agricultural land. I may make a separate post about our visit. We ended up buying about 7 or 8 plants for £12. Some of them were quite mature specimens in big pots. They will go well in my new border in the garden. I couldn't believe how inexpensive they were. I was really happy. We stopped for cake and a cup of tea and then headed home. It made for a lovely day out and brought the week to a nice end.
I hope you've had a good week.
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