Gloomy weekend

I know I keep banging on about our weather but it really is beginning to get everyone down.  Not a glimmer of sunshine at all, just dull, grey, gloomy, mizzle.

Friday it didn't matter so much as I gave the house a good clean, long overdue!!  Friday night was date night, we went into St Ives for a few drinks and a curry.  We had planned to get the guided bus home, leaving the car to be collected on Saturday, however, the bus didn't fit our timetable so we walked home in the dark.  It finally passed us as we were just turning off for home, so at least we walked off the excess of drink and food and saved the fare into the bargain.  Peter got a blister as his shoes really weren't suitable for a trek.

Saturday, dawned, yes you guessed, grey etc etc - so we walked back to St Ives (5 miles) to collect the car, had a look round the market, then came home and had a tidy up in the stable (no horses, just tools, paint, freezers etc), so that we actually get in there.  I spent the afternoon with this fabric making some cushions and a storage bag for the playhouse.



A quiet evening knitting, we even had a fire as it turned so cold.  Can you believe a fire at the end of May.
 
Today - yes you guessed - mizzle, more grey, more gloom.  We decided to have a trip down to Ikea/Costco/Green Lanes - we do this every 3 months or so.  Rachel and Stu came too.  Its amazing how long you can spend in Ikea and always come out with something - more bits for the playhouse, blackboard, playmat, corner storage bag.  Think thats it now or he won't get in it.  Also got ourselves a new bedding set. Nicely stocked up in Costco.  Tummies filled in Green Lanes - late lunch in Gokyuzu.  As usual Lamb Shish with rice and salad washed down with an orange Fanta, and followed up with a glass of tea, whats not to like.
 
So that was our weekend. The weather is promising to pick up this week, we will wait to see.  I'm hoping that it improves for next weekend as we have Rufus, and we want to take him down to the coast on one of the three days....

How do they do it

Yesterday we did our quarterly visit to Ikea/Costco/Green Lanes. 

Ikea is where we have breakfast, bacon rolls and coffee, before strolling round.  We always seem to end up going against the flow of people, not sure how, guess we just don't read the signs. Bought ourselves a new duvet set, and various other bits and bobs

After Ikea we popped into Mothercare, then on to Costco.  Managed to resist the multi packs of danish pastries,  but came out with a trolley load of goodies, though nothing really unhealthy.

Then onto Green Lanes for a late lunch - this is where we ask the question every time, "how do they get the meat so tender". We always have a meal at a Turkish restuarant called Gokyuzu, same meal and drink each visit.  We daren't choose anything else off the menu for fear of disappointment, so it's a large Lamb Kebab, a can of Fanta followed by Turkish tea.  The lamb is amazing, always so tender, hardly requires any chewing!! The kebab comes with a large mixed salad, cacik, pittas and rice, and usually a grilled long green pepper which on occasion has been known to blow your head off.  Its such a reasonable meal - £24.00 for the 2 of us.  There are loads on restuarants along Green Lanes but we just can't bring ourselves to change.

So that was our Sunday - some christmas shopping was also achieved so we are getting there.