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Mini Rant: shopping 21st October

For a few weeks, I have been unable to get the breaded cod portions that we like. They were available from Lidl at £3.39 for ages, then went up to £3.59 but that was OK as everything else was going … Continue reading

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Supermarkets are shut tomorrow

Just in case people didn’t know as I remember the mad panic some years ago when suddenly EVERYONE realised nowhere would be open on Christmas Day and the shops were teeming with frantic last minute shoppers. Yesterday, I read an … Continue reading

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Saturday Observation

Hubby suffers from allergies so to find soap, shampoo, toothpaste and washing detergent that suits him can be a bit of a nightmare. For years we used Fairy Green toilet soap but that disappeared off our shelves over ten years … Continue reading

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Shopping comparisons

I haven’t done one of these for a while, but a lot of that is because the way we shop has changed since Hubby’s op in 2020 and then Covid took hold so I am now doing a bulk shop … Continue reading

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We went Shopping Today

The plan was to get into town early before the rush, so we left home at 7.45, stopping off for a potty break for Maggie. We arrived at our first shop at 8.20. Plenty of places to park, no queues … Continue reading

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Shopping Obervations

We collected my new glasses today, and it was lovely to have clearer vision the minute I put them on! However, I was not wearing them when we went shopping, but that didn’t stop me noticing a few things. We … Continue reading

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Market Day

The town has two markets every week, one on a Wednesday and the other on Saturday. We’ve noticed that the mid-week one has been reducing over the past few months, though it seems to be meat and veg days as … Continue reading

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Steps in the right direction

Hubby says not to push my luck trying to do too much too soon as regards exercising my knee. He should know, he has been suffering for years, and knows just how easy it is to overdo things and put … Continue reading

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The Conman Market revisited

It’s hard to believe that I did my post on this subject a year ago. It’s a Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK, the town is packed, and the High Street closed making way for the market stalls selling … Continue reading

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Once more into the shops, once more………..

We are still here with our Friend. It is a slow process of getting him on his feet, and another emergency visit to the hospital (and discharge AGAIN) did not help. We feel however perhaps we have turned a corner … Continue reading

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