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Broughton Jumble Sale
They say variety is the spice of life, and you must try something once, so this weekend the boys and I headed over to Diane's for the annual Brougton jumble sale at the village hall, and what an eye opener it was. It is truly amazing what people buy and the way they will go about it.When we arrived there were already 20-30 people outside the hall peering through the windows to see what was on offer, one women even tried to get through the back ...
It’s A Buyers Market!!!
Well folks, what a great couple of days I have had, my house has finally exchanged, and being as things have been a bit tight I thought I might try to do a few deals to save money. I have never really tried this before because.1/ I used to be reasonably affluent2/I am a lazy bastard3/ I would rather play golf than spend a whole day ringing around attempting to save 20p a month electricity off my gas bill, or 15p gas off my electricity bill. All ...
Hotel Du Vin-Poole
Diane and I treated ourselves to the Hotel Du Vin in Poole yesterday, and what a lovely hotel it was. The food was exquisite, and the hotel of a very high standard. Hotel Du Vin, has always been an extravagance really, it is not cheap, but like everyone at the moment, they are suffering hard times, and the deals they have are excellent. We had bed, a la carte three course dinner, and breakfast, for £125.00 courtesy some free vouchers Di had ...
Wonderful Autumn
Now the Azores high is retreating back to it's home and the Atlantic lows are taking hold, I thought this would be great time to reflect on September, the best month of the year for the third year running.I used to get depressed when September was coming, as it signalled the end of Summer, but as we have barely had much sun in July and August over the last three years, September is rapidly becoming a month to savour and look forward to, rather ...
Weekend Action
This weekend was a busy one indeed, and I have been hampered by a heavy cold that has turned my nose in to the equivalent of dripping tap, it now really stings.It's a good job I didn't want sympathy, as it was not forthcoming, Diane choosing to avoid me rather than having to put up with an ill bloke, which is understandable.Anyway after a self inflicted defeat for Oakley in our first indoor cricket match of the season, we went with John and Zak ...