My boys are out for the day, Geoff is sunning himself in Dubai, so I find myself at home enjoying the peace.

No fighting over the PC so I can read my ever growing list of blogs, the latest addition being The ThunderDragon. I liked his post  Mythological Comparisons , I did the Quiz and wonder if that’s how my friends see me ???

You Are a Mermaid

“You are a total daydreamer, and people tend to think you’re flakier than you actually are.
While your head is often in the clouds, you’ll always come back to earth to help someone in need.
Beyond being a caring person, you are also very intelligent and rational.
You understand the connections of the universe better than almost anyone else.”

I can also play my own music,Norah Jones is a Favorite at the moment and she has a new Album out too which I must get sometime.

I did some exercise too, I gave in to my desire to go for a Jog I try not to go very often because I don’t think its good for my knees. But I find jogging so relaxing and love to go off on my own. Did just over 2 mile today.

Now I am going to bake some Muffins, and read some more of the blogs I like, here are a few on my list

Sexysmartblog

Everyday Goddess

Sicily Scene

Cupcake bakeshop

Wife In the North

Not forgetting the ones on my Blog roll either.

Tomorrow I have my Girlie walk to look forward too.

Update….just found another great blog…Yarn-a-go-go  it has a great post about Muffins too.

Well the Road trip seems to be going well. You can read all about it here. The video’s are well worth a look.

But I wonder how many people were disappointed to find they could not get a bottle of this Big Love wine.

After following Hugh’s blog post’s I was very disappointed to find I could not get this wine in my local  Tesco store. 

Not to be put off I tried to order a bottle but that was not allowed either. Finally I tried on line but not available there till March.

So after getting all excited about it I felt a little let down, and wonder how many other people that had been following his blog also felt the same.

Luckily for me a bottle fell into my hands yesterday, proving that sometimes its not what you know but who you know………..

 

Update…you can vote for your favourite cartoon label here

I would just like to say a big thank you to Adrian for returning my phone charger.

I left it at the Sheringham Youth Hostel last week-end.

Getting it returned was far cheaper than buying a new one , so that’s what I call excellent service.

It’s that time of year ,when my RA membership is due.

This year I have discovered that you can use your Tesco club card points towards your membership.

 Exchange your Clubcard Vouchers for Deals and you get 4x their value. There’s a huge range of Deals to choose from.

It’s an excellent deal,and £5 of vouchers will give you £20 towards your membership, more information can be found here

This is one bargain you should not miss out on.

I had a great Valentine’s treat this week-end, it was early I know but better early than not at all.

I was treated to a 3 course dinner at one of my favorite places The Lifeboat Inn at Thornham.

I have been there many times but never to eat so was a real treat for me.

In the restaurant they do a special 3 course dinner menu, a sample can be seen here

For starters we had,

 Platter of fruit with mascaponi cheese and honey and ginger syrup

Brancaster mussels steamed with lemongrass and ginger served with coconut milk

then main course,

Strudel of wild mushrooms, goat’s cheese and capsicums dressed with croquette potatoes, crispy spinach and a warm kumquat marmalade

Roasted sea bass served with pan fried vegetables and potatoes

and desserts were,

Cranberry and Ricotta cake with a cranberry and orange compote

Blackcurrant sorbet

all washed down by a bottle of saddle creek Semillon chardonnay, which has gone straight to the top of my favorite wine list.

The waitress was nice and friendly, the restaurant warm and cosy ,food delicious and  company fantastic, what more could a girl ask for…….

 As a very keen walker and member of the Ramblers association

 I would like to know why the Queen does not make a permissive path alongside or on the coastal defences on her Sandringham estate that runs along the Norfolk coast.

 At the moment it is impossible to walk (legally) the last bit of coast from Snettisham to Kings Lynn, without having to walk along the A149 , which may be one of the most scenic roads but it also has a very high accident rate too.

 “Roads in Norfolk that fell under the ‘one star’ listing – with a high accident rate – were the A149 (King’s Lynn) and the A12 (Lowestoft-Great Yarmouth).”

It is hard to see how this would affect her privacy or that of her pheasants. Perhaps the RA should start a campaign to open up the last bit of Norfolk coast to Ramblers.