Remembering..

I do not know anyone who has suffered loss in any kind of conflict, but today our thoughts go out to all the family's who have lost and all the people who have had to fight to protect our freedom.

We must never forget. Yesterday, today and unfortunately for all our tomorrows. I thought this song was appropriate for today.

UP AND AWAY....

Finally got top see "UP in 3D". It was excellent! There was enough in the film to keep children and adults entertained. The adults will, in my opinion get more from this film that the kids. It's extremely touching and too cute beyond words, but not in the typical Disney way. Essentially it's a story about missed dreams, loss, and finding something to live for. I was really surprised how sad it was in parts, but in others it's really funny.

Go see if you haven't already!

yum yum...

This recipe from Aldi caught my eye. Making it tomorrow, Pumpkin is roasted and carved (not in the least bit scary BTW) Will let you know what it's like.

Halloween Pumpkin Tart

For the pastry
300g plain flour
150g unsalted butter, cubed
1 whole free range egg beaten and
extra for brushing
3 tsp cold water

For the filling
2 tbsp olive oil
1 small leek, shredded and really
washed well

1kg raw pumpkin, roasted with a little oil
and salt and pepper until well coloured
and cooked, this will yield about 450g
cooked flesh
3 medium free range eggs
1 pint semi-skimmed milk
Salt
Coarse ground black pepper
2 pots fresh parsley, roughly chopped
115g grated cheddar cheese

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes in total

Method

1. Pre-heat the oven to 190°C, gas mark 5.

2. Place the flour and butter together into a food processor and blend until you have a fine mixture.

3. Add the egg and pulse together, then add the water, until the pastry just starts coming together, do not overwork.

4. Turn out and gently knead into a ball, then using a little flour, roll out to about ¼ to ½cm thick.

5. Line the pastry in a 25 x 4cm deep flan tin and line with greaseproof paper.

6. Fill with baking beans and bake in the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes, then remove the paper and beans and cook for a further 15 minutes to cook the case, and then brush with beaten egg.

7. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil, then add the well drained leeks and cook for 3-4 minutes to soften slightly.

8. Place the leeks into a bowl.

9. Chop the cooked pumpkin or squash and add to the leeks.

10. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and milk together, then season well with salt and pepper, add the chopped parsley and the cheese.

11. Pour over the leeks and mix really well.

12. Spoon into the cooked flan base and place onto a baking sheet.

13. Carefully place into the pre-heated oven and cook for 40-45 minutes or until just set.

14. Remove from the oven and cool.

15. Serve at room temperature with a nice green salad.

back not so much with a bang, more like an explosion....

Well my first full week has ended and the second week which includes a Farmers is just about to start.

I got back into the swing of things quite easy, Thurs-Sat seemed OK, busy but not bad. Then Monday just gone the you know what hit the fan. Judy was away for a few days. I always seem to be busier when she is off. I don't mind she totally deserves all the breaks she can get. Well Mondays are always busier as I'm starting from scratch. My start time is usually around 5-5.30am. You can imagine what I said when I awoke Monday morning at 7.30!! Well a mad dash and panic followed and I finally made it into work 2 minutes before Nettie, nearly 3 hours later....It's horrible when that happens, even though you know it's impossible you still try and make up the hours you have missed at the start of the day. I felt like I'd done 4 shifts when I clocked off about 2.30.

So Tuesday I was determined that I was going ton be early...after all I couldn't possibly late again....could I?? The alarms went off and I was still late! OK not as dramatic, but it was after 6 when I left the house. There was an accident at the M6 junction, so I was stuck in traffic for 25 mins. The rest of the week I did make it into work at reasonable times.

I really enjoyed my holiday, and hopefully (as I'm soooo bad at blogging) I'll be posting some pics and stories from sunny Florida and windy Chicago.

Where the wind blows...

Arrived safe and sound in Chicago, and it's not called the windy city for nothing! It's very windy here It's called that because of the politicians....strange huh?

We did think it was going to be a bit of a dump when we arrived lots of parts were run down. Once we were in the centre it's actually very pretty.

The hotel we are staying in is STUNNING! The closet is actually bigger than my downstairs toilet! We have two bathrooms, a walk in shower that lights up, two TVs, one of which had a built in DVD and video player. Plus we are overlooking Lincoln Park which is a very nice area. A bit of a walk into downtown though. Although everyone says that crime is really bad in Chicago, so we may be getting a taxi back after the show later. Speaking of which it's been moved to another venue! Good job I've taken the notebook! Looks like it's in a better area and easier to get to, although instead of a 3000ish capacity, it's now in a 10.000 venue....hope we get a good view!

Snapshots from America...

On holiday and we are loving the Florida sunshine! A bit humid at times, but I swear it's getting hotter!

Went to a Halloween Horror night a few nights ago, very good the actors were very good. Not exactly terrifying for a hardened horror fan like me, but there were some good scares and the way it was all set up was extremely good.

Seaworld was excellent. Hoping to feed the Dolphins next time we go.

Wild Horses...

zSHARE - Susan Boyle - Wild Horses.mp3

Heard this today. Thought it was stunning! Her voice really lives up to the hype.

Had a lovely birthday yesterday. Went out with friends last night to as place called The Caldwell at Talke lights. If you go in the week a carvery meal costs an impressive £3.50! Although a vegetarian option is £5.99. How a frozen vegi type pastie costs more than a joint of meat is beyond me (BUT THE ROASTED RED PEPPER PARCEL WAS VERY NICE!). But we all put the bill together and all ended up paying around £4.00 each.

Had some great gifts, most of which require me sitting in front of the TV for more hours!

The heart thief...

Last Christmas I bought my Friend Kay "The Book Thief" on audio, with a bonus pack of tissues! I borrowed it from fellow blogger Ione ages ago and was totally blown away.

For those who haven't read (or indeed heard it). It's a tale set in Hitler Germany and narrated by Death. Believe me when I tell you it's an amazing read. I admit, I cried like a baby at the end. So I was really glad that Kay absolutely LOVED it. She apparently was a complete mess by the end of the book, so those tissues came in handy.

It's a book that needs discussing and we did for quite a long time. She loved Rudy and was in floods when his fate was reveled.

She informed me that a film is in the works! A film company has bought the rights to it. No too sure how that would work, but it will be interesting to see.

Guess where...

Our "mystery weekend of fun" was great. Ian had no idea where he was going.



That was until the conducter said "oh you going to...." D'oh! The weather was fantastic!

Anyway from the pics can you guess where we ended up...



The view from our hotel....


Our hotel was in a great setting...







The shot to give the game away?

Let freedom ring...

Finally managing to start sort my pics pout from last weekend, welcome to catch up part 1!

Martina McBride was amazing at the Indigo last Friday! She's always been someone Id love to see live and she didn't disappoint!

The venue was suitably small, but not too small. Holding around 2500 people I managed to get very near the front, dead centre. Her voice was amazing and she genuinely seemed touched by the response. There was even a promise not to leave it so long, it was 15 years since she was last in the country so fingers crossed.


I finally managed to see one of my all time favorite songs live. It totally rocked the venue. Independence Day is quite an emotional song. The lyrics are powerful especially when you hear them with the video, unfortunately the video is no longer on you tube due to all the record company's playing funny buggers! So this live version will have to do.

Weekend of mystery...

The last few weeks haven't been the best. For various reasons. So I'm looking forward to the weekend. Off to see Martina Mcbride in London of Friday, on my own, but still!

Then Saturday we are off on Ian's "weekend of mystery fun". None of us could decide in April what to get him for his birthday. So we all chipped in and paid for a train ticket a hotel and a evening meal in a mystery location. Hpe the rains stays away.

(location will be revealed at a later date....just in case)

Hoping to upload some of my Italy pics on the way down to London.

Too much of a harry?

Got to see the latest Harry Potter film last night. I enjoyed it although not the most action packed of the series. There were a few good action scenes and some genuine tense ones. There was more story to be told, although I did feel it was rushed and seemed to miss out loads. The revelation regarding who the Half Blood Prince was seemed to be just thrown away. If memory serves the book went into why the person was called THBP, although I could be wrong. I read the book ages ago.

The Death eater attacks at the very start were amazing to see, but again these felt rushed and lacked the power they had in the book. The comedy torch's were great. Loved all the love potion confusion with Ron. He played these scenes brilliantly. All the young cast have really grown into their roles. Daniel Radcliff seems more at home with Harry in each film. I still find it difficult to watch him in the films 1 and 2.

Just back from Birmingham. It was my Aunties 70th birthday. She expected a quiet BBQ, but instead got a pub full of family and friends shouting surprise. She was totally blown away.

Happy Birthday to....

I would just like to wish Happy Birthday to Ione, fellow blogger and Baker and of course allotment expert!

Hope you have a great day, and I'm sorry there is no card, I just realised at work that your birthday was about due (and after checking around) realised it was TODAY!! I know you are many, many days older than me, so have blast!


Just for you here is an great picture that I'm sure will make you smile....

Ouch x 5....

I have five (yes five) extremely painful mouth ulcers driving me nuts!!! Anyone know any home cures? The Rinsted pastels are not good, and not that effective. The cost of other treatments this close to payday is a worry!

Pizza, pasta, ice cream, tennis....these are a few of my favorite things.

Off on holiday tomorrow. Lido de Jesolo in Italy
.

A nice quiet resort just outside Venice. One of the most stunning citys.
Looking forward to a good rest, great weather and some amazing sights and of course food!

I'll miss the finals, so hopefully I'll be cheering Andy on from some nice Italian bar....and maybe cheering on Federer a bit too!

It's a shame they both can't win!

Welcome to the jungle...(in a fashion)

Here are some pic's of my new plants. Bear i mind the first were only planted 10 days ago..

Lambs lettuce on the left, mixed leaves on the right....



Don't know if this is coriander or basil! Can't remember which I planted outside. The inside pot is both, one on each side.



A little bit of chilli....(nothing yet, got these from Lynn at work)



Cabbage walking sticks..(these grow HUGE, long way off yet!)

Taking it to the MAX....

Enjoyed the second viewing of Transformers 2. It's a great action flick, with some amazing special effects and action scenes. Only problem is it is a bit long and not quite as good as the first one. But if you like these sort of films I'm sure you'll love it.

Anyway watching this on the Imax cinema screen in Manchester was amazing!! An 8 story cinema screen that has perfect images and with sound so loud, in certain parts you could actually feel the seats shaking! Amazing! They are showing the new Harry Potter film there in Imax 3D. I feel another trip coming on. Downside is that it's not that cheap. £11 for the reserved seats at the back, which you have to be in as too close will give you a servere neck ache and possible whiplash!

Outside...

So for the countless time,I'm sitting in my garden surfing away enjoying this great weather. I refuse to feel guilty about missing so much Wimbledon. If I was inside watching it I'd feel guilty about missing our much deserved summer.

I've even got planting!!! I have lettuce leaves, chilli, basil, coriander and some strange cabbage walking stick type plants all sprouting. Will take some pics very soon.

Films I've seen...(and yet too see.)

Of to see Transformers 2 tonight, and I'm really looking forward to it. Won tickets on Signal radio, so they were free which is an added bonus. I'm also going Manchester to see it on Saturday at the imax (an 8 story cinema screen which is meant to be fabulous!!) So I'm hoping it's a good one.

The Hangover- A great film, very funny and made me miss Vegas so much. Much better than I thought it was going to be.

Drag Me to Hell- I seriously felt like I was in hell. It seemed like it was going to be a good one when it first started. It then went completly downhill. I think it's because "comedy" (I use that word loosly) and the horror for me just don't mix.

Something I've just realised.....

I won't be here for the mens final. I'll be in Italy. Arrgghh. Depending who's playing, I may have to find a bar that is showing the match. (I know, it's a hard life!)

Anyone for Tennis?

Centre Court


To celebrate the start of Wimbledon today, here are a few pictures that I took while I was there last year...I seriously can't believe how fast this has gone by!!
Murray.

Looking forward to some good games the next two weeks, hope the rain keeps off, even though they now have a roof in place! Even though I'm not a big Murray fan, but a Brit (OK Scot) winning would be fantastic. Although I do really like Roger, a genuine guy who is probably thr best player there is.

Roddick




As for the Women...Not sure, as long as it's not one of the Willaims that's OK by me!

"Get fit" they say....."get a loan" I say....

Last year I started to do a lot more swimming, throughout the spring/summer and autumn months. I stopped during the winter ones as it was just too cold. I wasn't doing anything major but I did manage to do 2 or so miles a week. The pool I go to was doing a bonus card type scheme. A swim with a drink afterwards came in at just over £2.00.

I started back again and to my horror the price has increased to just under £4.00!!! That would take me to nearly a tenner a week to do the exercise I want. The scheme with the card has finished. The reason?? The lady on the counter said because children and the elderly get it for free now (which I think it's great BTW) that the centre has to get back some money somehow.

How about subsidising the whole tariff? That way everyone benefits and us poor people that are between the ages of 16 and 60 can get some exercise too. It's just too expensive for me too swim once or twice a week now, well if I want to live and eat that is!

Things to come....

Over the last few weeks I've had a loads of leaflets posted through the door. Different party's begging me for votes. One leaflet in particular was in the form of a poster with the words..."Proudly post this in your window, Proud to be a member of the BNP". It then gave detailed information (about 3-4 lines approx) about the issues we face today and gives the BNP solution. It was written in such away (or maybe just maybe it was taken out of context??) that when I read it I thought "yeah I agree with that".

I can only hope that this is the reason they gained seats in last weeks elections and not the fact that people know what they actually stand for.

If a message is to be sent to our goverment, there are different ways I'm sure.

How's it fair,when it clearly 'aint OK??

We are all by know sick of hearing about the MPs and their expenses...claiming anything from Kit Kat's, toilet seats and dirty movies to even more essential items like swimming pools and massage chairs. On and on this has rolled on, with thousands upon thousands of pounds of our money gone to waste , with no police investigation, it seems life as a politician has it's perks.

A woman in Staffordshire has been claiming as a single parent, who's living alone and unemployed. In fact she is working, lives with her partner. It turns out she has managed to get over £50.000.

Of course this is wrong, but why has this woman been charged, had a fine and is now facing a jail term and our politicians are getting away with basically the same?

Surfin' al fresco......

My new net book is very nifty. I can just about get a wireless signal outside. So I'm sitting in my garden with a pot of coffee in the glorious sunshine surfing away.

Very nice.

In a nutshell...

As I've been missing from cyberspace for a while, here's a quick catch up and also a chance for me to realise how errrm chock full my life is!














Ice ice baby....


The Dancing on Ice tour was great. Torvil and Dean opened with the Bolero, which I managed to get a sneaky picture of. The first tour though still remains the best one I've seen. Probably because it was new and we didn't know what to expect. Of course the format doesn't change, but the professional skaters continually steal the show with some amazing routines.




Films I've seen...

I'm a big Scifi fan I'll admit, but I just can't get into Star Trek, something which my fellow Trekkie friends find hard to believe because I'm such a Sci-Fi nut. However the remake (or re-imagining) of the original film was excellent! Full on action, great effects and a story that goes back to the beginning so you don't have to know anything about the Star trek universe. If like me yo just want a good space adventure, you'll love it. If you are a Trekkie, you'll love it even more.

X-Men Origins- Wolverine was great also. A big surprise as I didn't think it was going to be. Kept faithful to the original series and explained a lot.

Went to see Night at the Museum 2 tonight. Not bad, not as good as the first, but fun all the same.

Chicago...

I'm off to Florida in October, can't wait. It turns out that Kylie is doing her first ever tour in America around that time...honestly had no clue! So we are taking a 3 day detour from Florida and flying to Chicago to see her. Never been there before and it's somewhere I've always wanted to go, plus the added bonus is we'll be going to see Kylie live in a 2500 capacity venue. Something that's impossible to do in the UK. Really looking forward to this part of our holiday. The cost is what we would be spending on some of the theme parks (Disney) so we won't be going to those. That way the expense won't add up too much.

and finally...

Thought the final of American Idol was drawn put way too much, although the amount of stars they had on was very impressive. I actually thought Kris was the best on the night. So I'm glad he won.

Oh and Ben has finally been fired from The Apprentice....whoo-hoo!

The long walk round....

The weather was amazing yesterday, so we headed to Macclesfield Forest to do one of the walks there. It took just over 3 hours to do, about 5 miles in lenght, the scenery was stunning, and we made it to the highest point in Cheshire.Although you can't tell, there was a sheer drop from where we sat.The views on the way down was just as stunning.Afterwards we headed back for our first BBQ of the summer....fingers crossed we'll get more!

Surf's up!!

I'm finally back on line! I've had a nasty bug on my PC which stopped my keyboard from working. It's been in the shop for over two weeks. I finally had it back on Saturday. Not totally checked everything out yet, but it does seem to be working fine. I've also bought a Net book. A sort of mini laptop. Which seems to be FAB! Hopefully I'll be able to blog a lot ore now......

You just gotta see this...

I'm jumping on the bandwagon here. I don't know if anyone saw last weeks Britain's Got Talent? No? Same here! Well the amount of people who are talking about this performance is amazing, so I thought I'd check it out. It's had over 20 million hits on the Internet, Demi Moore has being blogging about this performance, Oprah wants this person on her show, and there is a huge bidding war for Susan Boyle.

Prepare to be amazed...click HERE.

It actually gave me goosebumps.

17 Again...Mmmm right.

I must confess when I was 17 I didn't look like Zac Efron, I was on a YTS scheme working in a Bakery in a supermarket...oh well!

That didn't ruin the enjoyment last night of 17 Again. I know the formula has been done a thousand times l but it was actually a pretty good film, Much better than we thought it was going to be. Mathew Perry wasn't given enough to show his comedic talents, but it was really a Zac Efron film. I must confess I've never actually seen him in anything, only split second glimpses in the HSM films and I know I should give them a chance, but they look a little too Disney for me and I can only stand so much cheese....maybe one day!

He carried the movie really well and showed that he is quite a good actor. The relationship between himself and his kids who end up going to the same school,l, how he bonds with them...something he couldn't do when he was the 37 year old dad. Worked really well and added a slight twist to the same premise we've seen in countless other films. The geeky 37 year old who never grew up (Zak/Mathews best friend) was funny and the geek in me related on some levels which I shouldn't say!

It's a like able film with some genuine funny moments.

I find it kinda' funny, find it kinda' sad...

I've not really seen much of this seasons American Idol. Just short clips. From what I've seen this series hasn't got the same sort of acts like previous seasons have had. The girls in particular are nothing spacial, and I think there's only one left now.

But this last week I caught my first full episode and result show. Apart from the murder of Can't Get You Out Of My Head, it was only OK apart from this.

I thought that was amazing!!

TV gold...

A golden moment from last nights The Apprentice. The teams were trying to devise a new cosmetic product. After deciding on Sandalwood instead of ceder wood, and way underestimating the price of the oil. Resident stooge Nick asked them how much do they think they had spent.

The look on their faces when it dawned they had spent way too much was priceless, mouths dropped open and no flies were safe.

Then Nick replied..."well I'll leave you to it".

Cruel, but very funny.

Finally...

I'm a huge country fan. Music where there are story's are told like no other in my opinion. I've been a fan of Martina McBride for about 14 years and have always wanted to see her live. Country music ain't that big in the UK so the chance has never come up. She has one of the best voces out there and (most of) her songs are very positive.

Well she's coming to the UK for one night only in July. Playing the Indigo2 at the O2 arena. A small venue that holds around 2500. I'm gong on my own, which doesn't really bother me, but it's always nice to share these things with someone. As it's a Friday night I'll have to stop over.

Her new album Shine is really good, and I just can't wait!

Walk on by...

Firstly whoever's reading this blog let me just wish everyone a Happy Easter.


What a nice change it was to actually have a nice few days. Good Friday was a bit of a wash out and tomorrows forecast could be the same. But Yesterday and today have been wonderful! Not hot, but pleasant, bright and some lovely blue skies!

Today we decided to actually get out in the fresh air. The plan was to go walking somewhere near Stafford but we got lost! So we ended up at Cannock Chase Forrest. I've never been there before. Really nice place full of families with laughing children and loads of dog walkers. The scenery was a bit baron in places, maybe due to the fact it's still early in the season. Come July, I'm sure there will be a lot more green around Still the views were quite impressive, the weather was clear and the four of us enjoyed the walks. Some of the trees had fallen and they stretched out like tentacles trying to pull you into the forest...

I think we walked about 5 miles in total...although it didn't seem like it, so I could be wrong!

D.I don't!!!

Easter break always sees the DIY stores heaving. I don't do D.I.Y. Not because I'm lazy and can't be bothered it's because these "simple" jobs are usually anything but simple.

Unfortunately I'm going have to try some. My door connecting the living room to the kitchen has suffered from a broken handle....it turns but doesn't engage the latch. A simple job I hear you cry? Went to Wilko's to get the barrel for the door. Of course they didn't sell anything like that just the actual door handles/knobs. So after work today I called into B&Q, managed Io get the parts I wanted. "Easy" I thought. So I took the old barrel out and replaced with the new. Thing is the metal cylinder will go through, but not quite straight. So I know have to chisel away at the hole where the handle goes to give this shaft more room. I have no tools for this job, simple left the building a while ago!

My bath is leaking, the sealant seems to be going. I'll be getting someone in to help me!

A view from the Potteries...

We forget that we have some amazing scenery in the Potteries. I went on the Potters Wheel at Trentham Gardens the other day as a favor to Jenny at work. she promised the grandchildren a trip on it for half term. But when she saw the size, in true Jenny fashion chickened out!

Not exactly a cheap thing to do if you have a few kids, it cost £20 for one adult and there children. It was a clear day and the views were pretty impressive. The Gardens really are lovely. But after two trips around the wheel (we went around 8 times) there was nothing else to see. Please excuse the blurry pic!

Not quite the monster I'd hoped...

Finally went to see Monsters Vs Aliens last night in glorious 3D! Don't get me wrong, it was a great film, but something was missing. More should have been made of the actual monsters I think. Not as funny as I'd hoped, but very funny in parts just the same. The star of the film has to be B.O.B (pictured). A jelly like creature who has no brain (they are overrated he tells us) but with a heart of gold that will eat anything that gets in his way. He even falls in love with a lime jelly, which is one of the finniest parts of the film. A film the kids will love, and I think the adults will enjoy. Not as good as Monsters Inc on the adult level though and no where nears as funny as the brilliant Madagascar 2.


What happens when the earth gets invaded by Aliens? Call some buff action hero? No call the Monsters!!!

Taste test...

A school teacher bought 12 Hot X Buns the other day. He was going to serve them to his class along with some bought at a supermarket. Then he was going to see which ones the children voted as the best.

If I get an answer I'll post it.

If we are talking from a value point of view....

My shop 40p each.

Tesco/Morrison's 6 for 35p

It's gonna be quantity not quality when you have a family to feed I'm sure, and these days I can't blame anyone.

Need to know...

I went to see the new Nicholas Cage film "Knowing" last night. Not bad actually, a bit long and a bit weird.

But what I need to know really is, what the hell has Nicholas Cage done to himself?? I've liked most of his films, but he seems to be getting more wooden with each one (believe me when I tell you his "acting" in this wasn't good at all.), his teeth look positively fake, the hair plugs just don't work, and his face looks very plastic.

Funny how these questions burned in my mind after the film.

Angry and embarrssed....

Remember that post a while ago about accidentally walking out of that supermarket with a bag of onions? Well it bit me in the backside today!

The jobs I had to do this afternoon were simple, they were...Call the bank to deposit a cheque, call and get some Sloe Gin for my Brother who's birthday it is tomorrow.

Well after work I fell asleep. So running late I set off to the bank, the time was 16.45 so I didn't have a lot of time. I have to pass Sainsburys on the way, so I thought I'd quickly call in and price up the Gin. hat way I'll call past Morrison's on the way back to compare. Heading straight to the wines and spirits section I riced up the bottles I was interested in. Noticing the security guard watching me. It's not my imagination, but I always get the feeling he's watching me when I go in. It's shop I use regularly as well!

So anyway after I got the price I needed, I headed straight for the exit desperate to make the bank before 17.00. He followed me, but I paid no mind and headed out the door. Next minute he chased after me and shouted "can you stop" Or something like that. Of course I did. He looked taken aback actually, maybe because the alarms didn't go off when I left the supermarket.

"Have you got anything in your pockets?" He asked. "No" came my reply, "why would you think that"?. Well you were rushing past WS and seemed to be trying to get out quickly". I explained that I was pricing an item up and I needed to get to the bank before it closed. While doing this I just automatically emptied my pockets. He never took anything off me just repeated that I was acting strangely around the WS (which means wines and spirts) department. During this time I said I come in here a lot and you are always watching me, and then noticed that a few of the members of staff were watching and waiting by the main doors. "Look I said a bit more angrily "every one's watching". He just shrugged and thanked me for stopping. "Why wouldn't have I stopped I said "I've not taken anything".

Although I know they have to be constantly on the look out I left feeling very angry and embarrassed. It's a place I go in lot. It's not as if I have a coat with pockets that could fit in few frozen turkeys, and I don't think I look dodgy???

Anyway the present was cheaper there, so I went back defiantly and was going to make an issue to him, but he seemed to be busy. So I left it.

Films I wanna see...

There are some great films coming up. OK I know they are not deep and meaningful, but who cares...

All trailers are child safe, any you fancy??

Knowing

Monster Vs Aliens

Transformers 2-Revenge of the fallen.

Race to Witch Mountain -Can anyone remember these Disney films from years ago? So excited they have made another.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - Shamlessly postponed form last year this finally gets released this summer.

These are just some I'm gonna enjoy watching on the hige screen

Fire them all!

The Apprentice returned last night. A bunch of people with the egos the size of Britain.. Not only do they not have a clue they would sell your Granny and turn on each you and each other in a instant to get ahead.

Add to that the two stooges.

I know it's early days, but maybe they all should be fired?

Let's see what happens....

A tale of 2, 3 or 4 cities...

I'm not much for London really, I like going down there to see a show for the weekend. We've seen the sites many times and they are impressive but to be honest all I think about when I go down there is how rude the people are, how crowded the place is. Not too mention how expensive it is (£33 for 5 drinks I'll have you know!) Plus why are people always rushing?? The amount of times people actually push past you is laughable.

My favorite city in the UK is Edinburgh. Even though it's a capital city there is a charm there that I don't find in many places. The people are friendly and it isn't that expensive.

I love San Fransisco when was there a few years back. Picture prefect, with that charm factor again and people who are just happy to help.



Las Vegas is totally different, bold brash and like nothing you have seen before. I can totally understand why people say they hate it, but to me it's a great place to go. It has a different kind of charm and as long as you accept it for what it is you'll be fine. The Edinburgh and Las Vegas pics are from the Internet, I do have some stunning ones....somewhere! Where are your favorite cities to vist?