Friday

 The men spent all morning trying to fix my bike, H gave up but son persevered and got it fixed after lunch, so he and I just went out for a short ride to try it out. It was fine. When we got home he got ready to go for a haircut. When he got home I cooked dinner. We had burgers and leek, cauliflower, broccoli, sweet potato and carrots. Raspberries and blueberries with ice cream for dessert. 

Thursday

 we were going out on our bikes today but when they took my bike out of the garage it had a puncture. They tried pumping it up put the stuff inside the tyre wasn’t sealing the hole up. The trouble is it’s tubeless. They haven’t fixed it yet. So this afternoon son got my other bike out pumped it up and made me try it out. The trouble with it is the cross bar is too high and I struggle to get on and off. Also it’s hard to change gear. But if I can ride in a straight line I will be ok. For dinner tonight we had chicken legs, broccoli, carrots and potatoes.  The chicken was lovely, I cooked it in the air fryer and the skin was really crispy and delicious. For dessert we had strawberries and cream.  

Wednesday.

 Today we were going to be taken out to lunch today by our daughter and second son. We went to the Goat Shed ,we had a nice time . Our granddaughter came too. They had just come back from a long weekend in Copenhagen so we heard all about it, it sounds as if it’s a lovely place. When we got home we had a cup of tea and at tea time H and I just had a bowl of strawberries, raspberries and ice cream. We were too full from lunch to eat any more. Tomorrow we hope to go out on our bikes. 

Tuesday

 I got up and put on a load of washing, I had my eggs and a cup of tea. My back was bad again today! At 10.30 H and I went to meet my friend Andy and his wife. We met outside a cafe and went in for a coffee and a catch up. We were there for over an hour. When we left H and I went to Lidl. When we got home we had our lunch and I sat about all afternoon resting my back. Tomorrow H and I are being taken out to lunch by our daughter and our no 2 son. So we are looking forward to that. Tonight we had duck with potatoes, carrots,broccoli and courgette. Strawberries and cream for dessert. 

Monday

 I didn’t blog yesterday because I didn’t do anything. I had a bad back and couldn’t move much. Today it’s much better and I went out with the men on our bikes. We did 20 miles. Yesterday we had leg of lamb for dinner and it was delicious. Today we had salmon. I did a load of washing this morning and got it all dry outside on the linen line. The old fashioned way is best, it smells of fresh air. Tomorrow we are meeting my friend Andy and his wife for coffee.

Saturday

 I have done very little today because I have got a bad back. The 2 men went out on their bikes this morning but I stayed home on the sofa. We had ribeye steaks for dinner cooked by our son. I did the mushrooms and the other vegetables.. For dessert we had raspberries and blueberries with cream. I am now laying on my bed watching strictly come dancing.

Friday

 As soon as had finished my breakfast we got ready to go to Asda.when we got home I unpacked and put everything away. We had a coffee and a cream horn. Next I hung the washing out that I had done earlier. I cleaned the kitchen and then I did 3 rows of my knitting. I made son a salad for lunch but H and I had fruit loaf ,toasted. And a packet of crisps. I spent all afternoon peeling and chopping onions and sweet potatoes.  Dinner was nice, we had sausages, fried onions,broccoli, eggs, and chips. Son and I had sweet potato chips and H had potato chips. I weighed myself yesterday as usual for a Thursday and this week I lost 1.2 lbs.  I lost at crib last night. I could not go for a walk today because my back is sore. I hope it’s better by tomorrow.

Thursday

 I got up at 6.30 and had my breakfast eggs. We went out on our bikes today. We decided to go out on the road after all the rain we had yesterday, we thought the track would be too muddy.  We went to the village of Hayden which is a lovely little village. The cafe there is really nice. I had an iced coffee and a cheese scone and butter. H had a flat white coffee and a fruit scone with jam and butter and Son had a flat white coffee and cake, his cake was gluten free polenta. My coffee was so delicious I could drink another right now. The ride was nice but we had to ride through 2 floods right across the road,so it’s a good job we didn’t ride on the track. As soon as we were home we all got ready to take our daughter in law’s birthday present round. We had a cup of tea and saw the puppy, got a box of vegetables and came home because it was dinner time. We had the same as last night but with peas and runner beans.

Wednesday.

 I put on a load of washing as soon as I got up and hung it out and got it dry before the rain came. My son and I also went for a walk before the rain came. Today we were going to have cottage pie for dinner so I cooked the mince with chopped carrots and peas. I peeled the potatoes,which I find very difficult since my stroke,H would have done them for me but I wanted to do it my self. I cooked them and H mashed them for me. Anyway it turned out nice, we had sprouts, carrots and broccoli with it. We had raspberries and ice cream for dessert. Son has gone to the climbing centre tonight, so if he stays till 10 we probably won’t play cribbage tonight. He won last night so that’s 2 games each.

Tuesday ( windy)

 I had my usual eggs for breakfast and did a load of washing. H got the 3 bikes out of the garage. The wind was really blowing hard and I thought we wouldn’t be going out,but the men said we would go for a short ride. We did most of the ride off road. When we got home we put the bikes away and went to Lidl. I got duck breasts for dinner tonight and we had them with potatoes, sprouts, carrots and broccoli . They were really nice,I normally have the legs. We had strawberries and ice cream for dessert.We managed to do our bike ride in the dry although we have had a lot of rain today. 

Monday

 Sunday I went for a bike ride with my husband and youngest son and yesterday I did some more of the garden. Today I worked in the garden until rain stopped play and when the rain stopped son and I went for a short walk. We got back before the next shower. On Saturday we had a b b q. Yesterday we had salmon and today we had ribs and mushrooms with potatoes carrots and broccoli. Saturday I won the game of cribbage but yesterday son won. I am hoping that I win tonight. 

Friday

 we went to Asda this morning calling at our daughter in law’s on the way to pick up some vegetables from her doorstep. Today it was tomatoes, peppers,cucumbers, radishes and lettuce. When we got home I unpacked and put everything away. H went up to turbo and I went out into the garden and took some weeds out of the path. When H finished his ride he made us a cup of coffee. I had a packet of crisps some cheese and a tomato for lunch and went back out into the garden to do some more weeding. For dinner tonight we had pizza and salad. Ice cream for pudding. I had a 🛁 bath.

Thursday

 I was really happy and relieved when I got up this morning because it’s my weigh in day, and I had gained almost a pound. Last week I weighed 124.8 lbs. This week I as 125.6 . I am so pleased, it’s the first week I haven’t lost weight for ages. I did my housework this morning and this afternoon our daughter came round, she was looking after her grand son. So she brought him round to see us but he fell asleep on the way round. We were going to take him to the swings but we didn’t want to wake him up. So we went for a walk with him in the push chair. We sat on a bench in the sun,it was lovely. When we got home he woke up. So we got to see him properly before they had to leave to pick his sister up from school. For dinner tonight we had rice and beef in a black bean sauce. It was delicious.

Wednesday

 I had a good sleep last night. 5 hours straight away and then dozed on and off till 6.30 when I got up. I had my usual eggs for breakfast and put on a load of washing. We had a coffee and I hung the washing out. We decided to turbo today for a change , I haven’t been on it for ages. I did 17.2 miles in an hour. When I had finished I dressed and went outside to work in the garden. H called me in when he had finished his ride to get lunch. We had ham and mustard sandwiches with brown bread. I went back out when I had eaten mine and did more garden till it was time for the Tour of Spain. We watched the bike race and H made a pot of tea. When I had drunk mine I had a bath and washed my hair and we had our dinner. Pork pie with a salad and crisps followed by ice cream.

Tuesday

 We didn’t get up till 7.30 after having a fantastic sleep. We had our normal breakfast and then a cup of coffee. We went to Lidl and did our normal Tuesday shop. When we got home we put our stuff away and then we got ready to go out to lunch. We went to the Marsham Arms again but H did say we will go somewhere else next time. I had scampi and chips and H had a cod nuggets sandwich and salad and chips. He had ice cream for pudding and I had a brownie and cookie dough sundae. We both had a G & T. It started to rain as we left home at 10 to 1 and when we got home at 3.30 it was still raining hard. It’s just what the gardens needed. We were to full to eat any dinner tonight but I just had a slice of corned beef and a tomato because I had to take my pills and I don’t like to take them without food.

Monday

 I have finally had some sleep. I think I got about 6 hours last night, so when I got up I felt so much better. I put on a load of washing and emptied the dishwasher and put everything away. Then I hung the washing out. I had my breakfast and I felt quite dizzy. So I sat down. I felt “wrong” all morning so after lunch I went for a walk . I wandered to the field and sat on a bench watching a squirrel I picked and ate 3 huge Myra bellas and some blackberries and then wandered back, my dizziness was gone. I had a bath and cooked dinner, chicken curry. 

Sunday ( hot )

 I got up at 6 o’clock after laying there all night I was too hot to sleep. I felt so tired but said I wanted to go for a bike ride. H got our bikes out and oiled the chains. We left at about 10 for a ride that should take au around 2 hours. But we got home at 1.37, because H got a puncture, he pumped it up first but it went down so we stopped and he put a patch on it . It went down again so we stopped again and he pumped it up and we got a further 2 miles before it went down again. And it was like that all the way home. When we got home we had our lunch and H put on the Tour of Spain bike ride and I fell asleep, the first good sleep I have had for ages. I felt so much better when I woke up. For dinner we had sausages, jacket potatoes and mushy peas. Ice cream for pudding.

Saturday

 When I got up I emptied the dishwasher and put everything away. I had my breakfast and H came downstairs.we had both had an awful night because it was so hot. I thought we were going out on our bikes but H didn’t want to go he was too tired. So he cut the front lawn instead. We had a coffee and o packet of crisps sitting in the garden. For lunch we had a cheese and beetroot sandwich and a shandy. It was too hot for me to go for a walk, so I did step ups indoors instead we have kept it nice and cool downstairs. Today it got to 32 degrees here today. For dinner tonight we had liver and onions with potatoes carrots and green beans. Tomorrow we hope to go for a ride. I did some gardening this morning.

Friday

 Today we went to Asda as soon as we had had our breakfast. H had got to pick up his prescription from the pharmacy in there as well. The trouble is they have changed their opening time from 7.30 to 9 o’clock. We had finished our shopping by 8.10 so we went to the petrol station ant topped up the petrol then we went to M&S. Food and then back to Asda to have a milk shake in Mac Donald’s. By the time we had done all that the chemist had opened. When we got home I unpacked and put everything away and we had a coffee and some cheese straws. For lunch I had a bowl of cornflakes. I did some homework this morning and some gardening this afternoon. For dinner tonight we had pizza with a salad and raspberries and ice cream for pudding. The raspberries were delicious and came from our daughter in law’s allotment.

Thursday (hot)

 I got up this morning after about 7hrs sleep the first time for months. When I got up I put on a load of washing and when it was done I hung it out. I emptied the dishwasher and put everything away and went out to garden. But it was too hot, so I went in again. I weighed myself when I got up and I had lost some more weight. It was 2 weeks since I weighed myself and then I weighed 125.4 lbs this morning I weighed 124.8. So I haven’t lost much but I’m trying not to loose any thing. For lunch I had a cheese and tomato sandwich with a packet of crisps, an apple and a flat peach. And a coffee. For dinner tonight we had fish and chips, I had a lolly for dessert. I did some gardening this afternoon because it was a bit cooler.

Wednesday

 Today we went for a bike ride. It was a nice ride but even hotter than when we did it on Monday. On Monday it was 26 degrees and today it was 28 degrees. When we got home we had our lunch,a salad sandwich and a glass of beer. For dinner tonight we are having beef and rice in a black bean sauce. I had a fairly good sleep last night and I also fell asleep this afternoon after our ride. Tomorrow I am going to work in the garden. 

Tuesday

 I got up at 6.05 and had my breakfast. Next I cleaned the outside of 3 of the patio windows . They look lovely. I will clean the inside of them when we get a dull day so I can see what I am doing. I did a load of washing, and hung it out when it was done. I emptied the dishwasher and put everything away. Then we got ready to go to Lidl. When we got back I unpacked and put everything away, then I read my magazine. After lunch we went out and sat in the garden in the sun, it was too hot we only managed to sit there for an hour. When I went in I took the washing in with me, all lovely and dry. I didn’t go for a walk today because my knee is very sore and it was too hot. I don’t think a walk would have done my knee any good because it was sore walking round Lidl. For dinner tonight we had left over chicken and I did some noodles.

Monday

 We have had a lovely weekend. Our no 2 son came home Friday night for the weekend and has just left. On Saturday we went for a bike ride to Reepham station for coffee, it was a nice ride. Sunday we went round to our other sons to see his new puppy, and today we went for another bike ride, we had a bbq for dinner tonight. We had put it away for the winter because we didn’t think the weather would be good enough for us to have another one this year.