Windy Saturday

I got up at 5.40 and put on a load of washing. I hung yesterdays washing out and todays when it was done. I had porridge for breakfast and we had a coffee. I cooked some beetroot and H got the bikes out of the garage so we could go for a ride. I sat and finished my book and we got ready to go out. It was really windy and we struggled at times going up hill into the wind. We did 26 and a bit miles, most of it off road. I got a cup on one segment for 9th fastest out of 226 women, i bet there arent many of them over 80. When we were less than a mile away from home on our way back it began to rain. I got my washing in as soon as we got through the gate and it was almost dry.I put the bikes awayand we had our lunch, soup, cheese straws, coffee and a bun. We had a small glass of wine later while we were watching the cycle race in Spain. H had a shower and I had a bath then I made a pot of tea and cooked dinner, we had pork slices with potatoes, carrots and cabbage.

Friday.

I got up at 6.11 and put on a load of washing. I had toast and marmite for a change for breakfast. I emptied the dishwasher and we went out in the car to get petrol. When we got home we had a coffee and I vacumed downstairs. I wrote an email to my sister in law as I do every Friday and then we had another coffee.I felt I needed a little fresh air so I walked to the post box with my phone bill money and then I went chestnutting. When I got back home it was time to get lunch. We had a cheese, ham and tomato sandwich with mustard and mayo washed down with a milkshake. This afternoon we both had a ride on bikes upstairs. I rode on the turbo trainer and H rode on his rollers. He did 30 minuites and I did an hour. His was so much harder than mine. When I had finished I had a bath and washed my hair and when I went down we had a glass of wine and watched the tour of spain. For dinner we had fish pie with broccoli and carrots.

Wednesday

I got up at 5.28 and put on a load of washing. I made a pot of tea and cooked my breakfast which was an egg and a third of my last bell pepper which I picked yesterday afternoon. I packed my work snack, dressed, hung out yesterdays and todays washing and got ready to go to work. I had to pick 30 bunches of beetrootand then bunch carrots till coffee break at 10. I did 108 bunches. After break I had to pick 10 more bunches of beetroot and then trim leeks for the rest of the morning. The time soon passed. When I left off I drove straight to our daughters for our weekly groceries. Both her and our granddaughter are still looking well thank goodness I hope they stay well, they mix with the public in their job every day. When I got home H made me a coffee while i went straight into the garden to get the washing in because it had begun to rain. With my coffee I had a cocoanut bun and a peanut biscuit. We watched the Tour of Spain, tipping point, then had a bath and dinner. It was burgers, sausages, mushrooms, eggs and chips. After dinner we watched a Sandra Bullock film, one of my favourites, The Proposal H had never seen it before! I have to go to work again tomorrow.

Lazy Tuesday.

I got up at 6.30 and put on a load of washing. I had tea and porridge for breakfast and then a coffee. I sat and read quite a bit of my book till H went to ride in the pain cave. As soon as he had gone I turned the oven on and while it was heating up I made some cocoanut and choc chip buns and some peanut and rasin cookies. I have never made the cookie recipe before but H really loves them, I think they are nice, really crisp and just like a biscuit but I cant taste the peanut butter at all. For lunch when he finished we had a coffee and cheese and beetroot sandwiches. Later we had a milk shake, watched tipping point after the cycle race, had our baths and then dinner. We had baked salmon, baked beans and baked potatoes. I had a short ride on the turbo trainer this afternoon, 15.4 miles in 50 minuites. Tomorrow I am back at work.

Monday

I got up at 5.35 and put on a load of washing. I had eggs and courgette for breakfast with a mug of tea. I packed my snack for work, tomatoes, cheese and a bottle of water and hung out the washing. I sat and read my book till 7 and then I dressed and got ready for work. I had to pick 20 bunches of beetroot and then trim leeks till I was picked up.We went to the yard at 9.30 so we could wash the leeks and beetroot so the boss could go delivering. We had our break and after that I had to pick 108 bunches of carrots (after I had cut 108 bits of string to tie them up with).Andy arrived as I finished them, he had been cutting cauliflowers. We did 6 bunches of purple carrots, 2 boxes of parsnips and then leeks till it was my home time. When I got home H made me a coffee and I had a banana. I didnt do much all afternoon, I made a pot of tea, watched tipping point, had a bath and cooked dinner. We had chicken curry. I have to work again on Wednesday, I think it may be wet tomorrow so H and I are planning to ride in the pain cave, H will ride in the morning and I will ride in the afternoon while I listen to the Archers and the afternoon play.

Sunday

I cant believe I have missed 2 days blog. Friday I went out on my bike on my own and got caught in the rain on the way home and got soaked. Today H and I went out together, we went to Sprowston church to look for the grave of Hs brother who died when he was 14. He was killed while doing his paper round when he was hit by a car. we were pleased we found it and will go back again with our shears to tidy it. The ride meant I did 19 miles, I had wanted to do 23 to make it 81 this week but I am a few miles short. Our youngest son is back in the country but wont be visiting us yet because he will be self isolating. I had porridge for breakfast, crackers and cheese for lunch and a roast for dinner tonight.Tomorrow I have to work so I will have eggs for breakfast.

Thursday

I got up at 5.32, made a pot of tea and put yesterdays washing into the tumble drier. I had egg and bell pepper for breakfast, packed tomatoes, cheese, a banana and a bottle of water for work. Our daughter, granddaughter and great granddaughter were all coming round this afternoon when I get home from work so I put a few things away because our great granddaughter has just started to walk and I wanted the lounge to be toddler safe. Its so long since we have seen her I think she had forgotten us but as soon as she saw the few things I had out for her to play with she was happy. Anyway I went to work and had to pick 32 bunches of beetroot, 50 bunches of purple carrots, 50 bunches of orange carrots, and then go down for break. After break I had to trim 5 boxes of leeks, Andrew joind me in time to do one of the boxes and then we had to pick 3 boxes of butternut squashes, take them to the yard and Andrew went off to have his lunch and I washed squashes till it was my home time. As soon as I got home H made me a coffee while I washed and changed ready for our company. It was so nice to see them all. When they left I had a bath and we watched tipping point. We had a cup of tea and I cooked dinner, it was mince with onions, garlic, carrot, tomato and peas mixed with pasta. I dont have to work till Monday so, for us the weekend starts here. Our daughter and her family are having fish and chips for tea tonight, ours was nice but I am still jelous of them.