Markets And Meals!!!

We had a good day on the market last Sunday...the weather was beautiful and there were loads of visitors around.....

instead of taking sandwiches with us to the market we now have a lovely Sunday roast from the nearby Buttery cafe--Bill orders it and then fetches it at 1pm....very tasty,,but you can guarantee as soon as you start eating it everyone wants to stop and chat about paintings and workshops !

It was my friend Marion's birthday yesterday so we did another roast dinner at home for her and her hubby to celebrate it...we had a lovely leg of lamb--with all the trimmings including orange blossom honey roasted parsnips which were to die for! We had a Christmas pud for afters followed by a cheese board and a glass or 2 of port to finish...

nothing like a good cheese board and port to finish a meal!!!  We will have to start some serious diets when we get back from our holiday!            We are looking forward to getting away next Monday for 9 nights----quite a lot of travelling involved but that's nothing unusual really for us!  We are starting out in Rochdale for 2 nights, then moving on to Bradford for another 2 nights...from there we are off to Scotland to stay with a good friend for 3 nights---cant wait for that--its been a while since we all met up together! Then from there we are coming down to the Lake District  and meeting up with my daughter Becki and her partner for another 2 nights,,so it will be a lovely break before the new baby comes along in May..                                                                                                                 Thank goodness for Groupon and KGB deals....we have had some real bargains off there,,couldn't have afforded to stay in places like we have or as often otherwise ....                                                                                                      Its going to be sad for our house/pet sitter Jeannie this time with no Sparky to look after..she was most upset at the news about him being put to sleep,,                                                                                                                              We miss him terribly, the house is so quiet without him,you don't realise how often you interact with your pets until they are not there........