A Joke or Devastation?

Introduction

Good Afternoon to all you lovely people at the Great WA Family, as always do so hope that you are all keeping both safe and well.

The title will propably say it all as I progress with this weeks happenings, as will the reason for the cover image, which I have dragged from one of my files.

I have also decided to start this weeks blog before I have dinner, but could just stop if I get too hungry and finish this off later.

As it is my habit to make you feel hungry as you read this, I am cheating today having a ready cooked beef dinner out of the freezer which I will pop in the microwave when I am ready, followed by toffee cheesecake, possibly all washed down with a glass of Malbec, might even have chesse and biscuits afterwards, as I have a rather tasty mature Cheddar in the fridge.

The Last Few Days

Not quite sure what I intended to do this week, but I do know that despite my good intentions on some days, things have not quite turned out as expexted.

For a few weeks now the washing machine has been playing up refusing to empty at the end of the cycle, to cure this did the usual things, drained the water out of it, mopping the floor every time, my kitchen floor is totally gleaming - LOL!

It has meant that I have been doing the washing by hand, then taking advantage of the nice weather, hanging it out on the line, I have actually quite enjoyed going back to basics.

Deciding that enough was enough, I have ordered a new machine, this is when the fun really started "we can only deliver on Tuesday for free", so offered to pay, still only a Tuesday, why the problem, I can hear you ask? An old school friend, whose sister-in-law is my wife's cousin has passed awaay, and guess what his funeral is on Tuesday.

You may recall that when I went to Bournemouth after Yvonne died, I met an old school friend, it is his funeral!

The problem has been further enhanced as my emails are down, (do not ask), so I cannot contact the suppliers who are due to email on Monday with the delivery time, I am hoping to either phone them tomorrow, or nip into one of their shops.

At the moment I am struggling to sort the email system out, of course I do not remember which password!!

I have made a start on trimming some of the shrubs, even put the fork in one two of the beds and loosed some of the weeds, thanks to the rain!

Began looking at the business, seeing a large number of bits on my inbox, had a look, horror of horrors, going back some years I noticed a number of items that I have paid for have not been used. This made me very cross with me, wasting money as most of them have long gone, what a waste of money.

LESS ON LEARNED

Do not think that they were all neccesarily shiny dollar moments, but things that I thought at the time would be useful and then forgot about them, It has certainly made me sit up and take notice, not just how much money I have wasted but also some good content down the drain.

If I buy anything now it goes striaght into a dedicated followed, having been downloaded first.

The sad thing now is that until I sort the email out I cannot continue the good work which I started.

The Next Few Days

At this moment in time, as you will appreciate I just have not got a clue what I intend to do, gardening is an option, that is if I can be bothered to do it. Do have to sort the emails.

But I will finish this week by giving you one of my simple recipes, for either you or your younger ones.

Stuart's Chocolate Ice Cream

For Each Person

1 or 2 Mini Chocolate Rolls

1 or 2 Scoops of flavoured Ice Cream

In a serving dish cut the roll(s) into small pieces, add the ice cream on top,

Serve and enjoy.

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Be Happy, Healthy and Wealthy.

Please do stay safe

God Bless,

Stuart