Blwyddyn newydd dda i chi,
Ac i bawb sydd yn y ty,
Dyma yw fy nymuniad i,
Blwyddyn newydd dda i chi.
Went to bed at the usual ten pee em last night only to be woken up by noise outside the house at just before midnight. I say a noise. It was more like a full scale battle. Bombardment. Never heard so many fireworks. Didn’t look out the window. Only lasted a few mins and then died down allowing me to continue my sleep.
A slow breakfast is planned. This, fyi, will include a grapefruit I picked up in the M&S Food Hall yesterday. We arrived early at M&S, mistakenly thinking it opened at ten o’clock. Reality was ten thirty. At ten past ten there was already a small queue!!
Made more sense to sit in the car as it was cold. By ten thirty the queue was mahoosive. Who’d a thunk? The shop opened and the queue emptied into it closely followed by us. It was v busy but we found all we needed plus the grapefruit and four pints of milk, paid for our goods and left.
Off to West Kirby today as it is one of THG’s fave places. Back to watch the darts and then a takeaway from the Alam Balti. We are going for Set Meal A at £28. This includes 2 papadums & chutney, onion bhaji (4), seekh kebab (2), chicken tikka masala, chicken tikka balti or lamb tikka balti, Bombay potatoes, naan & 2 pilau rice.
More food than we might have ordered if selecting from the menu but a good deal. Our alternative would have been
onion bhaji £3.90
chicken tikka masala £7.50
lamb tikka balti £9.90
pilau rice £2.50
plain naan £2.00
total £25.80
So you can see it makes sense to go for the set menu 🙂We can always take any leftovers home to Lincoln.
You will already know from the opening Welsh lines that today is New Years Day. Twenty twenty three was a good year despite all the crap going on in the world. I am looking forward to twenty twenty four. Look after yourselves and HNY.
Oh and THG made the tea this morning fair play to her.
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West Kirby was a bit of cobweb blow but nothing open. No caffs. People just walking along the new promenade which is v nice. We blew on to Thurstaston Beach but twas a very short visit. No hope whatsoever of finding any parking. Back now in Port Sunlight and settled in front of the darts with a cup of tea and a crumpet. What’s not to like?
The Wirral is not at its nicest at this time of year. Nowhere is, I guess. Dull skies above cold, dirty roads. If I lived here I would probably opt to go to my villa in Barbados. Assuming I had one. I would probs have to buy one. I’d prefer somewhere near the med. Dilemma innit. The med is too hot in summer. Plus I don’t believe in holiday homes. I’d have a flat in London but missed the boat on that one.