Glimmer 24 and stamps with Betty that must really piss off Charlie are still on sale! Needed to post some stuff to HMRC for herself. Last of three shifts before being off and keep the calls down and the sales up. Shit value like but hopefully everything will balance.
Glimmer 22, the lesser spotted phone box with phone. Day starts early with a wander to Wigan, grab coffee, lunch and then into work for the first day of a series of shifts. Grab a tough HBB and it’s a start. Day is OK.
Easter Sunday and Glimmer 11 celebrates the fact I’ve finally cracked the cooking of Onion Bhaji after several years of failed attempts! Delicious too! Cook a pork roast for the day.
Music
Various Artists – Lee ‘scratch’ Perry And Friends: Land Of Kinks – The Jamaican Upsetter Singles 1970
Various Artists – Gather In The Mushrooms (The British Acid Folk Underground 1968-1974)
Various Artists – Liverpool Sunset (The City After Merseybeat 1964-1969)
Glimmer 6 and it’s back to the past. A wee bimble around the shops and a quick snifter with herself. Sort some metadata and clean the kitchen. C makes the bed.
Hipbone Slim & The Kneetremblers – Skeddadle
Hipbone Slim & The Kneetremblers – Go Hog Wild
Hipbone Slim & The Kneetremblers – Tombstone Rock
Future Pilot AKA Featuring Robert Wyatt – Tutti Shrutti
Future Pilot AKA featuring Emma Pollock / Ron Sexsmith – The Art Of Good Breathing
Future Pilot AKA with The Family Orkestra featuring Vinita, Radhika & Anurudh – Jai Gopala
Jowe Head – Diabolical Liberties
Jowe Head & Infernal Contraption – Infernal Contraption
Wednesday and things get a bit better. Struggling with the old mental health a but work helps. Glimmer 2 see’s me at the open air gallery in town. People apparently Mek Wigan.
Nature’s beauty, bit of a rambling concept this one the constant generation and degeneration of nature, yadda yadda yadda! Lazy day, lie in, gentle amble via the chicken shop as we begin the Kidney friendly diet for C. Plan is some sort of Waldorf Salad for tonight. This is followed by a visit to The Coffee Shop.
C visits the ATM and then on to Iceland to view veggie options. Then Lidl. Wee pint in the Tom and Gerry and home. Cook us some scrambled eggs for lunch with a few mushies.
Salad works well and is popular with herself.
In other news, the work on nature’s beauty that will be this Roots allotment is gathering pace, still no idea where their site is but they are communicating with me at least!
A playful day off. First up a wee lie in, then a trip to Wigan to fetch the bike and pop the council tax dosh into the bank. Clearly the Nationwide has only recently reopened because I score a free tote bag. Turns out useful because I’ve not dressed for the cycle and it goes onto the back rack with the lock in it. Prior to that though breakfast at the Station Cafe.
Train back to Bryn, visit the quacks to fetch a bloods form and pots for C to piss in. Back to the house and play with a playful Elsie.
C arrives home, we both have a shower and it’s best bib and tucker for Joe and Margaret’s Diamond Wedding Anniversary up at Aspull British Legion. Bee App gives us the route. C not happy at the walk to the Legion. Celebration is fun and good to catch up with folk.
Jetstream Pony – Bowerbirds and Blue Thing
The Cleaners From Venus – Cleaned Up Collectables Vol. 1
The Cleaners From Venus – Cleaned Up Collectables Vol. 2
The Cleaners From Venus – Star Cafe
The Cleaners From Venus – Live in Japan (Osaka 1994)
In search of something shiny I revisit the Lucky Cat at the Wallgate Chippy. Last of the earlies before a couple of days off. Team have been having fun whilst getting the job done. A better day but not ideal. Last call just before I leave means it’s tight for the train. I jump a bus home.
Food from the chippy. Try ringing Beck because it’s her birthday, no answer.