As my birthday looms ever nearer, I begin to write my holiday lists 📝 and I do have several ….. I’m off to Africa 🐘 🦓 🦒 It’s been a dream of mine ever since I watched Wild life programs on the tv as a child. To see animals in their natural environment. I’m beginningContinue reading “Random Thought 💭”
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Saturday’s Post 🌦
Not a good day today. Not feeling 100% feeling a little under the weather. But better than yesterday. Came into work with the delivery all over the place!!! Too many generals and not enough soldiers!!! So i got on with my prep, all the while watching the idiots !! But chatting with my best friendContinue reading “Saturday’s Post 🌦”
Books I read in August 📚
Books I read this month are …… Here comes the sun by Dalia Donovan TRC 👩🏻💻 She’s got Game by Laura Heffernan TRC 👩🏻💻 The Legacy: Semester 1 (Slayer Academy) by Amelia Shaw TRC 👩🏻💻 Talking With The Dead by Shiloh Walker 📱 The secret of about time by Kathryn Murphy TRC 👩🏻💻 Mariah AnkenmanContinue reading “Books I read in August 📚”
Book Review 📱
Talking With The Dead by Shiloh Walker Description……. A horrific tragedy blasted open a door in young Michael O’Rourke’s mind—cursing him with the ability to talk with the Dead. Nearly two decades later, Michael has moved from victim to survivor, using his abilities to seek out those who would go unjudged. With his gift, heContinue reading “Book Review 📱”
Friday’s Post 🌤
Started off a little chilly this morning, and by the end of the day …. sun is out and it’s humid. Work was steady today. Managed to get everything I needed to do. Helped clear tables for the waitresses. Tomorrow is delivery day!!! Wondering who is in tomorrow morning (and will I have to runContinue reading “Friday’s Post 🌤”
Random Thought 💭
A trip to the hairdressers …… After work I had a hair appointment. I don’t get my hair cut very often. I usually have better things to do with my money. But as I’m going away soon, I thought it was time for a trim. But I usually go from long hair to short (ifContinue reading “Random Thought 💭”
Thursday’s Post 🌤
Day off ☕️😀 Not so hot today. So I managed to get a fair bit of shopping done (still couldn’t find what I wanted though) needed a pair of trousers for my holiday. And I had a walk around town. Popped into my favourite shop…… The UK book stores are such a disappointment compared toContinue reading “Thursday’s Post 🌤”
Random Thought 💭
Saw this and had to share ….. When you’re deciding between getting a cup of hot coffee or a cold brew, you may base your decision on your mood or what the weather is like outside. While temperature is an obvious difference between the two, it isn’t the only thing. According to experts, there areContinue reading “Random Thought 💭”
Wednesday’s Post 🌤
Another hot day today. And a busy day at work. People making the most of the last days of summer and school holidays. Day off tomorrow and a busy day planned. Hoping the weather isn’t as hot tomorrow. How did you spend your Wednesday? 🦋
Tuesday’s Post ☀️
Another hot day!!! Another unbearably hot day in the kitchen. Delivery was a quick affair (couldn’t let the frozen defrost) and I did it all on my own 😉I had a system that works, then getting on with my prep before most of the kitchen staff got in. Guests making the most of our beerContinue reading “Tuesday’s Post ☀️”
Monday’s Post ☀️
Oh my ….. today was HOT!!! Work was unbelievably hot. Thank goodness I don’t work on the griddle. We thought we’d be relatively quiet, it’s was a bank holiday in the UK (everyone wants to go to the coast or do BBQ’s) but no, it seemed like the world and his wife were in ourContinue reading “Monday’s Post ☀️”
Random Thought 💭
Is It Ever Acceptable To Recline Your Seat On A Flight? A Guide To Getting It Right….. As you know I’m thinking of going on holiday soon. My plans will pop up soon in my blog…… So what is the etiquette for reclining on flights? It’s a divisive topic, that’s for sure. A poll byContinue reading “Random Thought 💭”
Sunday’s Post ☀️
Went to visit my son today. The weather was lovely (if a little hot) a walk along The River Thames (he lives in Kingston) it was lovely spending time with him. And took reading material in the form of my kindle. Didn’t get to read much😉but just in case I had something to read 😀Continue reading “Sunday’s Post ☀️”
Saturday’s Post☀️
Saturday is here again. So was the delivery, but as I’m on a new timetable, it should have been put away. Well it was mostly put away, but boxes were left everywhere!!! But I didn’t have time to tidy up. I had to prep for lunch. Weather was sunny and hot, so the beer gardenContinue reading “Saturday’s Post☀️”
Friday’s Post
Almost the weekend 😊It’s Friday, so here’s Friday’s drink. If you try it, send me a picture 😉 A walk to work In the sun. And a chat with my best friend (always a good start to my day) An extremely busy day at work. Lots of guests enjoying the sun. Making more work forContinue reading “Friday’s Post”
Thursday’s Post 🌤
Had a meeting (staff training) at work today ……. yes it was my day off, but it was early enough not to clash with meeting my best friend. What a waste of time, yes I got paid, yes it was only an hour, but to teach us stuff that as fast as I’m concerned isContinue reading “Thursday’s Post 🌤”
Wednesday’s Post 🌤
Walking to work today I had the chance to listen to an audio book. I tend to chat to my best friend on the way to work, but a prior commitment had us changing it up for today, so I listened to my favourite author (Christine Feehan) one of her Dark Carpathian Series. I alsoContinue reading “Wednesday’s Post 🌤”
Book Review 👩🏻💻
Viper (Sons of Sangue) By Patricia A. Rasey Description…… The Sons of Sangue are part of a sacred brotherhood. But not even their vampire code can compete with temptation and seduction… To claim her, vampire MC leader Viper will defy his brotherhood and break blood law. Kane ‘Viper’ Tepes is one of the oldest livingContinue reading “Book Review 👩🏻💻”
Tuesday’s Post⛅️
My later shift was suppose to had me coming in at 11, then going straight to bringing out the salads to the salad cart. No helping the delivery, not setting up the kitchen. Did that happen today? No it didn’t!! I ended up playing catch up for the rest of my shift!! Getting home IContinue reading “Tuesday’s Post⛅️”
Book Review 👩🏻💻
Fae Hunter: Semester 2 (Slayer Academy) by Amelia Shaw. Description……… From Fae Slayer to renegade rebel. Slayer Academy 101: •The Fae are evil •A Slayer must trust their instincts. Well, my instincts are flashing like a neon sign—the Academy can’t be trusted. I’ve glimpsed the true heart of a Fae prince. Fiore is kind, mercifulContinue reading “Book Review 👩🏻💻”
Monday’s Post 🌦
I think poor Mother Nature must be hitting her menopause….. we had rain, sun, rain with sun!!! I don’t think she know which way was up today. Today I started a later shift (will take a few days to adjust) the starting later was ok, it was finishing an hour later that threw me (severalContinue reading “Monday’s Post 🌦”
Book Review 👩🏻💻
The Legacy: Semester 1 (Slayer Academy) by Amelia Shaw Description………. From nerdy bookworm to Fae Slayer in training. My life is carefully planned, and blissfully free of surprises. I hate surprises.Discovering I come from a long line of Fae Slayers and must give up my position at a prestigious college to attend a Slayer Academy?Worst.Continue reading “Book Review 👩🏻💻”
Sunday’s Post🌧
Sunday morning brings a little rain, so after waiting till lunchtime, we pop out to do some shopping and to visit our daughter’s grave. Going into town I went looking for a couple of t-shirts to take on holiday. Finding nothing in my size we came home. After ringing my best friend (that always putsContinue reading “Sunday’s Post🌧”
Book Review 👩🏻💻
The Secret About Time (The Firemark Series) Book 1. By Kathryn Murphy Description…… Austin Brooks is almost one hundred-years-old, but he, like all of the residents of Brightrock Island, doesn’t age normally. The tight-knit community off the coast of Massachusetts has a closely-guarded secret—they’ve discovered the fountain of youth. In an effort to escape hisContinue reading “Book Review 👩🏻💻”
Book Review 📖
She’s Got Game (Gamer Girls Book 1) by Laura Heffernan Back Cover…… WINNER TAKES ALL Travel blogger Gwen Williams is about to live the dream—competing in the annual American Board Game Championship. She’s up against some stiff competition, namely legendary gamer and four-time champ Cody McKay. The seriously buff hottie and shameless flirt is goingContinue reading “Book Review 📖”
Saturday’s Post ⛅️
Weather is a funny thing, your soaked through one day, and it’s totally miserable, and then the next day it’s clear skies and sun peaks through the clouds. Your never sure what you need to wear or put in your bag (sun lotion or an umbrella) Delivery day sees me organising the walk in fridgeContinue reading “Saturday’s Post ⛅️”
Book Review 📱
Queen of Vampire Hearts book 1 (Fates Loves Series) by Jeanette Rose Description……. A Woman Fleeing Persecution… Phoebe Atreus is a witch on the run, her carefully crafted rules have kept her alive for the last decade, each one a product of a hard learned lesson. Rule Number One? Trust No One. She’s been betrayedContinue reading “Book Review 📱”
Friday’s Post 🌧
Cheers, a drink for you to try, sounds nice 😋 Rain, rain and more rain today ☔️ hardly any stock in, so I couldn’t prep much, hoping they aren’t too busy tonight. Reading a few review books and starting to make notes. I have a few to do, and I do like a challenge 🤓Continue reading “Friday’s Post 🌧”
Thursday’s Post ⛅️
A nice sunny day (big change from the rain yesterday) so I popped up to see Kim, then into town to grab a few things. Lunch at my friends home. We watched an episode of “orange is the new black” and a film “await further instructions Description On Christmas Day, a family wakes up toContinue reading “Thursday’s Post ⛅️”
Book Review 📱
Bear’s Temptation by Fay Walsh Description……. She will soon find out that uncovering the truth, is a dangerous game to play… Darren is the beta of the Hoopole Bears. He appears as a cold-hearted and rude businessman, but no-one knows what he has been hiding. Not even his own clan… Now, this journalist is on toContinue reading “Book Review 📱”
Wednesday’s Post 🌧
A day filled with rain!!! I managed to catch up with a friend for a quick coffee before the rain set in and I went to work. Had a work meeting (to talk about stock loss and how we can prevent it) and as usual, the same people dragged it out and made it lastContinue reading “Wednesday’s Post 🌧”
Tuesday’s Post ⛅️
I have a thick book to read😆 but I can’t read like I use to (I can’t read all night anymore, I tend to fall asleep) Delivery day was a different set up today. We actually took it off the palate and put it away (rather than pile it up and then put it away)Continue reading “Tuesday’s Post ⛅️”
Monday’s Post 🌧
Another wet and windy day today. And as we only three members of staff in, it went pretty quick. I ended up doing pot wash, salads, desserts and because they were short I ended up helping the waitresses, I took food out and desserts, I also cleared tables (I was Jill of all trades today)Continue reading “Monday’s Post 🌧”
Sunday’s Post🌧
A lazy Sunday ☕️lol ….. luckily enough the 5th sentence from the book I’m reading …. ” that many at that time?” A quiet day today. Rained on and off for most of the day. But I managed to do the laundry, hoovered and cleaned the bathroom. Popped out to do food shopping, visited Kim,Continue reading “Sunday’s Post🌧”
Book Review 👩🏻💻
Here comes the son by Dahlia Donovan Back Cover ……. When evil stirs in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, heroes come in both ordinary and extraordinary packages. Ignatius Faber knows a few things for absolute certain. He’s half-demon, his father is the unequivocal prince of darkness, and demons want to destroy his city. AndContinue reading “Book Review 👩🏻💻”
Saturday’s Post⛅️
Busy day …… what with Delivery and prepping up the stuff for salads. Didn’t really have much time to stop for a coffee Had a young girl drop her bread roll into one of the sauces (she then promptly started fishing it out!!) so I had to change the sauce pot. And I had toContinue reading “Saturday’s Post⛅️”
Book Review 👩🏻💻
Dragon’s first shift (Dragon’s Secret Society) book 1 by Serena Meadows Description…… Funny isn’t it, how blind people can be. Dazzled by the fancy cars and pretty girls. Tailored suits and slick haircuts. Almost all of them they fail to see the lie. Smell the stinking truth right under their up-turned noses. I’ll soon turnContinue reading “Book Review 👩🏻💻”
Friday’s Post 🌧
It’s Friday, so here’s a drink for you to try😉cheers 🥂 A very mixed bag weather wise today. Mostly rain, but a few sunny spots. Rain didn’t keep guests away today. We still had the kids running around, but throw in a couple of umbrellas (and we have an accident waiting to happen) we hadContinue reading “Friday’s Post 🌧”
Thursday’s Post ⛅️
A coffee and people watching with my best friend was a nice change today. A little retail therapy and lunch. Catching up with the series we are currently watching (orange is the new black) it made a nice and relaxed day. I managed to read and review a book from TRC (The Reading Cafe) sentContinue reading “Thursday’s Post ⛅️”
Wednesday’s Post ⛅️
A really busy day at work today. Cutting back on staff hours at the moment, changing working hours. We aren’t open for breakfast at the moment, so we don’t need me in till 11 (so now I work an hour later) so it was just the three of us till lunchtime, but we managed. DayContinue reading “Wednesday’s Post ⛅️”
Book Review
Talking with the dead A Prequel (FBI Psychics) by Shiloh Walker Description…… Surrounded by death, a man with a terrible gift reaches for life. A horrific tragedy blasted open a door in young Michael O’Rourke’s mind—cursing him with the ability to talk with the Dead. Nearly two decades later, Michael has moved from victim toContinue reading “Book Review”
Tuesday’s Post ⛅️
A page for you to print off and colour in ✏️ Never quite sure what the weather is going to do at the moment. I swear the weather app I have doesn’t know wether it’s coming or going, it seemed to change on a regular basis. So we start off with cloud and end upContinue reading “Tuesday’s Post ⛅️”
Monday’s Post ⛅️
Wow!!! Not been on here long, but pretty impressed with 500 posts 🥳 The weather really wasn’t very nice this morning 🌧 but through the day it got brighter and warmer, so the walk home was a nicer one than the walk to work. A few changes at work will see me change my hoursContinue reading “Monday’s Post ⛅️”
Book Review 📱
Mountain Wolf’s Nanny (Daddy Wolves of the Wild) Book 1 By Serena Meadows Description….. Betrayal comes in a lot of different forms. The rejection of a mother. The loss of a wife. And at its worst, the abduction of a child. Nick’s heart has been torn and twisted so many times his chest is littleContinue reading “Book Review 📱”
Sunday’s Post⛅️
You know even you have things planned, and it doesn’t goes to plan. Well today was one of those days. We’d planned to go visit my husband’s youngest daughter, his grandson needed help putting in a car stereo. So after putting washing out on the line and doing a little shopping. We also went andContinue reading “Sunday’s Post⛅️”
Saturday’s Post ⛅️
Weather was its usual mixed up self, we had a cloudy start, but ended up being hot and muggy. Delivery was handled with surprising efficiency today (probably because our new manager was in, and cracked the whip)😉 the usual running around getting salads prepped for the start of the meal time rush. And it wasContinue reading “Saturday’s Post ⛅️”
Next Series I’m reading 👩🏻💻
Dragon’s Secret Society: (A Paranormal Shifter Romance Series) by Serena Meadows Description…… A sinister mastermind and his coven of witches are determined to annihilate the world’s shifters, once and for all. Facing impossible opposition, courageous alphas and their clans fight claw and fang to protect their innocent kin. But the only antidote to deathContinue reading “Next Series I’m reading 👩🏻💻”
Friday’s Post ⛅️
it’s Friday. And so here’s a post for you to try😉cheers One of those days today. Not only was it hot and muggy, but the restaurant was full of kids and moaning parents!!! It made for a slow day!!! It was also 6 years today that my daughter was admitted into hospital with breathing problems!!Continue reading “Friday’s Post ⛅️”
Thursday’s Post ⛅️
So yesterday was my scheduled day off (but I’ve switched it around for the next month or two) so today I have a day off. Washing done and on the line. Most of it was dried by the time I brought it in. The rest got to go on the airer. Grabbed lunch and poppedContinue reading “Thursday’s Post ⛅️”
Welcome August 🌸
It’s my anniversary this month. It’s also my nephews birthday. Books that are due out this month ? The only book I’m interested in is J.R. Ward and her Black Dagger Series. USA Cover UK Cover But this is a hardback book, so I’ll have to wait till later in the year for the paperbackContinue reading “Welcome August 🌸”