14th August. 2025

 First must apologise for not posting sooner, but this very hot weather is too much for me!.

My friend Peter G is back in Stepping Hill hospital after taking ill at his sisters, trouble was he was taken to Tameside Hospital where to be fair, they knew nothing about him, to cut a long story short he is back at Stepping Hill and they have got him stabilised again.

My other friend Jean has had a cough for a few weeks and I said you should see your GP about that, which she did and he confirmed she had a chest infection, so she's on antibiotic's and a nasal spray!.

So it was off to The Bridge Café on my own today, that isn't quite true, my mate Christopher was there in full voice after he had been poorly early on in the week.

 The usual gang were there having a good old sing song too.

On an earlier visit saw this chap with a monkey on his back, as they used to call a drug addiction in the old days.

 

Outside in the car park someone has tipped these chairs, not a thing wrong with them, been there since last week, if anyone wants a good pair of chairs that only need a good polish!.

Bet Sarah Moore from "Money for nothing" would love them!.

On the way to the Bridge, called at Lidl to buy this, how can they do this for 6.99!

In the week, I was at Morrison's on my own and thought I'd try the meal that my mate likes.

But it was too much for me even after taking out the sausages and some of the bacon for my cats back home, I only managed to get half way though it.

It was very nice and well worth the money but as I say too much for me.

Bet my mate David could manage one!.

This is more my mark, the kids meal (free) if you buy an adult meal!, love it and not over facing!.

Whilst there met Mr Chang from the once famous Chang restaurant on Reddish Lane, now owned by his son and extended to become the Dragon Palace if memory serves me.

He was on a mobility scooter and with his daughter-in-law and I asked him about his wife Olive an English lady and was told she had passed away some months ago, I know my mate Bob knew her and they went to the same art club in Stockport.

This passed week I've also had the windows in the back replaced, for a very reasonable price, half of what I expected!, very neat job and no decorating to do afterwards.

Dust sheets down everywhere.

Three windows done wit new spaces between the glass and vents in too.

Everything went well with all three windows done and site cleaned up in five hours.

If you are interested here is Alan's Windows number 

7933741 480.

The plant in the right bottom corner there been looking a bit drab so changed that for this.

From Morrison's at Reddish.

Whilst tidying up bought a nice new shoe rack from Amazon, got to polish all them now, a bit dusty!.

The Blue Hydrangea I bought from Amazon has just started to bud but not sure if it's going to be Blue will have to ask my pals at the Café for some coffee grains as I've read that's what it might need!.

The geraniums have been a blaze of colour, but they were only put there for this year as hopefully the Hydrangea will fill the space next year.  

So there you have it all up to date again and I'm still the last one standing HA HA.

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