Wet.

Grey, wet and wild today here in Borth.

Today has been a town day. 

I had a long list of places to go and things to buy. First stop was the garden centre where I was almost enticed to buy Christmas decorations from their amazing selection. We, or at least I, must be hard wired to covet shiny things as I felt like taking the whole lot home to turn our house into a 'winter wonderland' despite the fact that nobody except the pair of us would see it. Apart from buying one small cute and not shiny decoration as a present for somebody I resisted but it was hard. What I did buy was a silver thyme for the herb garden and the hardy geranium Roxanne as somehow over two house moves I mislaid that variety.

After the garden centre I off loaded lots more garden waste at the dump, bought a couple of things at the builders' merchants and then went to look at bathrooms in the one and only place in town that has bathrooms on display. I found exactly the right sink and cupboard, if only it wasn't £600. I guess I'll just have to go back to looking on-line or drive to a bigger town. Then it was time to do the food shopping at Morrisons where I got a ceonothus for £2. Next to B&M where I bought some purple crocus corms and then I bought more at Charlie's and took a chance on a couple of packs of sprouting potatoes. They were reduced to 50p and the instructions said plant July to September. I've got space in the veg plots so I thought I'd try them. But I certainly wasn't tempted by these awful sprayed heathers. What a terrible thing to do to growing plants.

My travels didn't stop there though, back into the centre of town I went to; try and book an eye test - they were currently fully booked so I'll have to try in a few weeks, drop more clothes and stuff off at one of the charity shops, buy more cheap reading glasses as I've mislaid yet another pair and then finally to Lidl.

I couldn't resist this pasta naturally coloured and flavoured with tomatoes, spinach, beetroot, carrots and basil. It would make a great pasta salad. The nougat is to put away as Lidl only do the speciality foods for a limited time.

 

It was dry all the time I was in town but as soon as I got home the wind returned and it's been raining on and off all evening.