It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … at the Waggon and Horses, Millhouses, Sheffield
Last week I was kindly invited to attend [with a plus one] and sample the new Festive Christmas Menu that went ‘live’ on 14th November.
As always nothing is ever straight forward with us and due to a huge smash on the motor way my plus one – Sue – was running an hour late! She was still on the M1 outside Derby when we should have been tucking into our starters.
Last night I took my new car out on it’s first official ‘not driving to work’ trip.
I picked fellow blogging buddy Hannah up and we trundled down the M1, headed towards the dizzy heights of Rotherham; a promise of getting up close and personal with McDonalds Aldwarke Lane on the cards.
I’m not sure about you but ‘back in the day’ McDonalds didn’t receive a very good rap. Parents didn’t approve and only took us there once a year for a birthday treat.
We were forever told that the burgers were over processed , full of E numbers, other nasties and generally not very good for us. I have in the past experienced the “why is my burger so flat ‘ disappointment after receiving a very lack-lustre burger with limp lettuce that looked nothing like the burgers in the advert.
I’m pleased to confirm that this is no longer the case, far, far from it. Continue reading
Good Morning!
I wasn’t going to post today. Firstly I have a raging hangover and I’m finding it hard to string a sentence together never mind write to my adoring masses ( hello all 3 of you) *chuckles to herself *
Secondly I was going to have a lazy day. I suppose I am having a lazy one of sorts … I’m in bed making my way through a mountain of Christmas cake, drinking copious amounts of coffee and catching up on Corrie.
Mum called to wish me and the Mr a Happy New Year…and “oh did I know Graham from the village had died suddenly yesterday afternoon – heart-attack ?” Not a celebrity but one of my brothers best friends, a well-known and much-loved character. Continue reading