New Town Order

The necklace I got consisted of this type of crystals (Swarovski rounds)>

Today I've been on a bit of a road trip, heading out at around 10.30 and not getting back till gone 5.

My first destination is Milton Keynes. The reason for this is that they have an antique and bric-a-brac fair on and I think it might be worth while taking the trip up there to see what the stalls have on offer.

I get there at about 12, and the first thing that strikes me about Milton Keynes is the number of roundabouts. I was going to count all the ones I had to go around, but I lost count after about 20 and not only that it's probably a poor reflection on myself about how nerdy I can be at times (the last time I did something that sad was counting the number of HGV's from Harlow to home on a particularly slow and congested trip). But despite the number of roundabouts, the other thing that I noticed is that there is plenty of parking, its everywhere! Which is great for me because I manage to park right near where I want to go.

Once I'd parked and found the market with the stalls I then have a gander around and spot a nice clear glass bead necklace. It's pretty old and dirty and the vendor wants 15 quid for it, so I tell him I may be back later to buy if I don't see anything else.

As it happens, I didn't see anything else that caught my eye, so I went back to the store an got a discount on the necklace, handing over just 10 pounds for beads that would have cost me a lot more than that if I'd have bought them new.

Pleased with my purchase I then head back towards the car, and on the way stop at a rather enticing looking chocolate shop aptly named Hotel Chocolat and as much as I tried to resist the cocoa aroma was too much for me to handle and I came out of the shop slightly less empty handed than I went in.

On the way out of Milton Keynes I stop at Hobby Craft, which is a arts and crafts superstore. I get a few things I need, but have decided that I most likely won't bother again since the prices that they charge for things are almost 3-4 times more than what you can buy the same item on the internet for.

I then head home going via Oxford where I get some more of the delectable Bens cookies and not a lot else, and by the time I'm opening the front door its late enough that I only just have enough time to to tidy up a bit and get dinner ready for when Phil gets back... it's club sandwiches for tea tonight which are now back on the menu after the supply of american bacon has regenerated in the freezer.

Posted by Abi on the October 20, 2005 10:06 PM