Lushness

We have to go into town this afternoon since Phil has got a hair appointment, so whilst he is in the chair I trot around the shops and pick up some stuff that we need. First of all, since the weather has taken a turn for the worse (winter is definitely on its way) I get some more bath ballistics from Lush. They are basically balls of bicarb of soda or something similar with lots of nice moisturisers and things in them, all made of natural ingredients which fizz a lot when you dump them in a bath of hot water. They are a bit of a luxury, but both Phil and I enjoy baths, so why not make them more relaxing? :)

Next up I have to go baby stuff shopping, the sister of a close friend of mine has just had a baby and so I need to go get baby things to send as a gift which wasn't too troublesome.

By the time I've done all of that Phil is waiting for me and we go to Pizza Hut to get some late lunch / tea. It seems to take for ever for us to be seated despite the fact that there are plenty of free tables. I can only assume that they drip feed the customers to the tables as to not get too overloaded with orders, but none the less, its still a pretty poor show to keep you waiting in a queue when you could be sat down deciding what to eat. Eventually though we do get a table and order only to be disappointed when my starter and main meal arrive at the same time. I know I have a healthy appetite but not even I could face eating all the food at once, so sadly the nacho's got wasted.

On the way home we stop off at the local garden / fish centre and pick up some various bits and pieces for the fish, and also get a cheapo tank to put the triops in. Their current one is very small and very algefied and there is no way to control the temperature except via a light which has to be on for most of the time (hence the algae). So we pick up a tank with a filter, and hopefully we will be able to use the spare heater we have to warm the water to the right temperature.

Back home and I set up the new triop tank while Phil changes the heater / filters in the fish tank and after that we just get on with having a quiet evening watching the box.

Posted by Abi on the October 1, 2005 9:41 PM

sjon at October 4, 2005 7:37 AM