It was Heathers birthday on Monday and due to the action packed weekend we decided to open a bottle of Champagne on Sunday night when the boys were gone or in bed to toast the occasion! Now Heather loves Champagne, me, I can take it or leave it. To be honest, if you are spending £30 on a bottle you might as well buy a nice single malt but hey it's not my birthday! I offer to go get a bottle and Heather has three listed in order of preference, I take the list and toddle off.
It's a huge well known supermarket (Sainsburys) and they have none from the list and only two over £20 so I phone Heather. She doesn't answer so I take a photo of one with my phone and the other is their own label premier brand. I walk home empty handed but show her the photo, the picture quality is crap and no-one can read it. Then one of her friends pipes up "the premier own label had a great write up in the Guardian!". I go back to said store and buy a bottle which we put on ice for later!
The boys are in bed, we have a large bowl of strawberries, bottle of ice cold Champagne, crystal glasses and settle down on the couch. I expertly pop the cork then turn to the Champagne, only kidding, I pop the cork and pour the wine. It's only fucking flat!! We have another bottle, a stand by which has been hanging around for a while. Guess what? That's fucking flat too!!
Anyway, the strawberries were great!
Heather wasn't the only one who got presents on her birthday. Me, I got an insect bite! It bit my leg and by yesterday afternoon the whole bottom half of my leg had swollen up, the bite was the size of a 2p coin all raw and weeping something that looked like egg yolk. Lovely! The doctor gave me anti-biotics and told me to rest up today. Hooray! Sick on my day off again!
11 comments:
lovely strawberries in champagne, well not in flat bubbly what a shame, hope you took it back and got some more for free
ouch on the bite hope it heals well, glad you didnt show us a photo of that one!
I took the bubbly back!
Somebody took photos of the bite so if you're lucky you might get to see it soon!! LOL!
Never known a bottle to be flat, but hey, don't drink a lot of champagne. I agree with you, spending that money then buy some spirit.
lol. I would have had to take a photo and bring it home for my better half to decide.
And hey, I got an insect bite yesterday too; on my belly!
And what exactly was wrong with Crystal, isn't your woman worth it, it'l only cost you £150. Or Krug at £95...
Alternatively a bottle of Cava costs a fiver. Just so you know for next year.
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K; I hope yours didn't go manky like mine!
P; £150 a bottle? Do you drink it or seal it in a display case?
My grandmother always said live within your means. So, give me a nudge when the cava is buy one get one free!!
No, its not gone manky but I just can't stop itching it!
Yes, cough up man - the more expensive the champers the better it is. No scrimping with Cava - poor substitute. Perhaps the bite was from the stingey weavil. Havent seen you for a while Chopsk, missed you :o)
Yes, cough up man - the more expensive the champers the better it is. No scrimping with Cava - poor substitute. Perhaps the bite was from the stingey weavil. Havent seen you for a while Chopsk, missed you :o)
You.ve been tagged... tee hee!
Come over and see what I've landed you with....
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That makes two of us, get that pretty pink thingy up on your blog now...
K; Didnt your mother tell you "It'll never get better if you keep scratching it!"? Try Benadryl!
QV; So good you sent it twice!!? Stingey weavil indead! Ouch! Though am touched I've been missed, thanks!
P; Oh joy! Thanks! When I make something up er,I mean, think of something, I'll do the post.
DJ; You know I don't do pink well!!
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