Jazzy D's Soul Notes

Well, what a cold and occasionally wet day it has been. There were some signs or slight flakes of snow earlier.

Anyway, I forgot to do the usual good morning post today. Too late now.

I did pop into town this afternoon after a nice coffee morning spent in the common room. I sold some paperbacks at Past Sentence for a fiver. Then had a few beers and lunch at my local pub. The best comfort food in my opinion, or at least one of them. Ham eggs and chips.



The coffee mornings in the common room tend to happen fortnightly.

I also helped Dawn at number 33 to set up her new printer.

I then had a late afternoon siesta

Third day in a row of doing rail surveys doe the Kent-based rail company. Although today was a disruption survey due to engineering work on the line from Sittingbourne to Sheerness. So, I travelled the bus replacement and did the survey based on the alternative service.

I had lunch in Spoons on the island. Here is the food porn, Jon – pizza!



After the job, I popped over to Rainham to peruse the bookshop there and picked up a few cheap classical CDs. I then came home avoiding my local pub.

Well, that was it, yesterday after I did my other rail covert shop I popped into the pub, met Amanda there, and we had two bottles of wine between us and then went elsewhere on a pub crawl. It was at least two other puns we imbibed in. So today was going to be an easy day.

Being in Canterbury today was cathartic. I did my visit and then checked out some charity shops. Then I popped into one of the two Spoons pubs there and had a pizza and a good few beers.

The best find of the day, box set with libretto is this one for two quid!



Oh, and it was a very big delicious pizza!



So, in the end, it was a great day.

The only good thing about today -

BEERS WITH EWART -




We arrived in my local around two in the afternoon and did not leave till about six in the early evening. So six pints later - and a slight siesta - I am at home.

Despite everything that happened yesterday – I had a good time with Phil and Ewart in the Yellow Stocks micropub in Sittingbourne.

I met Ewart just after three there and Phil came around four. In the afternoon.

The woman pointing is Sarah, the landlady of the micropub.

It was another mild and sometimes sunny day reaching around 10C by the afternoon. After an alcohol-induced siesta, I am awake now and noticed that it is raining this evening, so the forecast was fairly accurate I thought.



I popped into town to get the odd things I forgot yesterday and to get some stuff from the market including a wonderful and cheap Italian Merlot.

Lunch was a spicy sweet and sour chicken and rice dish with garlic mushroom accompaniment.



Last night I watched Toy Story 4 and today I watched the classic North By Northwest, one of Hitchcock's best films in my opinion.

I also have been rewatching the complete WandaVision on Disney+. I look forward to a new series or film with the Scarlet Witch aka Wanda.

It is going to be a bit tight moneywise till my next big payday which falls on the Saturday in the New Year, so will I get paid before then or have to wait till the fourth of the new month?

I had almost forgotten to meet Ewart today for a few beers at my local. Luckily a text message from him had reminded me that he would be coming whilst I waited for a bus to take me to Canterbury. Canterbury can be done another day anyhow.

So that is what we had - three pints of ale each. I then went to the supermarket to get some food items and to the charity shop next door to the pub. In the charity shop, I found this paperback for a quid.



I have a feeling that the author has also written for The Wire magazine, but I need to check that out.

Anyway, no pussy footing tomorrow as I will be busy for the next two days with visits.

The day passed by very quickly for some reason. I suppose it was because I was soring out some paperwork in the morning, having a chat with Dawn, the new gal from 33, and then popping into town and meeting other new friends. I was in town to pick up a copy of Wire, and passed by Kate's shop and decided to chat with her for a while. I then picked up some food items from the market before heading towards my local pub.

It was at the pub I met a new friend, Mandy, who lives in Painters Forstall. Now it is a small world because as we got chatting she knew my relatives in the village where she lives. Specifically, these will be the Rayners, and she knew their son and daughter, Simon and Elizabeth. Both siblings are involved in classical music and orchestras as members of the orchestra. I am not certain which ones, but I knew that sometimes the Rayners use to come to Teynham to see our mutual grandmother.

When I was a child or youngster I had a bit of a crush on Elizabeth. I think my bro would testify to that lol!!

Painters Forstall is just a few miles from Faversham. It is between the A2 and the road leading to Ashford. I believe there is a bus that goes that way - the 660 if I am correct.

So after three beers, I decide to go home wondering where Simon and Elizabeth are now?

Another cold but extremely wet rain-soaked day. I was going to do four visits during the day but ended up only doing the one, as it was too cold and wet for me.

I did the Sheppey visit and then had lunch back in Sittingbourne before going home to the warmth.

I tried the new chargrilled lemon and herb chicken at Spoons. It was delicious with a capital D!!!



As mentioned yesterday, the Xmas tree is now in the lounge or common room of this establishment we call Waterstone Place where I live.



Yesterday I helped Sue and Dawn put it up. It is one of these tall artificial trees. No mess.

Well, not much else to report but I am definitely not going out tomorrow with the threat of a storm.

Well, another very mild day after the chilly one before. So I head to town for a few beers at my local , discovered the mixed grill is only three pounds - yep three quid - the price of a decent sandwich from a cafe or supermarket. Plus four beers.



So no need to eat later.

The usual gang was there. Tim from upstairs and a few others I know as well as the blonde caucasian South African woman.




Tim is the middle geezer and is 83.



The African-born lass and her older friend.




The other who lives in Ospringe. He can be a bit obnoxious.