Last of the summer shine :)

Brrrrr is it getting cold or is it just me.

We all went to the town meal today  in Middlesbrough, it was really good and had lots of entertainment on for adults and children alike.
Ranging from bouncy castles, punch n judy, magic shows, go karts through to creating art using a bicycle and paints! It wasn't too busy and the lads loved it. People were walking round on stilts and juggling.

The only thing we didn't do was ride on the old buses to the Transporter Bridge. The queues were really long so we just left it and watched the magic show instead.
Came back with "big dig" recyclable bags filled with some sachets of tea, coffee, sugar (all fairtrade) and 3 boxes of seeds to plants. 

As part of the big meal, lots of free food was given out, all freshly made there and then. From cold salad through to hot curries, pakoras and mousaka. Plenty of bottles of water given out, as well as tons of information regarding water and energy saving.

In the middle arena, there were bands playing lots of different types of music. It was lovely, we just sat  in the deck chairs watching.

We missed out on the honey but no matter. The jars literally sold out within 30 minutes it was that popular.
Met a few people there who i haven't seen for years. One of them asked if i wanted to come and volunteer on the allotment with Teesside Hospice. 

Last year i donated veg,herbs and salad items that we had grown in pots. This year sadly we didn't as i have time to grow anything.  The whole food festival basically runs on people donating they own produce and then it all gets cooked up on the day and given away for free to all attendees.

After that we did the dreaded school uniform shopping, took ages to do as my eldest has shot up. after a couple of hours we ended up getting a taxi home, naughty i know. But guess what its the same price for a taxi home as it on the bus! How ridiculous is that public transport costs more than a taxi, is absolutely extortionate.

Well better plan for the month ahead and make sure we have everything ready for school.

Till tomorrow  :)