With Christmas just around the corner (64 shopping days to go apparently) I’m sure that this 10% discount code for the Early Learning Centre will be a great help for those of you – like me – who are looking for kiddies toys!
Simply enter the code BC1007 at the checkout when shopping at www.elc.co.uk and you’ll get 10% off. Please note that the above discount code expires on October 31st 2007.
So make the most of your Early Learning Centre discount until then 
… a day makes. The warm (‘ish) autumnal sunshine of yesterday has gone and been replaced by overcast, blusterely winter like weather.
Given that it was rather windy, I decided to go for a run as opposed to a bike ride – as I’d much prefer battling the wind on foot rather than the saddle. As you can imagine my 25 minute jaunt was a rather hard going affair!
It wasn’t like that first thing this morning though, in fact we looked set for another sunny day – as the rising early morning run produced the most amazing orange glow over the hilltops of the Swansea Valley.
As for DDWT Junior well he enjoyed his usual Monday stint of cooking in school – with diwali sweets being the order of the day this time around. In case you were thinking that’s an odd thing to make in school, well it was simply because this week they’re studying Hinduism.
The house of DDWT is fast becoming the equivalent of Ready Steady Cook on Sundays’ as the Mrs and I take it in turns to conjure up something new and by that I mean different in the kitchen.
This Sunday it was my turn and I decided to try and rustle up some sausage and mash fritters at lunchtime, and stuffed chicken breasts (herbs, cheese & carrots) with sliced green beans for dinner/tea/evening meal/supper – call it what you wish. The fritters were quite tasty but needed a little more cheese if I’m being hyper critical (which when it comes to cooking I am!). As for the chicken breasts, well they were a major disappointment as it were simply overcooked – the result being that they were very chewy. The panel of judges (well Mrs DDWT to be precise) gave the fritters a thumbs up and a “cook that again Sam”, but as for the chicken breast – forget it!
The rest of our day was spent down the beach overlooking Swansea Bay – which is always a great place to be when the sun is out, as you can see from the pictures below.
I also found a little bit of time to do some jobs around the house, such as re-assembling the rocking chair and putting up a new bike rack in the garage – to create some much needed room!
Here’s one for the ladies or maybe even the fella’s looking for a gift for their lady friend – a free delivery code for NEXT (saving you £3.75).
Just quote one of these codes L0007 or F0707 or F0708 when shopping online at www.next.co.uk or when ordering by phone.
I can’t say I shop there myself, but Mrs DDWT does and she gets the NEXT directory – which incidentally is where the free delivery code came from.
Happy shopping
I’ve amazed myself the last few days, especially as I’ve now been training 3 days on the trot! I can’t even begin to think when I did that last – but regardless of when it was it’s great to be back in the groove. Now, hopefully I can stay there.
It was the turn of the bike today and once again I opted for the Clyne Valley cycle path and what I call the ‘Gowerton loop’. The sunny dry weather of the last few days – not to mention a Council path sweeper – meant that the cycle path was a lot less precarious than it was on Tuesday.
Thank God I didn’t have slicks on that’s all I can say or I’m sure I’d have ended up in the hedgerow. Perhaps what was more surprising though was how quiet the path was, with hardly a walker or jogger in sight – depsite the glorious weather.
The ride was a couple of miles longer that Tuesday – 14 miles, which took me 52 minutes 52 seconds at an average speed of 16 mph and a top speed of 22 mph.
DDWT Junior has had an action packed day as well what with gym in school and then a 4th birthday party in Toots – the children’s indoor activity centre in Neath.
All of the kids had a great time, even if they were somewhat out on their feet by the end. But the sight of the lucky bags with balloons seemed to fuel them with further energy!
