Holiday break ........

Margaret has gone away on holiday, which is a bit of a cheek,

So no brekkie or outing today, but at least she's only away for a week.

No bacon, pancakes, beans or egg,

No sausage for Jake, Jessie, Polly or Peg,

She'd better come back, or we'll no longer speak.....
(back to normal next week!)
x

Macro at Segensworrth

Ok, yesterdays breakfast out was not the most exciting and attractive location, but we decided to go to the Macro Cash and Carry in Segensworth. We did have a more exciting plan, but the rain clouds were looming, so thought we would check out the café inside the Macro superstore .

Value wise - its a bargain! We were the only people there, in the small café on the right as you go in. £3.99 for a total of 11 items off their cooked breakfast menu.

 Choice of scrambled egg/black pudding/bacon/sausage/baked beans/tomato/mushrooms/hash browns. So we had 2 breakfasts for the price of 1, as just had 6 items each (gained an extra sausage, without paying the 47p as an extra!).

(we both had 2 sausages - so one wrapped up for the doggies on return home).

Margaret has a Macro card - as you cannot get in without one. Had a wander around after brekkie. It used to be great value on certain products, but with various other retailers like Poundland, Ikea, The Range, there are less bargains by the time you have added on the 20% VAT.

Post breakfast walkies was at Whiteley pastures, We decided to take it easy, and Jake drove, with Jessie helping Aunty Jan with the clutch and gear stick.

Mirror, Signal, Dogoeuvre......... Bark!

Am sitting on the clutch Aunty Jan!

Peggy was on reverse parking duty watch in the back, as Jake couldn't quite see in the rear view mirror.

Lovely long walk through the meadow, and back round through the woods and pine forest. Wellies definitely recommended as we had to scale a couple of rivers, and it was fairly muddy.

 

 

 

Polly always seems to miss out on Saturday post brekkie walkies, but she always has her hydrotherapy in the afternoon so does enough exercise and fun then.

That's all for now.................

Lilly's Wickham

We had a very nice day out on Saturday which started with breakfast at Lilly's in Wickham Square.

Our meals were lovely and the service was excellent, although it was quite expensive compared to what we usually pay.

When we arrived at about 9.15 we were the only customers inside and there were a couple sitting outside having coffee. Quite a few people arrived by the time we left.

We decided to try something different.  I went for the Waffles with bacon and syrup and Jan chose the Eggs Royale.

   

We both enjoyed our meals, my waffles were lovely and crispy with plenty of syrup. Jan's looker very nice, poached eggs with salmon on baps with a sauce. We had one cup of coffee and it came to £18.40.  As I said it was quite expensive but altogether a very nice breakfast.   

 

Wickham is a nice village for a wander which we did after. 

 

 We went into Chesapeake Mill which is lovely to wander about.  Absolutely packed with treasures, antiques, gifts, jewellery and lots of other things. Well worth a visit.  We also went into Hemings which we always do when we are in Wickham.  They always seem to have everything you have been looking for.

After that we went on to Mud Island which is a very nice garden centre on the Southwick road. All the plants look so healthy and well laid out.  There is a cafe and a shop.

 

Finally we took the dogs to Holly Hill at Sarisbury for their walk.  Quite uneventful compared to the last couple of weeks.  It is a good place to walk when it is hot, plenty of shade and streams where they can drink.  It is best to avoid the main lake with your dogs unless on a lead as there are ducks around. My two are more interested in the bread people throw in than the ducks. 

If you fancy this walk follow the link,  Holly Hill.  Also here are another couple of walks you may like to try. Manor Farm, Burridge and Titchfield Canal.

Right, happy eating, happy walking and we will see what we can come up with next week.

 Margaret x

Frankie & Benny's at Whiteley

This week, I have been asked to do a guest blog for Out for Brekkie. And never let it be said that I turn down the chance to go out for breakfast!

First let me introduce myself, my name is Joanne. I am Margaret's (one of the lovely Out for Brekkie ladies) daughter. I am the sole proprietor of Frocks2Socks, join me at +Frocks2Socks  on Google+.

Now, lets get down to my review.

 We have a lovely new shopping center just opened at Whiteley, with lots of nice shops and places to eat. When I was asked to join Margaret and Jan for their Saturday morning breakfast, this seemed the ideal place to try out.

We arrived early, shortly after 9am and it was already filling up, we were shown to our table and given menus. All of the breakfasts were the same price £5.

Breakfast menu

Tea & coffee are unlimited for £1.50 per person.

With so much choice, it was surprising that we all wanted the same thing - Triple stack pancakes!

Before the syrup!

After the syrup!

This consisted of 3 butter-milk pancakes, 3 fried eggs and 3 rashers of bacon. We also asked for some syrup which was supplied in a little pot for each of us at no extra charge.

I had tea, and Margaret & Jan had coffee.

Our waitress was very friendly, and made sure we had drink refills when needed.

My only criticism was the time it took to get the food. It took 25mins from ordering our breakfast before it arrived at the table. This didn't really matter to us as we were not in a hurry, and were sat in pleasant surroundings enjoying good conversation. But a couple nearby left before theirs arrived. Whiteley has only been open for about a week, so it is expected to be busier at the moment.

But the pancakes were worth the wait! It always seems strange to have syrup on bacon and eggs, but somehow it works. The bacon was cooked perfectly - just slightly crispy. And the eggs were only slightly runny. The pancakes were light and fluffy ( not overly hot, but I guess pancakes cool down quite quickly).

Our total bill came to £19.50.

I thought it was good value, and they have lots on offer throughout the day with a great specials menu which offers 2 courses for £10.95, I will certainly be bringing the family here soon.

Joanne x
 Thanks Joanne for being our guest blogger, it was a pleasure to have you join us for breakfast, glad you enjoyed it.  We certainly did.

  

   As usual Jan and I like to walk off some of our brekkie calories and this week we walked along the Titchfield canal.  Once again it was very eventful mainly due to Jake.  We were about half way through the walk when we realised Jake was missing and I am just going to let the pictures tell the story.

                                                      

    

 

 

  

Luckily alls well that ends well, more next week

Margaret x 

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