Wicked Waffle

Had a lovely morning out last Saturday (sorry for blog update delay!) at the relatively new Wicked Waffle café in Portsmouth.

 

Just off the M275 so not far to go. Opens at 1000 at weekends (0900 in week), and as it is located in a high street we had a wander round the shops prior to it opening.

Small but lovely friendly family run establishment. Big icecream/waffle/crepes/sundae choice, pretty similar to Sprinkles and the bigger commercial chains - but same standard - and quicker and more personal service, so highly recommend a visit here.

What was good was that you do have the choice of a smaller/half portion. We both had the strawberry/white chocolate/waffle half size and a white coffee - all for under £10. Bargain!

Busy old week. Polly has managed a few walks out with Jessie and Peggy,

wobblies

 

and on her rest day went to visit Granny (or stare at her lunch more like!).

We went, without the dogs but our friends Barbara and Chris, to the annual Stubbington Fayre/Donkey Derby, always held on the August Bank Holiday every year. Sadly, for the first time in 15 years - the weather was appalling and it just rained solidly all day - which unfortunately made the attendance very poor - subsequently cancelling the donkey derby and public displays planned. We still enjoyed ourselves though!.

practically empty :(

Margaret playing in the puddles

 

And managed a sausage/egg roll.

Yum

Peggy decided to show her mum where her lunch came from (I should be a veggie really...)

Poor wonky-horn moo moo cow

Baby cow hiding behind daddy cow (yes - that is NOT an udder....!)

Daddy cow hiding (and looking scary) behind his harem

Peg trying to look brave with lots of cows behind her

And our Jake - we need you back as the designated driver when we have eaten too much to drive home ...... xx

'I need a chauffeurs hat'!

Bistro8 Universal Marina

This week we chose to go local and as we should make the most of the summer we wanted to eat outdoors. We came across Bistro8 at Universal Marina at Sarisbury a few weeks ago when it had just opened and wanted to give it a try.  Also we really wanted to visit our donkey and llama friends again.

The Bistro has a lovely garden with views over the Hamble.  They welcome dogs and are quite happy for you to walk them through the restaurant to get to the garden. We took Peggy and Jessie with us this week.  

 

   We both chose the eggs Benedict which were lovely. Nice lean ham, perfectly cooked eggs and plenty of tasty sauce served on baps.

Not the cheapest of breakfasts, cost us a bit over £20 for the two of us which did include coffee. You can see by Peggy's tongue that she quite fancied it too but we are too mean.  We did save them a bit of ham.

After we had finished eating we went to visit out friends in the nearby field again. At first we couldn't see so many of them but they soon came running over. Some of the donkeys had babies with them.

It is really lovely down on the shore at Swanwick, I think sometimes we forget what a nice area we live in.

After our walk Peggy went off to visit Jan's Mum which they both enjoy.

Sunday Jan very kindly agreed to babysit Jessie at hers but will she want her again after these pictures?

This is Jan playing with her phone and taking a comic picture.

Well I think that is enough for this week, more next time.............................Margaret x 

Joseph Paxton Pub

This week we headed for a local brekkie, as both had busy days. The Joseph Paxton Pub has just started doing breakfasts between 1000- 1200 every day (and their twin pub, The Cob and Pen in Fareham does too).

We were the first, and only people in there during the first hour. Friendly staff. Breakfast itself was good value - 2 full English for £12 including toast and coffee.

Very nice - though the sausages were a bit undercooked for both our liking, though not as raw as the awful brekkie we had a few months ago in Botley (but the dogs all benefitted!).

Few walks together over the week.

Jessie welcome!

 

Polly's one outing this week..Jessie in front as the boss

 

Legs getting more wonky :(

 

Another speedy Jessie welcome!(Peggy doing the same to Aunty Margaret in the background!)

 

Polly only managed one as her legs are exceptionally wobbly, so she gets lots of extra attention at home to make up for it.

 

Which usually involves begging for food,

The Look. If I dare eat anything without sharing...

or playing ball.

Still ball obsessed - but just pushes down the slope for mum to push up

We have been lucky and missed the odd showers this week. Though Peggy and I had to wade through a stream up in Whiteley woods which was a lot wider than expected due to the rainfall.

Stream that was dried up

 

Bit of a unexpected paddle

Otherwise its been quite hot again.

Peggy. And shadow Peggy!

Hello horses

 

Blackberry season is nearly upon us. Which has made us all miss our Jake

Jake. The Legend

 

- as he did love his blackberries!! Peggy says she will take over eating them in his memory.... xx

This is for you Jakey!!

Marks & Spencers Whiteley

I know this week's blog is way overdue but I cannot believe how quickly this week has gone.  All of a sudden it is Friday, nearly time for next week's outing.  Sorry, all my fault.

This week as it was not a very bright morning we decided to try Marks & Spencers Whiteley breakfast.

This is the view  from our table, as you can see it is a bit miserable.  Why, oh why did they not put a roof on when it was built?

It ws quite nice and bright inside though.  They don't do a huge breakfast range but they do toast with brekkie things on.  We both chose the scrambled eggs with smoked salmon.  I have to admit that I was a bit nervous about this choice as I do like my fish cooked.  But, Jan assured me I would love it.  It looked delicious and Jan said it was delicious. Freshly cooked, nicely presented and we had a nice hot coffee to go with it.  I couldn't help wishing I had gone with the bacon instead of the salmon, shan't listen to Jan again.

All that said it was a nice place to sit and eat and watch the world go by and very good value at £3.95 plus coffee.

Later in the day when the weather cleared up we took a walk around Hook nature reserve.  This time of year there are no horses grazing which makes it a bit easier walking the dogs.

All this yellow stuff is why there are no horses around at the moment.

Took Jessie round to Jan's on Sunday as she really misses seeing Polly all the time.  Polly is a bit wobbly for our longer walks especially when it is so hot so they needed to catch up. Polly and Peggy were very good and let Jessie have a little chew on their marrowbones now and then.

Peggy keeping an eye on Jessie to make sure she doesn't pinch too much.

Well that's all for this week, more soon.....................

Margaret x