Food Bargains and Artisan Bars

Afternoon everyone.

I popped into Tesco this morning on the way home from the second hand book shop (I know! I know!!!) just to get a prescription from the pharmacy there. I find that the pharmacy next to our doctors surgery is always really busy and have been known to wait 45 minutes to get a prescription processed. The only downside of going into Tesco to get it is that you have ten minutes to fill while they sort it so naturally you start wandering around the store, well what else are you meant to do??

Anyway, whilst looking around, I noticed that they have some really good deals on their fruit and vegetables at the moment. Tesco Seasonal Fruit  I did actually need bananas so, at 49p for a pack. I got three packets, I didn't need the two galia melons that I bought or, indeed, the packet of flat peaches but again at 49p each I know we will use them. Our daughter will really enjoy taking the melon and peach to work next week for lunch and hubby has asked that I don't bake cake or biscuits this week as he wants to lose a few pounds so that's all three of us who will be snacking on fruit. I won't now bother to call in our local Co-op to check for fruit as we now have enough to last at least till mid week as I already had nectarines and apples in. I may, just may nip in once to check for blueberries and strawberries but they will have to be an absolute bargain for me to buy them as we can, honestly just manage with the fruit we have.

Sometimes you just have to grab the bargains when you see them but remember that they're only a bargain if you will use them and will actually save you money in the long run.
On a different note, we went to pick up our son after work today and he wanted to go for a pint. We decided  to go to a craft beer and gin bar, one of several that have opened locally in the last few years. It is called The Artisan Tap and is a fantastic quirky little bar that is tucked between a traditional pub and a cafe.

Inside the bar there are no windows, the front doors open out wide into the outside seating area but it is very dark inside. It is lit by a vast collection of lamps and hanging bulbs from the ceiling. There is an eclectic mix of furniture, ornaments and art work. All very interesting!

 It serves a really good range of bottled craft beers, real ales on tap and ciders from small independent breweries. They also sell a vast range of gins which seem very popular at the moment. Hubby had a pint, son had two pints and I had a coffee (guess who was the designated driver!) The gins looked fabulous, served in a huge bowl of a glass with weird and wonderful accompaniments. You need plenty of cash to buy one though, they started at £6.50 each and some were into double figures. It doesn't seem to put the customers off though and gets really really busy. How the other half live, from 49p fruit to £6.50 drinks all in the same day.

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend, the weather here today isn't as sunny but it's still warm. 

Until tomorrow

Jules x

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