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Brussels in May 2009

Grand Place

We've booked to go to Brussels during the 1st May Bank Holiday to visit Tom and Sharon Kemp, and for me to do some karate out there. About £200 for the flights from Southampton Airport with Flybe.

Anybody else fancy the trip? Strong continental beer and great food. Hopefully the Mexican Grill is still open for another visit.

The £5 pint in Bournemouth

A friend remarked about paying £4.50 and £5 a pint in Bournemouth. Have I really reached the Saga age or what? Jeez. I know DNA have been a bit redic in the past.

Gone to fishy heaven

No, this isn't a story about me getting a free meal at West Beach or Fishworks , it is about my little red and white goldfish meeting his maker.

Fishy wishy

I say meet his maker, it was more of a case of a scoop, bash on the head and into the bin. Still, 18 months and this is the first loss in the pond is pretty good going for someone like me.

That big koi is not looking great neither. I really don't know how I am going to get that one out when its time comes. A pair of marigolds and some Dutch courage may be in order.

Credit Crunch? Credit Munch more like.

Having been lured into Aldi by their 39p advertising I began on the carrots, sprouts and lemons for 39p a pack. Who else gets annoyed at Tesco charging 30p for one lemon whilst Aldi can do it for 39p for a bag of 5?

Having been a fan of Lidl for a while and their European meat selection I thought Aldi had even better stuff available.

My downfall came in the frozen foods section. Bloody marketing. Actually I was very satisfied with my box of langoustines, huge scallops, duck legs in orange source, duck legs in plum source, lamb shanks and beef ribs in red wine. All very gourmet it seems. Should make for a tasty Christmas. Anyway, I hate Christmas so some yummy food and nice wine will take the edge off!

£50 I spent. What credit crunch, more like credit munch!