A bank holiday weekend
Hope that you all had a fab weekend! It was a bank holiday weekend here in the UK, and for once Papa actually had a little time off! We were lucky enough to be sent some Morrisons vouchers from BritMums, so on Sunday morning we headed out to do some bank holiday shopping. We occasionally shop at Morrisons, I love the huge variety of fruit and veg that they stock, and Papa likes the meat counter there.
We bought all we needed for a delicious Sunday Roast, pototoes, veg, yorkshire puddings, beef for Papa and Lola and some butternut squash roasts for me! Morrisons have just lowered prices on a lot of products, meaning the roast worked out around £2 a head! We stocked up with lots of other lovely goodies for a picnic on Monday as well as the things that we would normally buy for a weeks shop too. We spent more than we would normally for a week, but that was as we bought a few extras this time ;)
We made yummy Ice-Cream Sundaes for dessert after our roast dinner – simply crumbled brownie pieces, layered with vanilla ice-cream and topped off with oreo pieces. So delicious!
Monday’s picnic was fun, if a little chilly, the kiddos rode their bikes, Papa and I had a little laze on the grass! All in all a fun, lazy weekend, hope yours was too!
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Eleanor (thebristolparent)
May 6, 2014 at 09:15You can’t beat a picnic – and if it’s dry on the floors, let’s eat outdoors! Who cares if it’s not sunny!
Kate Thompson
May 6, 2014 at 09:37I rarely shop there as it’s a real trek for us, and they have such a limited “free from” selection. Looks a great spread you got there- lovely day for a picnic too!
laura redburn
May 6, 2014 at 11:18wow, lots of food! i’m same with kate, in regards to the limited ‘free from’ and the nearest morrisons (that i know of) is down by the bay which is really far away when you don’t have a car.
Amanda @gidders1
May 6, 2014 at 11:35Looks like a gorgeous bank holiday was had. Really fancy one of those sundaes ;)
Sara-Jayne
May 6, 2014 at 12:11I’m glad your bank holiday was so much fun! My boys never care what the weather is like, so long as they are picnicking! We have no Morrisons in our area or anywhere I know of. They need to come to Southampton (or make themselves known to me!)!
Sonya Cisco
May 6, 2014 at 12:39I love a picnic! I was quite impressed with our nearest Morrisons, but as it is the next town along and I prefer to do without the car when possible, it will be an occasional place to shop rather than replacing our regulars!
Jess @ Along Came Cherry
May 6, 2014 at 13:22I really like Morrisons, I find a lot of their fruit and vegetables are so cheap! I love the big stores with the steam coming out of the fridges too! x
suzanne3childrenandit
May 6, 2014 at 13:33Picnics and time outdoors – a fab way to spend a bank holiday weekend :)
Buffy
August 27, 2016 at 00:32BANNER PIC:Steven: Geo#3e&r82g0;I um…think I see my wife over there. I’ll catch up with you later. George: I don’t see her? Steven: Err…Yeah she’s right behind that light post. I better go. Harrison: S-So’s my wife. Gotta go too. George: Maybe I can come and say hi Steven & Harrison: NO!! Steven: We’ll just see you later man.
Shell Louise
May 6, 2014 at 14:34The girls have asked if we can go somewhere for a picnic this weekend and we’re all looking forward to it :) Those sundaes look yummy!
Sarah Ebner
May 6, 2014 at 14:40Glad you had such a lovely weekend. The sundaes look particularly tempting!
Bex Smith
May 6, 2014 at 15:07Can’t beat a picnic on a Bank Holiday weekend!
You Baby Me Mummy
May 6, 2014 at 15:46Love family bank holiday time and picnics. Glad you got lots of goodies from Morrisons x
Michelle
May 6, 2014 at 16:00We love a picnic! We used our Morrisons stash to host a family barbecue!
Fiona
May 6, 2014 at 18:46Hehe love seeing all these morrisons posts popping up :) xx
Model Mummy
May 6, 2014 at 20:44Hello fellow #MorissonMum! Looks like you had some great treats – will be stealing the ice cream idea!
Kate on Thin Ice
May 6, 2014 at 20:58Looks like a fab picnic. Commenting for myself and on behalf of BritMums and thanking you for taking part.
Debbie
May 6, 2014 at 21:01Looks like a perfect picnic- my children love them- anywhere! Mr J is already noticing the difference the price drop is making to our shops.
Fritha
May 6, 2014 at 21:10those ice cream sundaes look amazing! x
Mitchell
August 27, 2016 at 00:17Ka;ni,&lbsppFor what are probably obvious legal reasons, I went with a corporate name that could not be construed to be a real company operating in the GM space. On a humorous side note, during drafting of the novel the name of the company was San Monto Corporation, a too-obvious reference to Monsanto, which is, of course, the largest company in the industry (along with Syngenta, Bayer, and others). Yes indeed, there is a financial services company called Vanguard, but they have no agricultural aspirations, so far as I am aware! If they do, I’m sure I’ll be hearing from their lawyers.
abigail
May 6, 2014 at 21:12Theo is already well trained in the art of the picnic, whatever the weather! Sounds like a great bank holiday weekend!
Healthier Mummy
May 6, 2014 at 21:47Those ice cream sundaes look delicious. And £2 a head for the roast sounds brilliant.
Globalmouse
May 6, 2014 at 22:03You can’t beat a good roast can you? I love them, it’s a real occasion for spending a long time lingering over lunch and chatting as a family. And those Ice-Cream Sundaes? YUM!!!
SamFernley @happyhomebird
May 6, 2014 at 22:19I need to have a picnic soon especially as the weather is getting better.
alennuskoodi cialis
October 29, 2016 at 16:34Hach, du stocherst in meiner Wunde, ich habe Paules wunderbares Stollenkonfekt dieses Jahr auch nachgebacken, aber nur die halbe Menge (was habe ich mir dabei eigentlich gedacht?!) und es ist schon längst alles aufgegessen… und wie gerne hätte ich jetzt ein Stückchen davon! Sieht zum Reinbeissen aus :)Viele Grüße und schöner Tag noch,Juliane
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May 24, 2017 at 12:50Good for you! As a teenager, I remember my mother ripping an Erica Jong novel from my hands and throwing it into the fire. And it was a library book. Let me just say that had she discussed the book with me or why she didn't think it was appropriate, I probably wouldn't have remembered reading it. Your daughter was respectful by asking you and the discussion it led to is priceless. Well done, mama!
Rachel
May 6, 2014 at 23:16Hello fellow #morrisonsmum! looks like you had a good weekend too.
Kay
May 6, 2014 at 23:45Those are the cutest little containers at your picnic! Sounds like a great weekend.
Julie
May 7, 2014 at 03:58Do you mind if I ask approx how much your weekly shop is? We live on an island and food is expensive, but, i think it’s getting worse, and i seem to be spending more and more. I wonder whether I could do better with meal planning, or whether it’s just that the price is so high. Thanks x
Mummy of Two
May 7, 2014 at 08:14Looks like you got lots of great treats there! Love the look of those Sundaes – yum!
Astrid
May 7, 2014 at 11:51Wow, you sure got a lot of food at a low price. I love supermarkets with a good fruit/veg department.
KARA
May 7, 2014 at 12:55Love a good picnic but those sundaes look amazing
VaiChin @ Rambling Through Parenthood
May 7, 2014 at 13:13Those ice-cream sundaes look really delicious.
Vicky (@aroundandupsidedown)
May 7, 2014 at 18:18What a wonderful weekend picnic, with great weather to match the great food :-)
Helen Dickinson
May 7, 2014 at 22:13Lots of delicious looking food! Looks like you had a lovely picnic! x
Lori
May 8, 2014 at 01:20Love a good picnic and looks like you picked up loads of great stuff on your shop. x
Laura
May 8, 2014 at 11:19Oh wow looks like you got tones of stuff from Morrisons – I found some of there prices on certain things are really good. Those chocolate sundays look divine !!
Laura x
MummyNeverSleeps
May 8, 2014 at 11:26Kicking myself that I didn’t think to have a picnic at the weekend now! Looks like you had a v. successful shop too :)
Kizzy
May 8, 2014 at 13:21What a lovely weekend and that food looks lovely.
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