December 2024- How the Baubles  did we get here?

It’s that same question I’ve been asking myself all year… how are we already at this point? Is it an age thing? Do the years start to fly by quickly as we get older?  I wish they’d slow down a little bit! It’s been a good year for The Main Deal. We’ve...

November 2024 – We did a thing

We took a half-term getaway to the Cotswolds, and it was as enchanting as ever! This isn’t our first visit, and it certainly won’t be our last to this picturesque area. The charming houses, quaint villages, and vibrant independent high streets make it a place I can’t...

October 24 – Will someone give me some lines

===🚗 === 🚗 ===🚗=== Intermittent yellow ones… please. Traffic Improvements Needed for Garforth: Ninelands Lane, Church Lane, Fairburn Drive/Green Lane It has become increasingly clear that intermittent yellow lines are needed (emailed LCC in 2023 ) on Ninelands Lane,...

September 2024 – How the Fifty did that happen

Next week I will celebrate my 50th birthday with a heart full of gratitude and a spirit (perhaps Gin) ready for more adventures. I’ll admit, I ignored my 40th—I thought I was getting old. But now, at 50, I’ve learned to appreciate I’m just getting older and...

July 2024 – Things to celebrate

☀️ 🌞 🎉 🎊 🥳 🎈✨ Wow, where did June go?  July is most certainly here and it always brings the C word… Christmas parties and Christmas events and the, book early messages.   Temple Newsam has even released tickets for their Northern Lights experience, (see below in,...