Dull, humid, and raining on and off here today, but I've had a nice enough day anyway
I started off by walking down to Charlie's, for a coffee and a croissant...
Then caught a bus into town.
Despite it's name, and historic frontage, we'll not call
The Three Legs 'Charlie's Pub', because it's a real dump!
I don't know what time they open (or 'unlock'), but it was already busy at 11.00am. Usually, there is a bunch of drunks smoking outside, but the rain had temporarily kept them inside!
The Three Legs is situated on one of Leeds' oldest streets, but very much like other pubs of its type, it has gambling establishments on either side, and there's a payday loans and pawn-brokers next to one of those. By lunchtime, there'll be middle-aged drunks staggering around outside, and fighting with each other
Further up the hill is another old pub,
The Horse & Trumpet, with a reputation, which is only a little better
I imagine these shoes, sitting atop a bin, could tell a tale!
They don't look to have been worn though
I took a few more photos, while I did some shopping
Leeds Library's Word of the Day
I was going to get a slice of pizza from this newly-opened place, but I realised it was a franchise, and the staff seemed clueless, and the pizza didn't actually look that good
I remember when ice cream vans all carried traditional Italian surnames. In Sheffield, there was Manfredi's, Sanella's, Cuneo's. There was some rivalry between them, but not like in Glasgow, where there were '
ice cream wars', which weren't anywhere near as much fun as they sound!
No comment!
In an independent maker's shop in the Grand Arcade above, I found this wee cake fork that I thought might make a nice gift for some cake lover
I called in the small, dedicated hot sauce shop, looking for a few replacement items. I was unlucky with most of them, but I did get some replacement Marie Sharp's
I was after a hot, sweet sauce to have with my sausage sandwiches, and the knowledgeable proprietor recommended this one as his best. I buy a lot of sauces, which should fit that category, but find the chilli barely present. I tasted a sample, and this one is gorgeous! I'm looking forward to trying more of Mr Vikki's Hot Coriander Sauce
Having whet my appetite, and lucked out on the pizza, I thought I'd go for Thai
Unfortunately, the waitress misheard me, and I got a small bottle of Chang, instead of a large one
I called in at Charlie's again, for another coffee, on the way home
Hope everyone else is having a good day
I have lost count of the number of crowns I've lost on the very rare occasions I've succumbed to temptation over the past 40 years 
You wouldn't guess it from the state of my teeth, but I've generally been lucky, and largely pain-free at the dentist, which is probably the main reason I don't mind going. When I come out, I am usually still laughing and joking with the dentist, which is probably mildly disturbing for some of the patients sat in the waiting room! 
Two lookers there 
