More wind and rain today, with further boat cancellations. The power was off in the night. I was still awake at 03:17, listening to the house being pounded by the wind. It was not comfortable in bed – overly warm with the southerly gale and a dog to contend with (Nell was a bit of …
Monthly archives: December 2015
It’s all been a bit of a blur today
It was a wild and windy one again last night. I woke in the night to find that the power had gone off. I dug Mr L in the ribs and asked if he wanted to get up to sort out the network stuff before the UPS died. Sadly, we had passed that point already. …
Enough!
We did manage to get out yesterday and enjoy the sun and lack of wind for a while. We did not go in the Land Rover and so went not to Cata but instead to Backaskaill, where the tide was on the way out but being a little lethargic about it. Luckily there was just …
It came, it went, it conquered
Our roast chicken dinner on the 25th was surprisingly good. By which I mean that it was simply delicious. Was it surprising to have enjoyed it so much after not having had Christmas Dinner for what must be 12 years or more – probably not! I had planned to keep it simple and to do …
Oh, no, Tom, no
My Christmas Pudding Ice Cream recipe (Pirate Voice: more like a set of guidelines, really) was made up years ago in response to a special request for something like Christmas Pud that was not as heavy. It leant in those days, very heavily on G&B’s Maya Gold chocolate (dark chocolate with orange and spices). With …
Cheesy
Happy to report that I feel less unwell than was the case yesterday. Unfortunately Mr L now feels distinctly under par. It’s the season, I suppose. Yesterday we were talking about cheese. There were plans afoot for a meal of bread and cheese later. That is exactly what happened. We selected the Double Gloucester and the …