It has been a quiet week, with nothing at all to report. Our Broadband connection remains very iffy – some things work fine, some work intermittently and others not at all. Mr L will brave the Help Desk at work on Monday but we shall not be holding our breath in hope of a fast recovery. …
Category archives: Living
I think the rain got in again
Nothing much to report here. The weekend was uneventful. Well, no, actually it was eventful. Mr L cooked me my breakfast on Saturday (croissants and frothy coffee) and Sunday (bacon rolls) and made my dinner on Sunday (Mongolian Beef). I’m not sure what I did to deserve such attention but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It …
Another soup day
Having got the bar billiard table in to its new home, attention turned this morning to the darts component of this evening’s entertainment. The board was found and cleaned, as was the wall cabinet. Darts we’re discovered from hiding places, re-flighted and their tips sharpened. The regulation height having been measured, it was time to …
Cueing up
Busy day today. Shopping first, when we bought a deal of rubbish and very little that was sensible. Largely my baskets were full of beer, nibbles and pickled eggs. Why so, you may ask. Pub Night! comes my answer. We have unearthed the bar billiard table from beneath two years worth of dust and DIY …
Roll with it
A couple of weeks ago I wanted to make a Milk Roll. I went to the Mermaid site, as is my wont, only to find that the site has gone. (Have Mermaid gone bust?) I Googled and I found a recipe at www.lavenderandlovage.com, which I duly baked. ETA: the blogger at that address has for some …
Eggs (and shoes) are like buses
When we first bought our eight point of lay pullets, we fed them for months and months without sight of an egg. Eventually our first egg arrived on Boxing Day. Thereafter, the hens went off-lay in early November and the next eggs turned up around Christmas each year. In reality they must have staggered their …