... it might not be so bad, this Retirement thingy. This morning we went to put the rubbish to the gate and then came back and, er, retired again. Later we had a leisurely breakfast and then took a stroll out to the postbox via the beach, picking up some free range eggs on the way. …
Oh, what a night! or two…
Yesterday was a bit of a wash out and that very much our own fault for possibly overdoing the celebrating a bit on Friday night. Mr L had managed to bring home both the Talisker Dark Storm and a two-pack of Veuve Clicquot! Readers will no doubt be relieved to know that we reserved one …
It’s all over now
https://youtu.be/jdb_3H-28dE Mr L is well on his way home now and should be leaving Aberdeen airport any moment now, on schedule and in plenty of time for his connection at Kirkwall. All that we need now is for me to remember to go out and collect him from the airfield later this afternoon. We are celebrating …
Nothing much to report
I thawed a pot of minestrone for my lunch but it turned out to be French beans in tomato sauce, so I made a sandwich from bits I found in the fridge: homemade Granary roll, smoked ham, cheddar cheese and some of those wonderful spicy beetroots from Tesco. The beans in sauce may reappear tomorrow …
Ssssh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htobTBlCvUU I went to check on the former CISRA puzzlers today: there was an update made on the 17th of August, which suggested that another is imminent. [su_quote cite="mezzacotta" url="http://www.mezzacotta.net/puzzle/"]17 August 2016 We are creating and test solving the last batch of puzzles for the competition. Early September is a touch too early to commit …
Now what
Woke this morning to a heavy mist and so we put into action our backup plan and I delivered Mr L to the ferry in the full expectation that his flight would be delayed or cancelled. I'm back from the ferry, the dog has been played with and fed, the rubbish is out and I …