We were looking forward to a few days respite in Spain … Firstly, no I did not attend the annual procession of the local romería after last year’s unpleasant incident. Secondly, the house is falling apart after some Gib years of neglect so Partner set about personfully to repair it. Spaniards use sand and cement […]Read Post ›
I read ecstatic reviews about squash and just think, meh. Although I do like marrow and courgette. Anyways, nextdoors gave us an impressive piece of the tedious veg so I had to decide what to do with it. Partner rapidly came up with a part solution. ‘Give half to our Indian neighbour.’ Good one mate. […]Read Post ›
Eating at school was a big shock compared with mum’s lunchtime meals at home. Some school meals were OK, some were even nice but others were vile. Although not a Catholic School, in fact firmly Anglican in background, there was no meat on Fridays. Apart from luncheon meat occasionally. Perhaps that didn’t count. I used […]Read Post ›
Yesterday was World Vegan Day. Not that I knew about it until I read about it on someone else’s blog who has vegan aspirations, eats no dairy but does eat fish. A vegan pescatarian perhaps? Years ago, we went on a holiday from hell (top tip: avoid Ramblers’ Association cross-country skiiing holidays) and were the […]Read Post ›
White Rabbits. Uh? When I joined my first newspaper office it was the customary greeting on the first of the month. Normally one would say, ‘Morning’ or ‘Good morning’. But on the first it was White Rabbits. Bizarre. Totally. And when I woke up on 1 September, I thought ‘White Rabbits’. Luckily I didn’t say […]Read Post ›
A swift pass through the frontier, and we were on the road. An overcast day and an early start meant the journey was easier for us and the dogs in the back. That morning Partner had met a neighbour who’d just finished a night shift and was dripping in sweat. ‘Air con,’ said Partner. ‘Turn […]Read Post ›
Package holidays eluded me for the first three decades of my life. And when I did dip a toe into the delights of cattle herding on cheap flights and apartments at Mediterranean resorts, it lasted all of three one-week holidays. My idea of holidays was picking up a rucksack and travelling around, either using public […]Read Post ›
I had no idea we had bought in the Jewish Quarter. As far as I was concerned, I had chosen a small, cheap, central flat at the bottom end of the market. And, like every property we had bought, it needed a little TLC. I can’t see any point in paying more for a property […]Read Post ›
In between rescuing Tosca and numerous vet visits, and putting new tyres on the Landy, I did read a few books. Susan Toy, from Reading Recommendations, suggested a book I might like. I think it’s a bit risky recommending books to me, so Susan gets bravery points. More importantly she gets a commendation as I […]Read Post ›
Most people like stuffed vegetables. Apart from Partner. My parents weren’t too keen on stuffed peppers, especially when they were vegetarian (the peppers, not my parents). Last time I cooked for them. However, Picky Partner did enjoy stuffed courgettes the other day. The fridge was pretty bare, but I did have a large courgette that […]Read Post ›
